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(Article provided
in 2003 for usage by all news media to publicize: World Run
Day – The Global Fitness & Charity Challenge. Article produced
by World Run Day)
World Run Day –
November
9, 2003
A worldwide running event to benefit local charity in
hundreds of locations across the globe takes place Sunday, November
9th. The event, World Run Day – The Global Fitness
& Charity Challenge, has runners ‘virtually connected’ from
city-to-city and nation-to-nation as they run their own distances
and make donations to their own local charities. With hundreds of
USA cities represented, runners can register for this unprecedented
charity event at www.runday.com
or www.active.com
and receive a free event t-shirt.
Sting has commented on the event by
saying "It is a great way for people around the world to come
together and raise money for charity."
Whether you are an elite runner, a casual jogger, or just someone
finally ready to embark upon a running program, you can be part of
this purposeful running event. Create your own course for the day
and make a donation to one of your local charities. Afterwards, post
your results on www.runday.com
with other runners worldwide. “It’s an event that really makes
you feel good inside and out,” states World Run Day spokesperson
Bill McDermott.
The scope of this project really is worldwide! Now in
its fifth year, the event has reached international appeal since
arrangements are now being finalized for registration websites to
accommodate hundreds of cities in the USA, Canada, Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Translation specialists
are also beginning to spread the event to non-English speaking
countries as well.
After coordinating the annual event since 1999, the emphasis on the
2003 edition is to create a millennium-like event with cities
“switched on” and "in concert" with event day. ‘We all celebrated
the millennium event two years ago and it was a fabulous day,’
McDermott recounts. “Despite the great shape we’re in,” he
says tongue-in-cheek, “we’re certainly not planning to sit
around for a Y3K event! We’ll begin our own…and make it
significant.”
In breaking stride from the traditional
run-for-charity model, World Run Day appears to have uncovered
something much more dramatic looming over the horizon: An
International Day of Charity activated by the running community
worldwide. It’s hard to believe that in over 2000 years of being
civilized we’ve yet to have an international day devoted to
charity ….nor to running for that matter!
This year’s run is dedicated to all local charities that can’t
afford a marketing program or an annual running event, only because
their funds are depleted for programs that define their mission.
Many charities earmark each and every dollar received to aid special
programs. Meanwhile, runners, as most cardiologists will tell you,
have big hearts. The stage is now set for a big run worldwide, but
the major story hopes to be donations made to charities right here
on our own doorstep. Take one major step to help create a great day
in town.
On-line registration for the event is at www.active.com
(USA)
www.activeeurope.com
(Europe),
www.ausrun.co.au
(Australia/New Zealand) and some other websites, depending on
country.
(It’s
recommended that multiple charities be mentioned in this article for
local area runners to become even more motivated to participate.
Runners will search for ‘World Run Day’ at the www.runday.com
website and select their city)
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(2003)
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