Run for Ruby!

 

We have spent the last 6 months planning Ruby's run. Last year it was the perfect thing for us to pour our grief into. When my heart ached, I would sit down and make plans for the run. This year it has been more fun planning it, and making it be a day of celebration. The Run for Ruby comes on her 2nd Birthday this year. I know it will be hard, but I can't think of a better way to spend it. We will have friends and family all together, doing something to make a difference in honor of our girl. 

I realized this morning I haven't posted anything on my blog yet about this year's run, and it is only a week away. 

I know a lot of you do not live near, or are out of state, but we wanted to make sure to let everyone know they are invited. It is January 5th, in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.  If you are close, please come! We have a 5k, 10k, and a Kids Run. Red Cross will be there doing a blood drive, Be the Match adding people to the bone marrow registery, and of course Donate Life, to register people as organ donors. We have a radio station, AMP 97.1 coming to play music and do giveaways, and we have bounce houses, face painting and an awesome raffle! 

If you live far away, and can't come, you can still participate! If you register as an "Out of State Participant" we will mail you the Run for Ruby T-shirt, the medal, bib number, and some goodies from the bags next week. You can run on your own, or with friends that day, and send us pictures that we can post on our Facebook page on on here! Last year we had about 50 people do this, and it was so fun to see pictures from all over of people running for our Ruby girl. 

Blog readers can use this Promo Code: BLOGREADER to get $10 off registration making the 5k: $30, the 10k: $40 and the kids run only $5.00. Out of State would be $15, but the cut off to register out of state is the 1st. We will then need to mail these out in time for the 5th!

This is our main fundraiser for the year to make sure we can keep putting on our events, and most importantly raise awareness about organ donation, and to help families that are waiting, weeks, months, and even years on end waiting for transplants.