In exactly 24 days from today, I will participate in the Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultramarathon. Yes, that's right, we will be running literally "around the clock" to raise awareness and funds for the 100 Mile Club - a non profit organization whose focus is addressing childhood obesity one school at a time. 100% of the proceeds from the Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultramarathon will directly sponsor students in new and currently-participating schools. The mission of of the 100 Mile Club is to provide to all children the opportunity to experience the powerful feeling of fitness and true personal success by accepting the challenge of running or walking 100 miles during a single school year. The 100 Mile Club has grown to serve over 30,000 individuals in pre-K through 12th grade in over 85 schools.
The Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultramarathon starts at 9 PM on March 18 at the Auburndale Intermediate School in Corona (1255 River Rd., Corona, CA 92880) and ends 24 hours later. While we will start running the night before, the 100 Mile Club kids will have their glorious day the next morning (Saturday, 3/19/2011 from 8 AM till 2 PM) when they and their parents will join us for a few laps or just come out to enjoy a gorgeous day in celebration of fitness and wellness. After the kids and parents leave at 2 PM, we will continue running for another 7 hours to complete our full 24 hours.
One of the greatest strengths of this club is to encourage children to be active from an early age which we hope will have an effect on them for the rest of their life. Our goal as Ultra-Runners is to serve as role models for these kids to inspire them and additionally to raise necessary funds to support this program. Please help us by donating on my fundraising page and by giving these kids the necessary motivation to start training and possibly become the next generation of Ultra-Runners. Every dollar counts!
To donate, please visit my fundraising page:
http://www.active.com/donate/r4k2411/americangerman
Finally, I would also appreciate your support by coming out sometime during our 24-Hour Ultramarathon to run a few laps with us or to cheer us on. If you will not be able to make it, please join me on Facebook where I will keep posting updates throughout the 24 hour race.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Björn
More information about the 100 Mile Club can be found at http://www.100mileclub.com/. More information about the Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultramarathon can be found at http://www.r4k24.org/. Active.com is a secure, US-based website that many organizations use to collect donations for charity events.
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