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Guest Blog: Michelle McKormick

posted on Feb 24th 2010 at 12:00am by Bridget Clark Whitney

Dear Friends,
 
I am doing something that I never thought that I would or even could do.  I am training for the Fifth Third River Bank Run. It was around the end of October when my boss popped his head in and said "Hey, Mckormick.  You want to run the River Bank Run?" I quickly said yes, thinking that it was what, 10 miles???
 
It is in fact 15.5 miles, and I have been training since December as one of the Fifth Third River Bank Run Road Warriors.  The ten of us Road Warriors are ambassadors for our Charity Partners to the race.  You can follow our journey here: http://53riverbankrun.com/blog/roadwarriors/
 
I have never done anything like this.  It has truly changed my life; the people that I have met along the way, and the work that I have put in is surprising me daily.  I thought that I set out to do this alone, but the support that I have found is immeasurable. 

I know that I am fortunate enough to be able to eat when I am hungry after a long run.  I also know that there are children in our community that are not so fortunate.  They do not have access to food when they are hungry.
 
With that said I would like you to ask yourselves when is the last time that you went to bed hungry?  Did you know that there are kids in our town who go to bed hungry every night?  Wouldn't you like to help these kids?  I chose to run for Kids' Food Basket because no one helps these hungry children like Kids' Food Basket.
 
Will you help me feed these kids?  I am asking for a donation to help these kids. They are my motivation to run this run. I am running 15.5 miles for Kids' Food Basket. Run with me, or give what you can.
 
Love,
Michelle McKormick

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