Saturday, December 10th is the date for the 10th Annual Northfield Jingle Bell Run/Walk.
The tradition of the Northfield Jingle Bell Run is that each year 100% of race registration fees go to a local non-profit organization. In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the event, a total of $10,000 will go to 10 worthy charities selected by 10 local groups. The exciting results will be announced on the day of the race.
Left photo: A group of aging mature middle-aged young and perky women runners at the GBM yesterday. L to R: Linda Tollefson, Mary Loven, Laura Tiano, Mary Carlson, Kris Estenson, Nancy Carlson.
They’re hoping that they’ll be one of the ten groups selected to designate a charity of their choice. I hope to have identified those groups by sometime tomorrow.
See:
- All the LoGro blog posts and photo albums of Jingle Bell Run going back to 2005 (NB: as of this morning, Google Picasa’s embedded slideshow feature is FUBAR)
- Jerry Smith’s article in the Nfld News for more detail on this year’s event: Jingle Bell Run/Walk unveils new element for 10th anniversary.
According to the charity page, “a total of $11,000 will go to 11 worthy charities selected by 11 local groups.” The organizations:
Brite Smiles
Cannon River Watershed Partnership
Community Action Center-General Fund
Community Action Center-Bldg Fund
HealthFinders Collaborative
Hope Center
Laura Baker School
Northfield Area Family YMCA
Northfield High School Angel Fund
Rice County Humane Society
Northfield TORCH Program