Aggie Scott would have been proud.
The first Schoharie County CROP Walk to honor the late, longtime participant had plenty of walkers who raised plenty of money to fight hunger in Cobleskill on Sunday.
Ms. Scott died last year, and the walk was renamed the Schoharie County Aggie Scott Memorial Crop Walk in her honor.
Ms. Scott took part in the walk even when she was well into her 80s, and three years ago completed the five-mile route.
"I'm certain she's walking with us today," noted Nina George-Hacker, priest at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Cobleskill and St. Paul's Episcopal in West Middleburgh.
She also called for a round of applause for Lee Empie, another participant, who recently had knee surgery and missed this year's walk but vowed to return in 2013.
Walk organizer John Jarvis and Dawn Thompson outlined guidelines for walkers and then they stepped off, starting up Washington Avenue from St. Vincent de Paul's Church and heading around the village.
Before the walk, Mr. Jarvis hoped to match last year's numbers in fundraising but recognized that with all the fundraising for flood relief, the effort might fall short.
"I have a big smile on my face," he reported in a later email. "I am very pleased with what happened in our community today, especially since some county residents are still reeling from damage done by those two late-summer floods."
The 2011 CROP Walk had 60 walkers; 86 turned out on Sunday.
The financials were even better. Last year's walk raised $4,100. On Sunday, walkers turned in $6,660.50.
Cobleskill United Methodist Church won the Golden Sneaker trophy for turning in the largest amount of money. The church also won the Mass Transit award for having the most walkers.
St. Christopher's had the second-most walkers and Calvary Assembly of God had the third-most.
The Silver Sneaker award went to Helderberg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Berne for raising the second-largest amount of money. This is the first year Helderberg Evangelical participated in the Schoharie County walk.
Esperance-Sloansville United Methodist Church turned in the third-largest amount.
Appropriately, the individual turning in the most amount of money was Dayle Scott, daughter of Aggie. Kathy Jones was second and Cynthia Dixon, third.
Cobleskill-Richmondville National Honor Society members helped with registration, and SUNY Cobleskill students served as crossing guards around the village.