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Dear Friends, Students and Families,
On behalf of my Valley Forge Elementary School students, I decided to run the 2011 ING New York City Marathon with Team for Kids and asked for your support of their inspiring mission. Team for Kids is a team of volunteers who raise funds for critical services provided by New York Road Runners Youth Programs. These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs in low-income schools and community centers in New York City, throughout the country, and in South Africa.
We did it! We raised over $3000.00! Thank you so much to all the students, parents and staff for helping us reach our goal.
Your giving helps New York Road Runners Youth Programs to:
- Serve over 85,000 children in more than 400 schools and community centers with FREE programs.
- Reach children of all fitness levels and athleticism, with a heightened focus on reaching out-of-shape and overweight kids with little or no athletic experience.
- Prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.
Whether you are a runner, have worked with children, or have kids yourself, I hope you will join me to further this great cause!
On behalf of the Valley Forge Elementary Students and myself, thank you for your support!
