John Rosen Memorial 5k - Follow Up

Thank you all for joining us last month for the John Rosen Memorial 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk. We are so pleased that you could come out and support our family. For those of you who could not make it, we appreciate your support too. We were able to donate $2000 to the Spina Bifida Association in John's name. John would have been proud of all of you.

We had some sizing issues with t-shirts. Hopefully everyone got one that fit but I know that some of you might not have. I apologize for that. If you take a look at the t-shirt, you can see the silhouette of John running. Our designer did such a nice job of recreating that action shot from a picture my Dad took of John running on the track. Notice how both of John's feet and one crutch are in the air. He was really getting it. 



I hope that this event continues to inspire you and I ask that you sign up for another local race. Keep moving. Exercise is the key to good physical and mental health and can help kids and adults stay more focused and be more productive. It can be a great social activity for families. Being active really helped John lead a full life. It was a bit harder for him but he enjoyed pushing his limits. I hope you will take his attitude with you wherever you go. 

Thanks again to all of our private donors who made such generous personal contributions. We could not have done it with your generosity. Also thanks to our corporate sponsors. Please check them out below. Without our donors and sponsors, we could not have put on the race. And thanks to our volunteers who helped us put on the race. 

We still have some bills to pay. I will be updating the FB page and Website once we settle everything. I am not sure if we will be able to do this event again. But stay tuned so you can be in the loop about whether we have this event again next year or do something different to pay tribute to John.

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Jim


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