Have you ever thought about running a marathon? Have you run several and want another one under your belt? If you've answered yes to either of these questions, then please consider joining the A2Empowerment Marathon Challenge 2012!
This year A2Empowerment challenges you to run a fall marathon with us! Here's the deal:
Your incentive to join our challenge:
Proposed timeline:
We've attached related links below. If you have questions after reading over the links, please feel free to email us. If you have never run a marathon, we can send you information on how to build up to the official marathon training.
If you will be joining us for the A2Empowerment Marathon Challenge 2012, please respond to this email to be put on our marathon email list.
*Registration for the Chicago Marathon opens on February 1, 2012 and it will fill up quickly, so you should plan to sign up that day.*
Thank you for your time and consideration. We hope to see you on October 7, 2012!
Sincerely,
Anne Cheung & Anne Rapin
Related links:
Bank of America Chicago Marathon official site, including registration information:
www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/
Hal Higdon's Marathon Training Guide, including novice to advanced training programs:
www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00index.htm
Marathon Guide, including calendar listing other fall races:
Our June 18, 2011 benefit, featuring The Mood Swings, was a huge success! We raised over $6500 -- at the current rate, that's 100+ scholarships!
A special thank you to The Mood Swings, Boston's only all women swing orchestra, for donating their performance.
Photos courtesy of Christa Houlahan
Thank you to Liz Nania, director of Out to Dance for donating her time to teach us swing dancin'!
Co-founders Anne Rapin and Anne Cheung thank the A2Empowerment supporters.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Strauss describes the circumstances of the scholarship recipients.
Many local businesses generously sponsored our event by donating food...
... and raffle prizes.
We thank the following sponsors:
Our gratitude goes out to our awesome organizing committee:
Judy George
Deborah Kokinos
Christa Houlahan
Mia Rushe
Emily Strauss
Johanna Wood
Lori Whiting
Jo Sadler
Lauren Zichittella
We want to thank Christa Houlahan for designing and printing posters and fliers for the event. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Sanders did amazing work, putting together a slide show presentation about the scholarship recipients. We also thank Shelly Martin for donating a Game On gift certificate and Lois Contreras and Shelby Hunter for helping throughout the night.
And most of all, thank you for supporting the women of Cameroon!
Poster designed by Christa Houlahan
Website designed by Man Ching Cheung. Logo designed by Jeff Biesinger and Man Ching Cheung. All rights reserved (2010).