Lauryn Williams Run For Good Grant

“A lot of kids, especially those at-risk, don’t participate in sports because of the expense and lack of opportunities,” said Lauryn Williams, World Champion sprinter and two-time U.S. Olympian.

A Saucony Run For Good grant in Williams’ name will be designated to support community-based track and field programs specifically for girls. “Playing sports as a girl gave me self-esteem and pride in myself while teaching me the value of hard work. This grant will allow many other girls to realize the benefits that I was so fortunate to experience,” said Lauryn, one of the fastest women in the world.

Wallace Spearmon, Jr. Run For Good Grant

When it comes to inspiring kids to get off the couch, 2008 Olympic sprinter and Saucony athlete Wallace Spearmon, Jr. is at the front of the pack. The Saucony Run For Good Foundation will award a bi-annual grant in Wallace’s name to community track and field programs for youth.

Wallace awarded the first grant in his name to Boston-based Youth Enrichment Services (YES) to support a year-round, inter-neighborhood track and field program that will reach out to more than 1,500 inner-city youth participants.

Saucony Run For Good Grant Recipients Say …

AWARE, Inc.
Juneau, Alaska

We have effectively managed your generous donation by exceeding above and beyond our hopes for the program. Over the past year, we have provided 10 programs to 5 villages/communities in Southeast Alaska. This feels like a great success- one that would not have been possible without your generosity and support.

New York Road Runner’s Foundation
New York, NY

We would like to thank you for your generous support of our programs. Your support is integral in helping us to reach tens of thousands of low-income, at-risk youth that deserve a high quality fitness and nutrition program that will instill positive values, life skills, and knowledge to enable them to fight obesity and live long, healthy lives.

Square One
Springfield, MA

With the grant awarded to us, we were able to provide 10 Go Fit fitness and healthy living clinics of six weekly sessions for disadvantaged children in Springfield. An average of 25 children participated in each clinic for a total of 250 children served.

Salt Lake City Track Club Making Strides With Kids
Salt Lake City, UT

Our Making Strides with Kids program was a tremendous success this spring. Due to the grant, we were able to fund running shoes for 80 children at a local elementary school. Over the 5 week program, we introduced the children to running as a fitness and fun activity, and each week we had a guest speaker on a fitness-related topic, followed by a one mile run at the school’s track.

Penn-Harris Madison School Corporation
Mishawaka, IN

Words cannot explain the enthusiasm and positive spirit our event created. It was truly an amazing sight to see 431 runners compete, not against each other, but rather against themselves and working to achieve personal goals.

Playworks (formerly Sports4Kids)
Boston, MA

Thanks to the Saucony Run For Good Foundation, Playworks was able to introduce over 1,600 students to running as a fun form of physical activity while teaching students basic concepts of cardiovascular health.

City Parks Foundation
New York, NY

In summer 2009, City Parks Track & Field reached more children than ever before-providing 2,097 children with free track and field instruction in 13 neighborhood parks in low income neighborhoods of New York City-getting kids to run and stay fit all summer long. We also launched our first ever track and field program for children with physical disabilities and special needs.

Maryhurst
Louisville, KY

We are very pleased by how active our children have become. Our activities center is in use virtually 365 days a year. Almost half of our children who struggle with weight issues have lost pounds and/or inches after participating in the program’s fitness activities. The wellness activities supported by the Foundation have improved our children’s fitness and their quality of life.

Cabot County Cruisers
Cabot, AR

As childhood obesity statistics rise, I love knowing that in my small city, kids are learning about health and nutrition, and that exercise is becoming a fun part of every day. While we were making progress on our own, the grant has allowed us to expand in so many ways. I know that we are impacting the lives of these children and their families … and we are setting an example for the state of Arkansas.

Score 1 For Health
Kansas City, MO

Thanks to grant support, Score 1 For Health embarked on its first-ever partnership with a local track club organization to ensure children from one of Kansas City’s neediest neighborhoods were introduced to the great sport of running and staying active this past fall through a new program we call ‘Run for Your Health.’