RINGING IN HOPE INVITES COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT CHARITIES SERVING CHILDREN BY REGISTERING FOR ITS 5K/10K RACE AND 1K FUN RUN/WALK
Organizers bring event to South Riding for the First Time; Volunteers still needed
Register: www.ringinginhope.com
continue as race participants will enjoy appetizers served at finish
line, as well as fun for the whole family to include music, pony rides, a
petting zoo, face painting, children’s art, a moon bounce, temporary
tattoos, lots of giveaways and more.
In addition, all race participants will have their photo taken by Chessie Photography as they cross the finish line. Photos will
be available following the race for viewing or purchase. Prizes will be awarded
to the top three male and female overall winners in each race, as well as the
top three male and female finishers in each of the following age categories (14
and under, 15-19 , 20-29, 30-39, etc.).
Great raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the event, thanks to the many generous community sponsors!
Race
beneficiaries for this event include: Make-A-Wish Foundation-Mid
Atlantic, Autism Speaks, Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia,
Paxton Campus, and Children’s National Medical Center. Participating
charities will receive 100 percent of all donations designated on their
behalf. Charity representatives will be on hand to showcase their
efforts and services to the community.
Ringing In Hope provides
online tools allowing race participants to make a profound difference in
their community by creating an online fundraising page where they can
raise additional funds for their participating charity of choice. This
tool allows participants to easily invite friends, family, co-workers,
and others to help them achieve and celebrate their personal fitness and
fundraising milestones.
Race registration is available in three ways: Online registration is now open at www.ringinginhope.com.
Registrants may also register at one of two packet pickup locations,
which will be announced on the Ringing In Hope website, or they may
register on race day at the race site. All race-day registration will be
outside to accommodate growing crowds and will be available starting at
6:30 a.m. on race day. Those who register by August 27th at midnight
will be guaranteed an official Ringing In Hope short sleeved t-shirt. All fun run/walk participants will receive bells as they ring in hope for great causes.
The races are being timed by Commonwealth Race Management, a
division of Potomac River Running. Commonwealth Race Management brings
state-of-the-art timing and professional race management services to the
event, allowing race organizers to concentrate their efforts on making
Ringing in the Hope a one of a kind event.
Volunteers are still needed to help accommodate
growing crowds and assist with the race course duties as well as other activities.
High
School volunteers are eligible to service credit hours. All interested
volunteers should please e-mail Ringing In Hope at
info@ringinginhope.com
for more information, or register to volunteer at http://www.ringinginhope.com/volunteer.html.
Ringing In Hope: For the Sake of Our Children is made possible thanks so the generosity of Ringing In Hope sponsors
including its title sponsors, South Riding Market Square, Toll Brothers
Realty Trust, Potomac River Running, and WINC 92.5 FM, as well as the
following sponsors: Tetra Partners, Legal Shield, Chessie Photo, Kidz
Art, NOVEC, Ciel Studio, Ponies Plus l.l.c., Calvary Ridge Stabes,
Northern Virginia Magazine, KoKo FitClub, Glory Days Grill, the Dulles
Greenway, Shirley Contracting, Heartland Home Foods, and UPS Store of
South Riding.
Register: www.ringinginhope.com
Ringing In Hope: For the
Sake of the Children, featuring a new 5K and 10K race course, and a 1K fun run/walk, will
take place on September 14, 2013 in South Riding, Virginia. For the first time, the Ringing In Hope
event, which has been serving charities throughout the region since 2010, is
bringing its event—which has more than doubled in size since its inception in
2010—to the South Riding area. The 5K
race kicks off in front of in front of South Riding Market Square, located at
25000 Riding Plaza, at 8 a.m., followed by the 10K race at 8:15 am and the 1K
Fun Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m.
continue as race participants will enjoy appetizers served at finish
line, as well as fun for the whole family to include music, pony rides, a
petting zoo, face painting, children’s art, a moon bounce, temporary
tattoos, lots of giveaways and more.
In addition, all race participants will have their photo taken by Chessie Photography as they cross the finish line. Photos will
be available following the race for viewing or purchase. Prizes will be awarded
to the top three male and female overall winners in each race, as well as the
top three male and female finishers in each of the following age categories (14
and under, 15-19 , 20-29, 30-39, etc.).
Great raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the event, thanks to the many generous community sponsors!
Race
beneficiaries for this event include: Make-A-Wish Foundation-Mid
Atlantic, Autism Speaks, Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia,
Paxton Campus, and Children’s National Medical Center. Participating
charities will receive 100 percent of all donations designated on their
behalf. Charity representatives will be on hand to showcase their
efforts and services to the community.
Ringing In Hope provides
online tools allowing race participants to make a profound difference in
their community by creating an online fundraising page where they can
raise additional funds for their participating charity of choice. This
tool allows participants to easily invite friends, family, co-workers,
and others to help them achieve and celebrate their personal fitness and
fundraising milestones.
Race registration is available in three ways: Online registration is now open at www.ringinginhope.com.
Registrants may also register at one of two packet pickup locations,
which will be announced on the Ringing In Hope website, or they may
register on race day at the race site. All race-day registration will be
outside to accommodate growing crowds and will be available starting at
6:30 a.m. on race day. Those who register by August 27th at midnight
will be guaranteed an official Ringing In Hope short sleeved t-shirt. All fun run/walk participants will receive bells as they ring in hope for great causes.
The races are being timed by Commonwealth Race Management, a
division of Potomac River Running. Commonwealth Race Management brings
state-of-the-art timing and professional race management services to the
event, allowing race organizers to concentrate their efforts on making
Ringing in the Hope a one of a kind event.
Volunteers are still needed to help accommodate
growing crowds and assist with the race course duties as well as other activities.
High
School volunteers are eligible to service credit hours. All interested
volunteers should please e-mail Ringing In Hope at
info@ringinginhope.com
for more information, or register to volunteer at http://www.ringinginhope.com/volunteer.html.
Ringing In Hope: For the Sake of Our Children is made possible thanks so the generosity of Ringing In Hope sponsors
including its title sponsors, South Riding Market Square, Toll Brothers
Realty Trust, Potomac River Running, and WINC 92.5 FM, as well as the
following sponsors: Tetra Partners, Legal Shield, Chessie Photo, Kidz
Art, NOVEC, Ciel Studio, Ponies Plus l.l.c., Calvary Ridge Stabes,
Northern Virginia Magazine, KoKo FitClub, Glory Days Grill, the Dulles
Greenway, Shirley Contracting, Heartland Home Foods, and UPS Store of
South Riding.
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