2008 REMEMBRANCE WALK/RUN/RALLY

We started with yellow ribbons – lots of hand tied yellow ribbons.  Enough to cover a 5 K course – that is, 3.1 miles.  And, while tying those ribbons around tree trunks and sign posts, we put fliers in door jams to let everyone along the route know that a herd of patriots would be running by their houses early on Saturday, September 13th.  The Remembrance Run/Walk and Rally was combined with an existing Remembrance Rally that has been held annually in Arvada around the anniversary of 9/11. Local non-profit Homefront Heroes, holds the Remembrance Rally to commemorate the victims of the the tragedy of 9/11, and to tangibly do something for the troops serving in harms way.

The run/walk component will surely become a permanent fixture of the annual event, because runners and walkers from Quadna (our title sponsor), family members of deployed troops, and members of the community took to the streets with enthusiasm.  The neighbors came out to cheer them on.

They finished at Pioneer Pavilion in Arvada, where they wrote personalized cards to the troops in collaboration with Memory, Magic & More – a unique privately owned scrapbooking store in Denver.  The cards accompanied care packages to deployed troops sent by Homefront Heroes.  Runners and walkers listened to (and sung along with) the Martin Gilmore Trio, a bluegrass group, and ate some healthy post-race fare.  With the incredible support of The AIR Foundation, the Remembrance Run/Walk and Rally will be an annual event and we look forward to seeing you there next year!

 

2008 REMEMBRANCE WALK/RUN/RALLY

TO BENEFIT OPERATION RESTORATION AT LOST AND FOUND INC.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

SPONSORED BY:

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QUADNA PUMPING SOLUTIONS

THE AIR FOUNDATION

TIC HOLDINGS INC.

 

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