Thank you so much to everyone who
donated to The Cindy Sherwin Memorial Playground this week.
DONATE HERE
Officially the end of a low mileage recovery week - only had to run about 36 miles this week which felt pretty weird after the weekly mileage I have been putting in lately. It was nice not to feel as exhausted as I have in the last couple of weeks and get some more sleep. Though, I must say, the low mileage week made me a little uneasy/ cranky - which I guess is pretty common for people. The good part about having some extra time this week was starting to get the fundraising materials out for
The Cindy Sherwin Memorial Playground!!
We just started the fundraising effort officially this week and
have already raised $6305.00 in private donations, $15,000 from The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation and we just got word we may be getting some pretty big corporate sponsorship (****fingers crossed****)! The playground will be at The West Rock Young Author's Academy in New Haven, CT. The school is a pre-K - 4th grade elementary school. Many of the students spend their entire day at the school - from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm (much longer than the traditional school day). Their playground equipment is broken down and cautioned taped. We went to visit the school right before Christmas and knew right away it that was where we wanted the playground to be. In addition, the playground will be used by families living in surrounding housing projects- so their will be a large benefit to the community. (Some pictures of West Rock Young Author's Academy are to the left).
The school has also been taking some serious steps towards promoting physical fitness, health and wellness for both the student body and the staff. Both the health and wellness goals of the school and the clear need for adequate equipment makes West Rock Young Authors the perfect candidate for this project!
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