The Tea Burner Race is held in memory of longtime Greenwich Mayor, Wally Goodwin.  Wally, a fourth generation of the Goodwin family to live in Greenwich, served as Mayor for twenty-three years and held one of the longest tenures in New Jersey.  He truly loved Greenwich Township and dedicated his adult life to serving its residents in both official and unofficial capacities.  It was not unusual to find Wally shoveling snow from residents’ driveways.  Wally, an avid jogger and weightlifter, supported many local club, high school and college sports programs.  He passed away, unexpectedly, on December 17, 2005 while on his way to ring the Christmas bell for the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive at the local Greenwich Country Store.  In Wally’s memory, the Goodwin family established the C. Wallis Goodwin Scholarship Fund to honor a college bound senior at Cumberland Regional High School who has provided voluntary service to his or her community.