HII raises $50K for special olympics

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division raised a record-breaking $25,000 for Special Olympics Mississippi during the company’s eighth annual “5K on the Causeway” race held Sept. 21 on Singing River Island. “This 5K has become an event (that) families along the Gulf Coast look forward to each fall,” said HII shipbuilding president Brian Cuccias. In addition to surpassing last year’s total of $20,000, the 5K received a matching donation from Irwin F. Edenzon, former president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, in the amount of $25,000. With Edenzon’s contribution, Ingalls donated a total of $50,000 to Special Olympics Mississippi. More than 950 runners registered for the 2019 race. This year’s top male and female shipbuilders were Sergio Martinez-Castillo and Melly Brown. The overall winner was Josh Pittman of Ocean Springs. (HII 09/23/19) https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/5k-on-the-causeway-2019.