Philadelphia
ING Run For Something Better in Philadelphia
Program Overview:
- The program will kick off with a mile run event held at Franklin Field on Thursday during the ING Philadelphia Distance Run week. ING provides transportation, lunches, t-shirts and incentives to the participants at the kickoff mile event. Participants who participate will continue running in school 4 days a week, for 12 weeks to complete their program and receive a finishing medal at their school hosted 4K runs. Each participant will run over 150 miles throughout the program.
Beneficiaries:
- ING Run For Something Better partners with Elite Racing's Foundation for Children, Education and Medical Research to implement the IRFSB program in the School District of Philadelphia.
Statistics:
- In 2009, over 1,000 children kicked off their program at a mile run event at Franklin Field. They will run nearly 156,000 miles throughout the program.
