CSU Homecoming 2010

Looks like tomorrow is going to be another great day to run in the Fort! Most of the Run For Your Life team will be out flashing the gold tees for CSU green and gold day! if you get a chance try to stop by and visit as we continue to get kids in need up and active through our running shoe program.

Girls on the Run

So, you might ask yourself, how much pull can a 1st year non profit have in the community? Well not to blow our own horn, but I will! Putnam Elementary in fort Collins had 9 girls that wanted to run in the Girls on the Run event Veterans Day weekend but couldn't find a way to cover costs to travel out of town. RFYLC has stepped in and gotten the girls and their coach free registrations to the CSU Veterans Day 5K on November13. Not quite Denver, but a great race experience for the girls!! We will also be outfitting any of the girls in need with running shoes for training and the race itself. It truly is these small gestures that make up the heart of want we want to accomplish at RFYLC. Stay well

Nighttime is the right time

Turns out, if you want to get running shoes to kids in need, sometimes you have to go off schedule. Friday evening, instead of tucking my awesome boys into bed and reading some stories, it was time to deliver more shoes. A long ride out to the farthest reaches of Loveland left us disappointed as a little boy that had been waiting for his running shoes, had moved with no forwarding info. Numerous attempts via e-mail and phone to reach his mom were unanswered. So we have our first little one in danger of dropping out of our system. It's disheartening. I am sure there are more important priorities rather than notifying us of their move, which makes you wish you could do more. Let's hope tomorrow is a brighter day for all kids.