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I just received this information about their successful October event and wanted to share this great news with you.
On 10-10-10, more than 38,000 runners participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We were proud to have three runners representing ThinkFirst Navajo, and even more proud to say that all three members of the team finished the race.
Echohawk Lefthand, Christina Zubieta, and Matti Dodson all completed the 26.2-mile course, and together they raised more than $3,200 for ThinkFirst Navajo’s injury prevention programs.
Echohawk, program director of ThinkFirst Navajo and leader of our Boy Scout Troop 928, trained for months with Christina, who is a public health nurse with the Indian Health Service. You can see Echohawk’s moving personal story, "Rebalanced: Live Life and Learn from the Lessons of the Past," on YouTube.
Matti, a Wisconsin resident, recently turned 40. She was inspired to commemorate this phase in her life by running a marathon and raising money for ThinkFirst Navajo’s education programs. You can read about Matti’s journey to race day on her Facebook page, Run Matti Run.
Through their efforts, the team raised awareness of ThinkFirst Navajo, and their success was reported on by the Farmington, New Mexico, newspaper, The Daily Times.
With the funds raised by this dedicated ThinkFirst Navajo team, we’re grateful to be able to reach more Navajo youth with our injury prevention message. If you’ve been inspired by their story, please consider making a contribution to our ThinkFirst Navajo program. You can learn more about what we are doing by visiting our ThinkFirst Navajo web page.
If you would like learn more about how you can assist Eve's Fund and the wonderful work that they do, please visit their website.
http://evecrowellsfund.org/
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Joni,
Thank you for all that you do for Eve's Fund. We are happy to have you as one of our partners. Hope all of your friends and fans will see the Eve's Fund logo bracelet that you make for us and maybe consider making a donation for a good cause. There is a picture of it at: http://evecrowellsfund.org/how-you-can-help/
With gratitude from Eve's mom,
Barbara Crowell Roy
How amazing and wonderful that three people were able to raise $3200. for the "Think First" Navajo project.
Wow! I can't imagine running a marathon. Congrats to the three who ran, completed and raised such an large amount for the fund!
Definitely a good cause. Congrats to them for raising so much money.
Wow! I applaud the major effort and the incredible cause for which these runners ran.
I hadn't heard of this organization, so I'm happy you featured it on your blog. What a great cause! I will let my husband know about it so we can see what we can do to give our support.
what a great cause and accomplishment for these runners. And a great turnout. Great job!
Yays !! Congratulations Eve's fund !
Eve's Fund appreciates all of the positive comments you have all left on Joni's terrific blog. Please sign up to receive our news updates so you can stay informed about all the things we are doing. We need your support at this time of year, now more than ever.
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My sincerest thanks again,
Barbara Crowell Roy
Eve's mom & Eve's Fund secretary
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