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Race for the Cure: "It's fun and it's a great atmosphere for doing good"
Image #8 in the Baltimore Sun's Race for the Cure photo gallery shows McDonogh wrestlers in a joyful, full-out sprint. They were among the faces of the 1,062-member Team McDonogh, the largest group registered for the October 3 charity walk-run. Team McDonogh raised $42,280 for breast cancer research and education.
"Even though it is tough for us to wake up and be at McDonogh at 6:30, and run at 8, when we get there it's an amazing experience," said Tyler P. '12, one of those pictured at the event.
Many from McDonogh shared in the "amazing experience," thanks to the efforts of the McDonogh Parents Association, organizers of Team McDonogh. MPA volunteers Megan Carlson and Kalindi Shah coordinated the 2010 team, recruiting members, securing t-shirt sponsors, and arranging the McDonogh hospitality tent.
While some opted to "sleep in for the cure," hundreds of kids, parents, grandparents, and friends participated on race day. The cool morning turned comfortably warm and sunny by start time.
Said Tyler, "Everyone there at Hunt Valley on Sunday was there for a good reason and was enjoying themselves. At the end of the race, watching all the survivors finish is moving."
For survivors in the school community, seeing the sea of Team McDonogh orange t-shirts was especially uplifting. Said one, "I feel so supported when I see members of Team McDonogh during the race. That's even more important to me than seeing all the other survivors in pink shirts."
The McDonogh community supported those survivors in more ways than one. Teachers and upper schoolers, mostly from the cross country team, offered cups of water to participants at the race's only water stop, midway along the 3.2-mile course.
Katie M. '11, Laura O. '12, Julia G. '13', Mike E. '11, Holly B. '12, and math teacher Jan Kunkel joined the Baltimore Student Congress's recycling effort, the first ever at Race for the Cure.
Explained Katie, "Throughout the morning we stood by the bins to encourage recycling and cheerfully greeted and thanked those who passed by. After the race was over, we helped to clean up the sites and separate the trash bags from the recycling bags. I don't know how much we ended up recycling overall, but I know that there was a considerable amount. I found it to be a very rewarding way to spend the morning!"
So did the McDonogh adults who volunteered to supervise parking at various lots near the race site.
Race for the Cure has become an annual commitment for many in the McDonogh community, including wrestler Tyler. "I'm going to try and participate every year I can because it's fun and it's a great atmosphere for doing good," he said.
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Image #8 in the Baltimore Sun's Race for the Cure photo gallery shows McDonogh wrestlers in a joyful, full-out sprint. They were among the faces of the 1,062-member Team McDonogh, the largest group registered for the October 3 charity walk-run. Team McDonogh raised $42,280 for breast cancer research and education.
"Even though it is tough for us to wake up and be at McDonogh at 6:30, and run at 8, when we get there it's an amazing experience," said Tyler P. '12, one of those pictured at the event.
Many from McDonogh shared in the "amazing experience," thanks to the efforts of the McDonogh Parents Association, organizers of Team McDonogh. MPA volunteers Megan Carlson and Kalindi Shah coordinated the 2010 team, recruiting members, securing t-shirt sponsors, and arranging the McDonogh hospitality tent.
While some opted to "sleep in for the cure," hundreds of kids, parents, grandparents, and friends participated on race day. The cool morning turned comfortably warm and sunny by start time.
Said Tyler, "Everyone there at Hunt Valley on Sunday was there for a good reason and was enjoying themselves. At the end of the race, watching all the survivors finish is moving."
For survivors in the school community, seeing the sea of Team McDonogh orange t-shirts was especially uplifting. Said one, "I feel so supported when I see members of Team McDonogh during the race. That's even more important to me than seeing all the other survivors in pink shirts."
The McDonogh community supported those survivors in more ways than one. Teachers and upper schoolers, mostly from the cross country team, offered cups of water to participants at the race's only water stop, midway along the 3.2-mile course.
Katie M. '11, Laura O. '12, Julia G. '13', Mike E. '11, Holly B. '12, and math teacher Jan Kunkel joined the Baltimore Student Congress's recycling effort, the first ever at Race for the Cure.
Explained Katie, "Throughout the morning we stood by the bins to encourage recycling and cheerfully greeted and thanked those who passed by. After the race was over, we helped to clean up the sites and separate the trash bags from the recycling bags. I don't know how much we ended up recycling overall, but I know that there was a considerable amount. I found it to be a very rewarding way to spend the morning!"
So did the McDonogh adults who volunteered to supervise parking at various lots near the race site.
Race for the Cure has become an annual commitment for many in the McDonogh community, including wrestler Tyler. "I'm going to try and participate every year I can because it's fun and it's a great atmosphere for doing good," he said.