Thanks for Never Forgetting 9/11 at America the Beautiful 5k

Thank you for being a part of Charities Challenge's 1st Annual America the Beautiful 5k – Never Forgetting 9/11 run/walk event at Como Lake in St Paul, the 3rd of 5 Americana Heritage Events Series presented by Charities Challenge, where we “Take the RxExercise Challenge” together with families and friends to more actively & meaningfully celebrate our American heritage of Life-Liberty-Happiness.

http://www.charitieschallenge.org/html/america_the_beautiful_5k_.html

For race results go to http://www.wayzataresults.com/event/show/21455343

And for the photos slideshow with theme music go to http://www.charitieschallenge.org/cceventphotos/2011%20Americana%20Heritage%20Events%20by%20Charities%20Challenge/

Enjoy remembering some of Sunday morning's special experiences as you view the online photos slideshow while hearing again America the Beautiful 5k inspiring theme songs.

The slideshow of 566 images can be completed in about 10 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. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/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 America the Beautiful 5k may have especially meaningful for you.

Thanks again to all the CC Race Event Workers (CCREW) volunteers: In addition to several who jumped into the 5k between helping as volunteers, a big “THANKS” to Jeanne DeMartino, Don & Meredith Soule, Ken Wendling, Andrew Hanselman, Lynn Schwartz, Kim Fealy, Tom Ruen, and Kris Swiantecke who all worked throughout the morning in support of 200 racers and guests. And, thanks to pro-timer/scorer Josh Gerber of WayzataResults.

Special thanks to Laura Westlund for the handsome and very well-received America the Beautiful 5k design for our shirts & banner which we will be proud to use for years to come.

And, thanks to Greg Stankey for the beautiful, moving site of the dozens of white doves released before the 5k start while we listened to the playing of Ronan Tynan's wonderful "God Bless America".

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!

Next up please join us for the 4^th of 5 Annual Americana Heritage Events Series presented by Charities Challenge presented by Charities Challenge:

9 AM this Saturday, September 17, for the 1^st Annual Constitution Day – WE THE PEOPLE 5k at beautiful Bunker Hills Regional Park in Andover http://www.charitieschallenge.org/html/constitution_day_.html

As we did at Sunday's America the Beautiful 5k, we will again be distributing pocket size Declaration of Independence & the US Constitution to every participant this Saturday on the 224th Anniversary of the US Constitution. I hope you're finding yourself carrying and reading those brilliant founding documents that still inspire Life-Liberty-Happiness here and around the world. Brilliant!

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.