2009 Charity Partners Announced!

            Run or Walk for a Reason...

In 2009 we are partnering with four great non-profit organizations:

• Leaven
• The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley
• Breast Cancer Awareness for Local Fox Cities Residents

              St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation and

              Theda Clark Medical Center Foundation

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley

LEAVEN (Limited Emergency Assistance Valley Ecumenical Network) is a local mission that works through volunteers to assist people in crisis who have basic needs that cannot be met elsewhere.  It was founded in 1987 by local community, religious and business leaders to help low income and poor people who have nowhere else to turn.  LEAVEN volunteers, supporters and staff have been quietly turning hardship into hope for residents of Outagamie, Winnebago and Calumet counties by providing assistance with the necessities of life, such as housing, utilities, transportation, medication, food and clothing.  Last year LEAVEN was able to assist 6,793 households.  LEAVEN is truly an investment in our community!

The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley has a 26 year history of providing homeless services in the Fox Valley.  Services include safe shelter and food, case management, life skills training, benefits assistance, vocational counseling, housing counseling, health and mental health care services, legal services, street outreach, prevention services and programming for the chronically homeless.  The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley is the only homeless shelter serving Outagamie, Calumet and Northern Winnebago Counties.

Go Pink for a day to help raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness for local patients at St. Elizabeth Hospital and Theda Clark Medical Center.  $5 from every entry in the Time Warner Cable 5k will go directly to this great cause plus you can raise funds by participating in any event to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer!

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley operates a "hospital within a hospital" - providing care for children and critically ill infants. $1 from each Guardian Kids Fun Run entry will be donated to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin plus you can raise funds by participating in any event on race weekend!

How To Make a Difference

For any of our events, you can collect pledges or make a pledge to one of these charities when you register.  If you participate in the Time Warner Cable Run/Walk on Saturday, September 19, $5 of your entry fee will go to Breast Cancer Awareness for Local Fox Cities Residents!  Also, for the Guardian Kids Fun Run on Saturday, September 19, $1 of each entry will be donated to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley.

Register to today to start making a difference! 

Back Again in 2009 ...

If you are participating in any of our Sunday, September 20 events, including:

• Community First Fox Cities Marathon
• Kimberly-Clark Half Marathon
• Appleton Papers 13.1 Mile Walk
• Orthopedic & Sports Institute Relay Marathon

you can help raise funds through the American Cancer Society with their Charity Runner program! 

What is Charity Runner?
The American Cancer Society Charity Runner program is a unique opportunity for you to become involved in the fight against cancer while accomplishing your running or walking goals. Whether you're an experienced or novice runner or walker you can be a team member of Charity Runner. This program is available for all Sunday race categories. All Charity Runners must register for the Fox Cities Marathon through Active.com before signing up for the Charity Runner Program.
 
Athlete Benefits For Being a Charity Runner:

• Free training
• Team support and social events
• Incredible race day amenities, including access to the ACS tent, gear check, masseuses, cheer teams, refreshments, goodie bag, and more! Discounts at sporting goods stores
• Exclusive ACS racing singlet
• Personal fundraising website

Fund-raising Goals:
In exchange for these benefits, we ask for your help in funding the fight
against cancer!  We have set the following minimum fundraising goals:

• Marathon, Half Marathon, 13.1 Mile Walk - minimum of $1,000
• Relay Marathon - minimum of $500 per team member

The American Cancer Society will work with you to help you attain this goal!  We work hard to keep program costs low to ensure that every dollar raised goes back to the cause, supporting the life saving mission of the American Cancer Society.
 
To sign up now to be an American Cancer Society Charity Runner, go to the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Charity Runner Website.  For more information on Charity Runner contact Adam Sutter at 920-351-0360 or 1-877-423-9124, ext. 360 or adam.sutter@cancer.org.