The House of Mercy has been a part of my life for many years now. This organization does so much with limited resources. When my friend, Darren, approached me to ask about an organization that would benefit from a fund raising event, the House of Mercy was my first thought. When I called my friend, Melissa, who is on the Board of The House of Mercy, and told her that our church community wanted to sponsor a fund raiser for The House of Mercy she was shocked and delighted. She had just attended a board meeting where they were brainstorming ways to bring in more donations as they had a major shortage in their budget and would run out of money for some of their programs. Needless to say, I think it was an inspired connection between our two groups.
From these early discussions, the Run for Mercy 5k Race and walk was born. We held our first run last year and raised a little over $2000 with about 150 runners/walkers participating. This year we hope to expand the number of participants and hope to raise even more money.
Join us September 11th, 2010 at Genesee Valley Park for a good run/walk on a beautiful course along the Genesee River that is certified accurate by the USATF. Pre-register through Fleet Feet and pick up your timing chips the day of the race between 8 and 8:30 a.m. You'll get a fabulous t-shirt and a pancake breakfast after the run/walk. Plus you'll get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from doing something good for your community.
Check our website for more information.
http://www.runforhouseofmercy.com/
Not sure you can run or walk 3.1 miles? Never fear. There are other ways to support this great event. Feel free to make a donation on either the race or House of Mercy website. If you are interested in contributing money to underwriting some of our expenses for putting on the race so that even more money goes directly to the House of Mercy, feel free to contact me.
If you live locally and want to help with volunteering as a Race Marshall, let me know too. We are looking for about 25 good people to help direct runner/walker traffic on the course. You will get to have a fun training meeting with me and I will drive you to your post in my fancy new van. What could be more fun?
From these early discussions, the Run for Mercy 5k Race and walk was born. We held our first run last year and raised a little over $2000 with about 150 runners/walkers participating. This year we hope to expand the number of participants and hope to raise even more money.
Join us September 11th, 2010 at Genesee Valley Park for a good run/walk on a beautiful course along the Genesee River that is certified accurate by the USATF. Pre-register through Fleet Feet and pick up your timing chips the day of the race between 8 and 8:30 a.m. You'll get a fabulous t-shirt and a pancake breakfast after the run/walk. Plus you'll get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from doing something good for your community.
Check our website for more information.
http://www.runforhouseofmercy.com/
Not sure you can run or walk 3.1 miles? Never fear. There are other ways to support this great event. Feel free to make a donation on either the race or House of Mercy website. If you are interested in contributing money to underwriting some of our expenses for putting on the race so that even more money goes directly to the House of Mercy, feel free to contact me.
If you live locally and want to help with volunteering as a Race Marshall, let me know too. We are looking for about 25 good people to help direct runner/walker traffic on the course. You will get to have a fun training meeting with me and I will drive you to your post in my fancy new van. What could be more fun?
