Constitution Day - We the People 5k (1st Annual) Story

Thank you for being a part of Charities Challenge's 1st Annual Constitution Day – We the People 5k run/walk event at Bunker Hills Regional Park in Andover, MN, the 4^th of 5 Americana Heritage Series of Run/Walk Events presented by Charities Challenge, where we “Take the RxExercise Challenge” together with families and friends, stepstoward more actively & meaningfully celebrating our American heritage of Life-Liberty-Happiness.

http://www.charitieschallenge.org/html/constitution_day_.html

At the above link you’ll find race results and the photos slideshow with Americana theme music.

Enjoy remembering some of Saturday morning's special experiences as you view the online photos slideshow while hearing again Constitution Day inspiring theme songs.

The slideshow of 117 images can be completed in about 2 minutes if you want to view all the photos. At the top of the slideshow page you may change the “Duration” of each slide to 2 or 3 seconds to slow down the slideshow when you may have more time for viewing.

You’re welcome to go to the slideshow “index” in order to find any personally special photos that you can copy to your Facebook page, thereby sharing your joy of RxExercise with others whom you may want to encourage toward happy RxExercise. You’re welcome to add me and Charities Challenge to your Facebook friends to keep up with the latest RxExercise news and events announcements. https://www.facebook.com/groups/41310607820/

Please send back to me by e-mail, or call me @ 612-245-9160, with any special stories about how walking/running/volunteering at the Constitution Day 5k may have been especially meaningful for you.

Thanks to all the CC Race Event Workers (CCREW) volunteers: Don & Meredith Soule, Ken Wendling, Phil Face, Rick Recker, Kent Spellman, Jeanne DeMartino, and Nick Peterson who all worked in support of racers and guests.

All CC Events participants are welcome to join our CCREW volunteers for any of our 28 Annual CC Events. You’ll also earn a variety of valuable CCREW Rewards for being so actively supportive of others’ RxExercise experiences, including entries into other CC Events, running shoes and gear, a place at CC’s post-race CCREW parties, and even credits toward RxExercise Ambassador Team travel expenses to Great Ambassador Destination Events. Go CCREW!

Thanks again to each and every one who gathered together to actively celebrate 224th "birthday" of our America-changing and world-history-record-setting US Constitution. It's also remarkable to imagine that this was the only Constitution Day road race in America where everyone received a pocket-size edition of our Declaration of Independence & US Constitution to carry with us throughout the year.

Next year at our 2nd Annual Constitution Day 5k I hope more and more will join me in reciting those memorable words from the Preamble that begin, "We the people of the United States, in order to... secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity".

Next up the 5^th Annual Challenge Aging 5k at Como Lake this Saturday, Sept 24, 9 AM start, where together we’ll actively, happily and immediately be encouraging all of us who are “Celebrating Strength & Successful Aging". http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_aging.html

And, please return for the 5^th of 5 Annual Americana Heritage Series of Walk/Run Events presented by Charities Challenge:

Noon, Friday, 11/11/11, the 1^st Annual Veterans Day 5k – Honoring Military Service, at Como Lake. http://www.charitieschallenge.org/html/veterans_day_usa_.html

Learn more about CC’s unique-in-America Americana Heritage Events Series of run/walk events here http://www.charitieschallenge.org/html/americana_heritage_series.html Continue celebrating Life-Liberty-Happiness in active, meaningful ways with fun-fit families and friends.