We changed lives, one soggy step at a time!

Boy did it rain on marathon day! Even the downpour didn't dampen our spirits, though. We walked, we ran, we had a great day. Many, many thanks to everyone who came out and joined in the fun, and helped raised $11,193 for Volunteers of America!

Good morning Portland Marathoners! We are getting closer to our goal every day, thanks to all of you. Keep it up! Send an email this week and keep the momentum going! Remember, our top fundraiser is going to take home a sweet new iPad. I want one, you want one, we all want one...

Great progress!

Our fundraisers are doing an amazing job! We are at 35% of our goal of $10,000, so keep up the good work!

Total Donations: $3,452

Goal: $10,000

$0	35%	$10,000 Goal

Raising money, one dollar at a time!

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on our fund raising efforts:

Total Donations: $2,097

Goal: $10,000

$0	21%	$10,000 Goal

Go team!

Giveaway winner!

Congratulations Greg - the winner of the $10 gift certificate to Staccato Gelato!

We've raised our first $1,000!

Our goal is $10,000 and our fundraisers are rolling up their sleeves and working hard. Kristina is in the lead, so if you want that iPad...start sending out your emails! Let people know what your personal goal is and why you are asking for their support. Send out weekly progress reports. If you are training, how many miles did you walk or run this past week? Keep people interested and they will gladly support your efforts!

We're off and running!

Congratulations to Kristina who has raised $160 on her first day of fund raising, and to Tasha who is in the lead at $250! Let's keep the momentum going...remember the top fundraiser wins an iPad!

Don't forget our giveaway this week - make a comment or follow the blog and you will have a chane to win the $10 gift certificate to Staccato Gelato.

Join the fun! Check out our first giveaway!

12 donors, 2 runners, 6 walkers! We've raised $432 and have 12 donations so far...and we're just getting started. If you are thinking about joining the fun, register soon before the events close.

At the end of next week we will have our first blog giveaway - a $10 gift certificate to Staccato Gelato...yum!

What do you have to do to win the giveaway? Register for one of the events and sign up to follow the blog.

Are you in?

Tasha and Christina are registered for the 10K.

Tom and Noel are registered and training for the half-marathon!

join the fun!

Alexa, Celeste, and Greg have all registered for the 10K walk. It's going to be fun! Sign up now before the event is full. There are 2 options: make a pledge and get some great benefits (free registration, a t-shirt, and an iPad for the top fundraiser) or register without a pledge (sorry no benefits).

Sign up today!

A new day, a new blog

This is the first post for the new Portland Marathon Volunteers of America Oregon blog! Welcome! And yes, it IS 5:30am. I couldn't sleep and have been wanting to set up a blog so that I can share all the latest marathon info. Yesterday two of my co-workers, Alexa and Celeste registered for the 10K walk! I'm already registered, so I'm excited to have others join me. I'm sure they will walk faster than I do - my goal is to get to the finish line in however long it takes!

Please invite your friends to walk or run and raise some money for VOA!