Consider this the official announcement. We are doing the fun runs again this year. We hope it will get bigger and better every year. This year we are going to get together with anyone who will be in Tucson so we can all run out the old year, and run in the new one.
Another thing we are going to do differently is that we are collecting donations for a local charity that we can make sure any donations raised get where they should. Last year one of the charities we endorsed came under fire for some shady business. To avoid that this year we are going to try to raise gift cards (not cash) to Payless shoes for the school Amy works at. It may not seem like much, but when I hear Amy's stories about kids showing up to school with their shoes falling off their feet, or being three sizes to small it really makes me feel awful for even thinking about buying a $50 mountain bike tire. We know for a fact that any donations will go directly to a kid who needs shoes badly. We are asking for a $5 gift card for adult registration, and a $3 gift card for kids. The lady that runs the Family Resource center has a good relationship with Payless, and gets a good deal on shoes for the school. So your dollars will go farther than they normally would.
The other exciting news is that all finishers will receive an award, but not just any award. Lara from Rainbow Signs has donated her time and materials to help make this year's awards the best ever (you should Like Rainbow Signs on facebook). Not only are they going to be super cool, but they will be part of other events throughout the year.
So mark your calendar, and get ready to run on New Year's Eve, and New Year's day to help put some kids in new shoes that they will truly appreciate. If you are going to be in town make plans to come run with us between 11:45pm December 31st, 2011 to 12:15am January 1st, 2012.
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For the 1st time ever I didn't mute your music- because I needed to get all psyched out for the run. Thanks for reminding me- I already forgot I was supposed to be training for something instead of just sitting around eating pie every night. Now I've got ot come up with something REALLY awesome to get my milage, but I think I might do most of it at a friendlier hour.
So, for those of us who are local, where are we going to meet to do this run? I guess that you still have a few weeks to make that decision.
We will try to meet at a location that is central to anyone who wants to run with the group. So get signed up early, and we will announce a location asap.
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