D11 Raising Funds for Marine Corps Scholarship Fund

BM1 Jessica Shafer (Station Golden Gate) is raising money for the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.  BM1 is a club member from District 11 and involved with organizing the Heritage Run, a race the club has been involved in from inception and continues to support.  ?The 2011 Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Marathon Team helps raise much needed funds to provide scholarships to children of Marines.    Last year, the team had over 70 runners cross the finish line and their efforts raised over $60,000.  This year they are trying to raise $100,000.  Marine Corps Marathon is on October 30th, 2011 and is also the Armed Forces Championships.  Runners that believe they have what it takes should get an application routed through their command and to CWO Robert Downs of the Community Service Command before it’s too late.  Last year Marianne LaChance of HQ MWR put on quite the after party with a tent full of volunteers, food, food…. drinks, and more food – there was even a sleeping bags to warm runners up as their bodies finally realized what they had just done.  ** Marine Corps is already sold out, like so many good races.  Tip for next year, they offer military only registration first, get in then and then don’t worry.  We’ve heard of runners who have patrol schedules or deployment changes being able to transfer their registration to the next year.

Bottom Line – Donate to a good cause – Run Marine Corps – Thank MWR.

Link to Jessica Shafers Donation page