A Big Finish

October 15th has come and gone, but memories of the successful Lottes of Love Benefit 5k and 1 Mile races lives on! A big thanks to Raquel Corral who stepped in last minute to photograph some highlights of the race, and to all of the volunteers who came and helped it run smoothly. We are so thankful for all the runners who braved the chilly morning (over 150 of you!), and the extra donations that were made.



With race registrations and extra donations, over $4,300 was brought in for the race! This brings the total raised since July to over $11,700! The generosity of strangers, friends, family, and local businesses has been overwhelming, and the entire Lottes of Love crew has been blessed to be a part of it all.

A Spooktacular Night of Fun!

Please accept my apologies for it taking so long to get an update on here.  Having the race a week after Bunco meant that there was not much time to breathe or blog in betwixt or between.  The race is over  (you all won't believe how much money we raised in total to help with Charlotte's medical costs....but that is a secret that I'm going to wait to reveal with the race post so keep checking back in).

Now onto friends, treats, costumes, dice, fun and prizes!

A shout out of Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers we had who came to help with decorating, set-up, registration, and clean-up.  No way we could have done all of this without your willingness to serve and pitch in where needed.

Another shout-out of thanks to all the businesses and individuals who generously donated prizes. You can learn more by clicking on the Prize Donor's tab at the top of the blog.

 

Our sincere thanks go out to these grocers for donating goods for the Bunco Spooktacular and to the individuals who brought candy for table treats.  With another special thank you to those who donated prizes for this event. Everyone went away with something they liked.  They made it happen and everyone had a great time!

Maceys bakery:  160 yummy baked goods (apple fritters, pumpkin donuts, Pumpkin/choc chip muffins, apple and cherry turnovers)  --I think I'm getting hungry again :)

Lee's Market Place:  $25 gift card to use towards table treats

Smiths Market Place:  2 bags of 'Child's Play' Halloween candy and 1 large bag of salt water taffy

Fresh Market:  Ten 2-liter bottles of pop

We Hope to See you Tomorrow Morning!

UPDATE:  Online Registration is now closed.  Please come to Thomas Edison Charter School in Nibley tomorrow morning to register.  Pre-race registration begins at 8:00 a.m.


Tomorrow?  What's Tomorrow? you say. . .  Didn't you just see us last week at Bunco?

Well I'm glad you asked.  We did have an incredibly Spooktacular time at the Bunco party last Thursday night (a blog post about that will be up soon).   Tomorrow is the day for the 5k and 1 Mile runs.  This is our last big event that we have planned for Lottes of Love!  Online registration will end tonight at 5, after that you can still register tomorrow morning.  Be sure to check out the Race tab at the top of the page for more details.

Race, Run, Walk...PRIZES!!!!!!

Can't wait to see you all on October 15th for the 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run!  Don't delay registration!

Oh and a fun plug!  Do you remember that we have many businesses who have generously donated PRIZES for race day?  (check out the Sponsor and Prize Donor tabs at the top of the page)  Amazing prizes!  A brand new treadmill, several gym memberships, hotel and bed and breakfast stays, just to mention a few of the big ones (and we have lots of other prizes too).  Everyone who registers is automatically entered in a drawing for the prizes.  You will be able to buy additional prize tickets on race day, as well.   

If you are wondering how you can help we really need to spread the word!   

Tell your friends, coworkers and neighbors!  

We are dedicated to ensuring that all the money from events goes towards Charlotte's medical bills, that means we don't have an advertising budget and are relying on you to be our word of mouth advertisements.  We know that  we can succeed in helping the Gardner family with your help and support.