Please Help Us Support “Carrie’s Kids”
This holiday season I will tie bells to my shoelaces and dust off my reindeer antlers as I participate in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk® for Arthritis, a 5K fun run/walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. While we are running we also want to raise money to help for Carrie’s Kids.
Carrie Cates lived in NH for many years, and had moved to Florida with her 5 children to be near her parents. Back when I ran my daycare I used to care for Carrie’s children. We caught up with her again at last years Jingle Bell Run, as Carrie had become an avid runner. She was one of those people who lit up the room with her smile, and it was nice to chat as we hadn’t seen her in a few years.
Carrie was killed October 12, 2009 by a hit and run driver while running. Carrie had planned to fly up to run the Jingle Bell run again this year. We want to carry on her legacy of helping the Arthritis Foundation, but we want to go the extra mile and help Carrie’s children as well. To raise funds area businesses are donating funds to help produce a t-shirt in honor of Carrie, and all the proceeds from the sale of these shirts will go directly to the kids.
Please join us and Run or Walk the Jingle Bell Run. Support the Arthritis Foundation any way you can but please contact me or Monica Apgar to purchase a shirt to wear at the race.
The link 
to our team page is:
The cost of the shirt to help Carrie’s Kids is $10. The check can be made out to James Green, c/o “Cates Family Fund” (write on check).
Please post the link to this blog on your Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else you can to spread the word!
Thank-you, and we will see you there!
Nancy
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