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Over the past three years, the reactions of our Wild West Relay runners have been the overwhelmingly and enthusiastically positive. This year we had 10 repeat runners and 14 first-timers which allowed us to field two complete teams. In addition to training to run between 11 and 19 miles over the course of about 30 hours, each runner took on the additional responsibility of raising money for the Matthews House. This year that fundraising took the form of a community yard sale, a dining event at Cafe Mexicali and a benefit concert/silent auction at Everyday Joe's in addition to many letters to friends, family and coworkers. Through all these efforts our runners raised over $7,700!
Although this is the third year that The Matthews House has participated in the Wild West Relay, this year we made a serious addition. For the first time we took advantage of an opportunity to have a non-profit exchange through Volunteers with a Purpose, an official relay partner. This allowed us to have 16 volunteers assist as race marshals AND help raise over $1800 for the Matthews House in the process. We also had 8 other volunteers help with a pancake and coffee fundraiser at the exchange that raised an additional $600. One of our volunteers commented that she had so much fun volunteering she may even want to run the race next year!
We are so grateful to all who were willing to make a significant contribution of their time and efforts on behalf of the Matthews House. Thank you for caring and desiring to make a difference in the lives of at-risk youth!
And thanks for joining together to raise over $10,000 for the Matthews House!
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