Did you know:
-That Philadelphia's public high school drop out rate is 50%?
-That obesity is an epidemic in teenagers?
-That hundreds of teens are working to win these fights and succeed in life, right here in Philly, by training to run a marathon?
A local non-profit youth program called Students Run Philly Style is currently in the running to win a huge award through the annual American Express Members Project contest (www.membersproject.com), and we need help pulling together some more local support.
Students Run is a mentoring program that takes students from neighborhoods all over the city and prepares them to complete the Philadelphia Marathon. It's not a traditional athletics program -- the kids who participate don't think of themselves as athletes before they begin, and they come from neighborhoods where violence is a problem and access to healthy food is really limited.
Students Run is currently #47 out of 1190 projects located throughout the world, so we actually have a shot at moving on to the next round. Click here to learn more and watch a video about Students Run:
http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/REMW3T
We're trying to get more people in Philly to log-on and support us in this contest. We need lots of people to nominate the project to advance to the next round of judging. If you could help us spread the word, that would be fantastic. The deadline for nominations is September 1. People can vote here: http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/REMW3T
If you have any questions, please let me know. You can also learn more about Students Run on our website: http://www.nncc.us/studentsrun.html
