Charity Events

Here are some great charity events, that keep you fit & team build. I am blessed to have friends watch the homefront while I do charity work..(our hidden angels)

Fascinating people I meet at these event: 

·         A woman in her 80s finishing 5k in 23 minutes. yet she is so humble!

·         Cancer survivors running 24 minutes or better in a 5k

·         Owners & pets dressed up as they run together… bananas,  hotdogs .

·         Pacing a great runner, turns out to be sister of a church  friend

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Future years

*        6/14-21/14 a Special Olympics USA Games

2012

*        12/2/2012 a Jingle All the Way 3k 4:30pm

*        Xx

*        11/10/12 a6  47:01 Trenton Half Marathon/10k, results 1st AG, 5th female overall

*        10/29/12              St Ann’s Hurricane Sandy Giving Day->Catholic Charities Lakewood

*        10/27/12 a       22:40 Spooky Tails & Trails 5k, 3rd female overall,1st AG

*        10/20/12           Clean Ocean Action Ocean cleanup (Belmar 16th st to pier)

*        9/30/12 a6 23:30 Race 4 Cure 29th overall, 4th female overall, 2nd Age group

*        9/2/12 ab6a!!! Q  1.04 Washington Crossing Duathalon, 1st AG,9th female overall

*        7/6/12  Trenton Thunder National Anthem- St Ann’s choir   

*        5/6/2012 a6 23:01.7 Big Red Race 5k results 1st female overall, 1st AG

*        4/x/12  a  5k Against Domestic Violence, Rider University 1st AG

*        1/1/12 a!a      Hamilton Hangover 5 mile run Veteran’s Park, Hamilton

2011

*        12//2011 a Jingle All the Way 3k 14:20 43rd overall, 2nd age group (4174)

*        10/2/11 a 24:33 Race 4 Cure 29th overall, 2nd Age group (5376)

*        09/2011  b  MS Hops to Hops

*        Xx a Special Olympics 5k run 53:26 30th place overall

*        1/1/11 a!a      Hamilton Hangover 5 mile run Veteran’s Park, Hamilton

*        1/1/11 a       Virtual Run New Years Day Run where you are, inside or out, no excuses.        If you imbibe the night before, take Vit C before you go to sleep & lettuce if your stomach ails you.  (from your designated runner/driver who DARE’s you to be MADD against alcohol abuse).

2010

*       12/19/10 a       Jingle Bell 5.3 Miler, Newtown, Tyler State Park

*       11/25/10 a U     2nd Princeton Turkey Trot 8:30am for The Crisis Ministry of Princeton & Trenton

*       11/25/10  a     21st Annual BCRR Thanksgiving Day 5 Mile Run/1 Mile Run/Walk, Langhorne

*       Ankle injury..please mark any stumps for fellow runners! 6 stumps hidden by leaves on path!

*        10/30/10 afa Spooky Tails & Trails Hamilton (benefits YMCA&animal shelters) (3rdAG

*       10/23/10  a           Limbs in Motion 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk for arthritis, Hamilton, NJ

*       10/16/10  a a     TCNJ Feed Our Friends 5K and Fun Walk (1stAG,2ndF)

*       10/10/10  ab6   Dottie’s House Island Beach Park Duathalon 8:30am

*       10/3/10 aa        24:10 1st AG, Race for the Cure 5k at Great Adventure (cancer research) >J(1stAG)

*       10/2/10  a   Hopewell Challenge 10K (Mercer Bucks Running club)

*       9/10 thru 10/20/10 U.Costumes for the needy  (drop off gently used costumes at St Ann’s Church Lawrenceville), benefits Lawrence neighborhood center, Homefront, Choice One, Catholic Charities

*       9/12/10 QbahY  MS Hops to Hops, Lambertville, NJ 40 mile mountainous bike ride.. (warning last 2 rides were rainy & slick!)  >J (2:35 RAIN!)

*       End July Ub         Anchor House bike ride (week long bike ride for runaway teens)

*       6/27/10 aaY    JAWs Fitness festival 5k, Stone Harbor HOT! Starts at 9am! 

