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The Tucker Community Foundation has given our region a beloved annual event that not only provides a great, fun time for attendees, but has also raised millions of dollars for local nonprofits.
This year's Run For It, the 16th annual version of the event, raised more than $274,000 for 77 local community causes.
Despite wet, cool, blustery weather, a total of total of 1,389 participants took part in Run For It on Sept. 23. Each year the 2K walk and 5K run is held in Davis during the annual Leaf Peepers Festival.
"This year we had 77 organizations who registered as teams for this fantastic event," said David Cooper, Executive Director of the Tucker Community Foundation. "Rather than groups asking for money for support, these groups engage with their communities and recruit their people to walk, run and fundraise for their causes."
Since its launch in 2007, Run For It proceeds have approached $3 million being distributed to charities throughout the Foundation's service area, which include Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties in West Virginia, and Garrett County in Maryland.
The Tucker Community Foundation manages more than 140 endowed funds providing annual scholarships and grants to nonprofits and charitable causes throughout the eight-county service area.
Inspired by the flood of 1985, the mission of the Foundation is to create opportunities for the communities served.
For more information on Run For It or to learn about the foundation, visit www.tuckerfoundation.net.
Tucker Community Foundation officials should be praised for creating such an enjoyable annual event that has such a positive impact on communities throughout our region. Here's hoping Run For It events continue for many years to come.