Submitted by klevin on Mon, 2010-07-19 13:16

Covenant House Home Team members after completing a race in NYC.

The Covenant House Home Team still has spots available in the ING New York City Marathon on November 7, 2010.   We encourage our supporters to participate or invite family and friends to run with the Covenant House Home Team.  This is an amazing opportunity to raise money for our kids while sharing a life-changing, powerful experience with thousands of other runners from across the globe.

Covenant House President Kevin Ryan has signed up to join the Home Team and will be running with us in November on behalf of Covenant House youth across the Americas. Additionally, Covenant House New Jersey (Newark) and New York (Manhattan) will host a month-long event in both communities throughout October. Each day of the month, a CH youth will be paired with a Home Team runner, CH staff member, or friend of CH to walk or run one mile together. Building team spirit, physical readiness, and motivation, after 26 days, our communities will have completed a marathon as one!

The ING New York City Marathon lottery took place on April 7.  If you weren't selected in the lottery, you can get guaranteed entry through Covenant House.  Of course, even if you received entry through the lottery, you are welcome to be a part of our Covenant House Home Team as we run to raise awareness and funds for our kids.

The Covenant Home Team has a fundraising goal of $125,000.  To run on behalf of our kids, each individual runner must raise a minimum of $3,000.  This number may sound big, but the Home Team has a special website for each runner to set up an individual fundraising page.  It's free, fast and easy for all runners to do, and of course, we'll be there to help you every step of the way.  Covenant House will offer fundraising resources and tips to all interested parties.  And all the proceeds raised will go directly to help our kids.

Covenant House Home Team Membership includes:
-    Guaranteed entry to the marathon (11/7/2010)
-    Race day shirt
-    Team dinner in NYC two nights before race
-    Limitless team spirit and camaraderie
-    Fundraising assistance and tips from Home Team staff and experienced runners
-    Personal webpage for runners to track individual fundraising progress
-    Training advice and tips from Team Coach (20+ marathons experience)
-    A new network of friends on the Home Team Facebook page
-    Gratitude from thousands of homeless youth because you ran for them!

There will be many exciting events citywide leading up to the ING 2010 New York City Marathon. Check www.nyrr.org for details.  

If you are interested in running for the Covenant House New Jersey Home Team, please contact Gina Butler at (973) 286-3400 or gbutler@covenanthouse.org for more information or to submit the application form (attached below):

ING New York City Marathon 2010 HOME TEAM APPLICATION