Capo Valley Boys Cross Country Teams Up With CCPM For The OSO Fit Cerebral Palsy Kids Walk/Run
-How did you hear about Children’s Cerebral Palsy Movement’s interest in holding a Cerebral Palsy Kids Walk/Run? Why did you offer to help?
This event was brought to my attention by Bill Stephens, who in the past years has been involved in the cross country program at Capo Valley. He contacted me about the event and the chance to pair our cross country athletes with kids with Cerebral Palsy in a mutually beneficial situation. Volunteering is a great opportunity for our team to do something positive for our community. It only made sense that we would make every attempt to help out any way we could since running is so much a part of what we do on a daily basis.
-Was it your idea to have the team volunteer, or was it a team decision?
Once I learned there was the opportunity for our team to volunteer, I immediately thought this was something we should pursue. I knew there wouldn’t be much trouble to get the team as excited about the event as I was when I first found out about it. It’s not every day that we get the chance to do something like this so we had to jump at the chance.
-Was it your idea to have the team volunteer, or was it a team decision?
-Any paid participant has the opportunity to designate their pre-registration fees to a charity of choice. Given that your team is volunteering to be running buddies for the CP kids, how might you and your team spread the word about the event and your team’s involvement in order to build awareness and attendance?
The easiest way to spread awareness of this great event will likely just be through simple word of mouth. Thankfully we have a large program and parents who are involved who can help get the word out. Social media also makes things much easier to reach a large number of people quickly. I have every confidence that once people become aware of this event and our involvement in it they will be as excited as we are to take part.
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