Race REsults can be found at the Nashville Striders Web site by clicking here .  Congrats to our winners and all who raced!!

Today at Ellie's Run, we all met a few kids who truly went above and beyond the call of duty to contibute to Ellie's Run.  Two children celebrated their birthdays with us, one child gave up an iPod to send the money to Africa instead and another raised more than $2,500 by himself. 

Do you have a story like that to share?  Did your child throw his or her heart into helping other kids in Africa -- no matter how much they raised? Tell us about it by e-mailing info@elliesrun.org.  Thanks!

Thanks to all of you who came out to Ellie's Run 2008.  It was a huge sucess -- and we all had a lot of fun!  We raised over $58,000 in this year's event!  Stay tuned for other news about this year -- and next year's -- event! 

Is it raining? Well, we're still running! So come on out! The kids in Africa still need your help. And we're gonna have a lot of fun. See you there!

Some of you have asked a few important questions about the race on Saturday. Well, here's the answer:

Registration online is closed. Can I still come?

Yes!! Please just come on over to the park. We're thrilled to have you!

How much will it cost at the race?

$25 per student; $30 per individual; $40 per couple; $60 per family

How do I get there?

Quick! Register by the end of the day on Monday, June 9 and still pay early registration prices.  Starting on June 10, registration fees increase by $10.

See you at the race!

Thought you might all want to hear from Ellie why she started this whole race in the first place. Can't WAIT to see you all there!

You wanna put a kid in school?? Wanna put 40 kids in school?? Ellie's Run Heroes is the best way to do that -- and it's so easy. For just $25 a year, a kid in Africa gets the shoes, books and uniforms he or she needs to go to school for an entire year. So get your friends together, your families on board and start asking people to put one kid in school with you. Soon, you'll fill an entire classroom -- and win a great prize for yourself! Click on the Be A Hero link to the left to learn more and sign up!

Well, here's to 2008.

We will host the next Ellie's Run on June 14, 2008 at Percy Warner Park.

See you there!

Kristen 

This morning we met Timothy Malahie in Kidera and went to see the Blue House. As we walked we saw mountains of trash and rivers of open sewig. While we walked two-five year olds would run up and say “How are you, How are you”. We would say fine thanks how are you and they would start all over again. When we finally got to the school we had a group of about 15-20 kids following us.