Despite the rain and 15 (okay, there only two) other 5K events going on in Norman, Oklahoma I'd say I was impressed with the turnout to Saturday's run. We had over 150 people sign up online through the Run for the Next Generation eventbrite page and another 50+ sign up on the day of the event. And the online sign ups increased by more than 100% from the 2010 5K! It was definitely a fantastic event with nearly $10,000 raised and loads more ideas to make next year a little more INTERACTIVE... think foam. Yeah, FOAM!
One of my favorite pieces that I've written was in this month's eNewsletter, you can blame it on my nostalgia for my own Summertime adventures as a kid! Check it out: You Give the Gift of Summer Smiles
With over 450 volunteers per year we figured it was time to launch something just for them - which brought the quarterly volunteer enewsletter to fruition! It's packed with upcoming events and testimonies from our volunteers. One way to describe it: heartfelt and fun.