*       9/5/10 ab6a!!! Q  Washington Crossing Duathalon results (5th AG, 1:13:37) 71/128   R:15:41(7:51)   B: 37:50(15.9)    R:16:05(8:03)         AG:5/8   F:19/52  (Transition: (helmet stuck) 2:02, 2:00) forgot gloves..cold

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*       9/4/10 a6  Teal wings of Hope (Ovarian Cancer research Hamilton)

*       5/19/10 b    Police Unity Tour

*       5/15/10 a!a     CASA Kids 5k results (2nd AG,8’13,24:00)

*       5/09/10 a!a    Big Red Race 5k results (skipped)

*       3/17/10 aa      Bordentown St Paddy’s 5k  (2nd AG, 25:15)

*       Jan or Feb Ua  St. Ann’s KofC blood drive

*       1/1/10 a!a      Hamilton Hangover 5 mile run Veteran’s Park, Hamilton (9’1?,45:36)

2011

*       5/18/11 a!a    Big Red Race 5k results

*       3/19/11                  Bordentown St Paddy’s 5k

2009

*       10/31/09 afa Spooky Tails & Trails Hamilton (benefits YMCA&animal shelters) (2ndAG)

*       10/4/09 aa   Race for the Cure 5k at Great Adventure (cancer research) (3rd,25:00)

*       9/09 QbahY  MS Hops to Hops, Lambertville, NJ    (2:00 rain)

*       End June aa       JAWs Fitness festival 5k, Stone Harbor

*                   a(NOTU)a Carnegie Center 5k

·          5/10/09 a!a    Big Red Race 5k results  (3rdAG, 08:19   44/221    13/67 )(R 8:18, T 9:38)

2008

·         10/26/08 a!a    Spooky Tails & Trails Hamilton (benefits animal shelters) (T 1st)  

·         7/25/08 ab6h!!! x NJ State Triathalon  results  (658/1026   S:16:01(shoes!) B:38:07  R:27:47  8:58 tot: 1:29:08   8/22 ag,  259/476  F , Trans:4:30,2:44))…a friend, John Hobgood (scuba diver, lifeguard, 150mile cyclist) drowned while I was in water. I can understand, Water was murky, couldn’t see below you 3 feet, too crowded in water, swimmers bumping into & over you, kayak support couldn’t tell if having issue…waves only 3 mins apart…s/b spread by expected pace, not age or weight.  I wore swim shoes, big mistake, silt collected & dragged me. 2010 race was split over 2 days.          

·         7/4/08 ETS Firecracker

·         5/4/08 Big Red Race results (1stAG, 25:17, 08:09  38th,    7thF)

·         6/07 Run for Dad

·         5/08 Run for Mom

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2007 

·         10/07 lawrence+10k

·         7/4/07 ETS Firecracker

·         5/4/07 Big Red Race

·         6/07 Run for Dad

·         5/07 Run for Mom

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2006 …

·         10/06  Lawrence 10k

·         6/18/06 Run for Dad (2nd, 24:30)

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Motivational Music:

*       St Ann’s Music Ministry This Christmas check out 4pm youth band, 6pm youth choir Vigils & adult choir at midnite Mass & 11am!

*       Rev gen (Labor Day weekend 2-day event)

*       Ocean Grove Concerts in Great Auditorium

*       Star991fm

Inspirational Reading

*        The Survivor, the hero, & The Angel, A Monther’s Story, Marianne Raccosta, newsinfo

*       Star991fm

Homeless & Deprived:

·         Sponsor a Haitian child (low overhead)

*       7/24/10  Homeless Christmas in July Cathedral & TASK Trenton Soup Kitchen

*       Homefront (Lawrence Neighborhood Center is part of them now)

*       ChoiceOne

*       Project Freedom

*       Womanspace

*       Catholic Charities

*       Food for the Poor

Environment:

·         Watershed Butterfly Festival

·         Lawrence-Hopewell Trail

·         Sustainable Lawrence