If you couldn't come to our 25 Year Anniversary Bash on Sunday November 13th 2005, here are some photos to show you what you missed out on. It was a great event - lots of loyal Phidippides customers, most of our vendors with loads of giveaways and raffle prizes, Pat Connelly, Rod Dixon, some of our podiatry and orthopedic contacts. And, perhaps more importantly from a runner's point of view - there were industrial quantities of GREAT food and drink and some simply amazing "birthday" cakes. If you couldn't make it to our 25th, be sure to mark your calendar for November 2030 for the 50th!
Our thanks to our great vendors for helping make this event a smashing success. All of our vendors, large and small, are an integral part of our success, and we really appreciate every one of them for the generosity and support for our store, and specifically our Anniversary Celebration. The vendors also generously contributed product for the raffles that were held. Thanks to all of you!
Page down for pictures of our Anniversary Celebration.
Thanks for 25 years of loyal patronage!
The Photos
Mark Matranga getting set up at the Asics booth.
Ava Wynne and Jana Vannini
Ava Wynne and her new CD
The owners, Ava, Craig and Charlie contemplating the cakes...
Charlie awards the New Basin Blues a Certificate of Appreciation for 25 years of support.
Charle and Ava - together for MORE than 25 years!
Scott Young ready to roll at the Brooks booth
Jean Cooper registers a customer for the mailing list.
Customer Jim Green chats with Scott Young at the Brooks booth.
Customer Dr. Russell Klein chats with the New Balance staff.
Charlie awards Dr. Chuck Kelman a Certificate of Appreciation for 15+ years of injury screening clinics at the store! His wife, Simone looks on.
Kevin Alexander explains some product to a customer at the Etonic booth. Kevin's daughter snacks on some of the great food!
Brad Clary of Inova8, Fuel Belt and Ultima discusses shoes with a customer.
The CHOCOLATE cake.
Youthful customers carbo loading.
If you liked the tamales we served, here are George's (one of our full time employees) kids enjoying same. George's wife, Rosie was the craftswoman who made those delicious items. Our hat's off to her!
Mr. Vannini samples the chicken snacks.
Bob Nagy at the Wigwam booth.
Team In Training getting set up.
Injinji's Jan and Laurie ready to answer your sock questions. Jan Kimbrell sold us our first Jogbra in 1980!!
Ahhhh.... the food!
The PASSION FRUIT cake! Yummmm!
Craig pours a glass of the bubbly for a long time customer.
The BACK of the Shirt!
Fred Schrag of Pearl Izumi rehydrates after a long conversation.
Customers enjoying themselves at the celebration
Thanks for being our customer!
The Anniversary Shirt proved to be a REAL hit - we are sold out, but are taking orders for another run for this unique collector's item. Our very own in house Disney animator, David Kcenich designed the logo. The shirt is a great Brooks performance shirt and we'll be doing them in several colors - call to reserve one - priced at $15.00. HALF of what you'd pay for any ordinary performance running shirt. Don't miss out!
A special thanks to Mary Stafford (Tim Stafford is the local area director for Team In Training) for literally taking charge without anyone asking her to do so and documenting our Anniversary Celebration. She deserves a Pulitzer for photo journalism coverage of this historic event! Thanks, Mary!
Team New Balance takes advantage of a photo-op.
Jeff and Craig with the bubbly, hiding behind the flowers.
The CHOCOLATE Anniversary Cake - again...
The FRONT of the Shirt!
Charlie and Ava with David Kcenich, the designer of our new Phidippides logo featured on our Annivesary shirt and all our new Phidippides shirts. Some of you may already have an appreciation for David's talent if you came into the store with your kids or grandkids, David no doubt whipped out a cartoon with "Bruce", the dinosaur-like character he is developing into a comic strip!
Lizzie Gati awaits the opening bell at the Saucony booth
