Share Your Love of Running and GIVE BACK at the same time...

heatherlsi

I volunteer for Back On My Feet, "Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating independence and self-sufficiency within the homeless and other underserved populations by first engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem." Basically I meet up with one of the teams and run with the residents once a week. They actually run M, W, F, Saturday and do one race a month. It's a fun way to get some exercise and give someone a helping hand at the same time! BOMF is starting a new team at Wheeler Mission, and they are looking for volunteers... If you're interested here is a link to BOMF....

http://indianapolis.backonmyfeet.org/indianapolis-landing.html

or their Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Back-on-My-Feet-Indianapolis/166790516685430?fref=ts

If you click on "Teams" at the top and scroll down to the bottom, you'll see a link to contact Brian Meyer to find out more about volunteering.

Thanks for your time...

Coolhand1969

Previous discussion on this topic may be found in the "back on my feet" thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/862679-back-on-my-feet

This thread was started to replace it with a bit more descriptive topic to get more eyeballs...

heatherlsi

If you'd like to have some fun, run and support Back on My Feet check out Rock the Relay... it's a marathon Relay coming up on April 13th

Basically you run 2.2 mile loops for a total of 26.2 miles. You can have up to 6 people on a team. The race benefits Back On My Feet

http://www.rock-the-relay.com/event-info.html

meganw5638

My sister-in-law's sis works for this organization here in Indy. If any of you would like to talk to someone directly about the program, PM me your contact information and I'll be happy to put you in touch with her. I have heard that it is a fantastic organization! I'll likely get involved once I get my butt back to running.