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Olympic Runner Morolake Akinosun Achieves Goal She Set For Herself 5 years ago

Original Article From The New Zealand Herald. Click here to read original article. “Morolake Akinosun is going to Rio, as she predicted five years ago.” Her tweet from July 30th, quoted her tweet from 2011 predicting that she would be in the 2016 Olympics. Image from pattydearie.com Akinosun is 22-years old and runs in the field […] >> READ MORE

Community Coordinator Spotlight: Daniel Cianci

Today we are excited to recognize Locust Grove, Virginia’s community coordinator, Daniel Cianci! This is Dan’s first year running a Healthy Kids Running Series. He has gone above and beyond to make sure the series was a success while raising money for the Locust Grove Elementary School’s, Parent and Teachers Association (PTA). “Who are you?” What is your […] >> READ MORE

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What is a Nonprofit? From The Perspective of a HKRS Employee.

What is a Nonprofit? By: Colette P, Healthy Kids Running Series Intern. When one hears the word nonprofit, often they think of a charity with volunteers whose mission is to give back to the community in some way. However, not everyone thinks of the word “charity” when they hear the word nonprofit. There are many […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Ron DeLozier

Today, we are excited to recognize one of the most hard working Community Coordinators, Ron DeLozier. DeLozier has been an outstanding leader in the Columbus, Ohio series. “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, and running? I’m a husband to Camille, father to a 4 year old daughter, Crosley. I’m […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Jennifer Walker of Cleveland, OH

We are thrilled to recognize Cleveland’s community coordinator, Jennifer Walker (Second Row, Top Right) and her team, who just completed their first series this spring and had 201 participants. Here is Cleveland’s volunteers posing with Ronald McDonald, who came out to help them celebrate at the final week of the series (front row left-right) […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Allisson Yu of Lake Nona, FL

Today’s community coordinator profile gives great insight into what goes into the amazing series in Lake Nona, Florida! 1) “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, running? I am a mother of two boys, 3 and 6 and have been an active runner for about 20 years. My husband ran […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Rich O’Loughlin and Rebecca Clementi of Windham, NH

We are honored to recognize Windham, NH Series, and it’s two outstanding leaders, Rich O’Loughlin (left) and Rebecca Clementi (right). This is Windham’s first ever series, and they had over 300 participants. O’Louglin had former Boston Red Sox 2004 world series champion, Orlando Cabrera (seen above), hand out the trophies and medals to the participants. […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Kaitlyn Day and Jamie Walton of Lebanon, PA

Today we have a double-dose of Community Coordinator profiles! The Lebanon, PA Series has two outstanding leaders in Jamie Walton and Kaitlyn Day (Jamie’s son and a friend he met through Healthy Kids are on the left, and Kaitlyn and her son are on the right)! “Who are you?” What is your background with your […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Nathalie Vazquez of Miami, Florida

Today’s Community Coordinator Profile comes from Miami, Florida, and the fun-loving leader of their race! We’d love to see the Healthy Kids Green wig catch on with all of our coordinators! “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, and running? My Name is Nathalie, and I am a former try-athlete! […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Kristen Skaugen of Enola, PA

Kristen Skaugen leads the Healthy Kids Running Series in Enola, PA. After her child ran in a nearby Series, she started a local one in Spring 2015 and has clearly loved it! “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, and running? My husband and I are both cross country and […] >> READ MORE

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Olympic Runner Morolake Akinosun Achieves Goal She Set For Herself 5 years ago

Community Coordinator Spotlight: Daniel Cianci

What is a Nonprofit? From The Perspective of a HKRS Employee.

Community Coordinator Profile: Ron DeLozier

Community Coordinator Profile: Jennifer Walker of Cleveland, OH

Community Coordinator Profile: Allisson Yu of Lake Nona, FL

Community Coordinator Profile: Rich O’Loughlin and Rebecca Clementi of Windham, NH

Community Coordinator Profile: Kaitlyn Day and Jamie Walton of Lebanon, PA

Community Coordinator Profile: Nathalie Vazquez of Miami, Florida

Community Coordinator Profile: Kristen Skaugen of Enola, PA

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