| Halifax
Cornwallis: Runaround
Submitted
by Pat Bowes
 The
club held its annual 5K run/ walk in early June and raised
$12,000. This event has a lot of potential (and lots of
competition), and this year attracted the largest roster of sponsors
ever. Most of the sponsorship is in kind, which helps a great deal; the
planning and execution of the event has matured and now the club is
poised to attract more funds through cash sponsorship and participation.
(Shown right, Phoenix Youth
Program's Barb Casey receives a cheque from CPC Halifax Cornwallis
President Pat Bowes at Runaround 2004.)
The charity recipient of the run is primarily Phoenix
Youth Programs, whose board and administration participate in the event
along with us. Just after the event, President Pat Bowes sent a
note of thanks to Barb Casey of PYP, thanking her for her
participation. I believe the sentiment in the reply applies to all
Progress in general and should be shared by everyone. Her reply
follows:
Dear Pat:
It should be Phoenix thanking you and all those wonderful, dedicated
and seriously skilled women at the Progress Club. I hope I had
the presence of mind last night to say how blessed PYP feels to have
had such a long and supportive relationship with Halifax Cornwallis
Progress Club. You do such good work and we get to do such
good work because of your efforts.
The thing
most compelling to me—that I feel moved to remark upon, is the
spirit with which your group performs. Fundraising is a
delicate business sometimes—as I’m sure you know. It is
often about stroking and messaging and massaging to make it all come
together. But the Progress Club—more than any I’ve seen—“just
do it”. You just give—seemingly without expectation of
return. You give because it is the honourable and the right
thing to do. To me—that speaks volumes.
Don’t get
me wrong, I am all for serious appreciation of our supporters—but
I am so touched by the spirit with which you do your work. I’ve
only seen a small glimpse—but you have left a most lasting image.
Blessing on
all of you. And thanks to all your team members. Thanks—from
the very soles of our running shoes!
Barbara
Some of the participants in the 2004 Runaround.
One of the categories for prizes is Best Costume,
which brings out the creative streak in a few!
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