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Please join us for CLT Runs 4Wards

Please join us next week for CLT Runs 4wards. During this annual event, the RunningWorks Team takes to the streets of Uptown to run (and walk) the city’s four wards to distribute warm winter wear, toiletries and other much-needed items along with community resource pamphlets to help those experiencing homelessness in our community.

This year’s two-day event will be held Tuesday, February 19 and Tuesday, February 26. Each day, the team will meet at 5:00 pm at RWHQ, located at 901-E North Tryon Street, to assemble care packages before hitting the streets. We hope you can join us. For more information about volunteering, please email volunteer@runningworks.org.

Donations are welcome. While we have many items on hand, we are still in need of blankets, water bottles, hats and gloves. If you can’t join us on February 19 or 26, online donations can be made here. Continue reading “Please join us for CLT Runs 4Wards”

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Meredith goes to LA to meet Yogi Roth

Running has opened many doors for RunningWorks Founder and Executive Director Meredith Dolhare. She says some of those doors presented challenges and others presented opportunities beyond her wildest dreams.

RunningWorks Founder and Executive Director Meredith Dolhare says she was honored to appear as a guest on the Yogi Roth Show.

As an accomplished ultrarunner and elite athlete, Meredith has had the opportunity to compete in races all over the globe including the Brazil 175 Ultramarathon, the Badwater 135-mile footrace through Death Valley in the heat of summer, the Kona Ironman World Championship, and the Furnace Creek 508 mile cycling race, just to name a few.

“Running has allowed me to meet the most incredible people in the world,” she says. Recently, Meredith added meeting Yogi Roth to that list of incredible encounters.

In February, Meredith was invited out to L.A. to be a guest on the Yogi Roth Show.   The popular podcast explores the humanity in sports. Continue reading “Meredith goes to LA to meet Yogi Roth”

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RW kicks off annual winter clothing drive for neighbors in need

Dozens of people from all over the Charlotte area participated in the inaugural Strip It To Give It 5k Race on Saturday, January 5. Runners showed up dressed in extra layers of clothes and warm winter wear which they later striped off during the race for charity. Items collected will be distributed to neighbors in need during our annual CLT Runs 4Wards event. Continue reading “RW kicks off annual winter clothing drive for neighbors in need”

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Help RunningWorks GIVE GOOD this holiday season!

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the RunningWorks Team is inviting you to join us in kicking it off with #GivingTuesdayCLT Presented by Wells Fargo and powered by SHARE Charlotte.

#GivingTuesdayCLT (Nov. 20-27) is Charlotte’s local response to the global #GivingTuesday movement. Occurring this year on November 27, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday giving season and inspired people to collaborate in improving their local communities by giving back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.

RunningWorks is doing our part to help make the Charlotte community stronger. This #GivingTuesday, help us give the gift of housing to six of our most dedicated team members who are making the transition out of homelessness. Continue reading “Help RunningWorks GIVE GOOD this holiday season!”

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Program Update: Lotus Housing Pilot is a major success for RW Team

Since 2012, RunningWorks has been dedicated to the cause of reducing homelessness in our community.

We have seen firsthand how the need for more affordable housing in Charlotte has reached a critical level as housing costs continue to outpace wages for low-income renters.

According to a new study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a person earning minimum wage would have to work 103 hours a week just afford a two-bedroom apartment in Charlotte. Continue reading “Program Update: Lotus Housing Pilot is a major success for RW Team”

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RunningWorks takes on the growing need to address mental health in our community

There are many reasons a person or family can become homeless.

Many of us are aware of the financial factors, such as poverty and unemployment, but according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, one of the chief causes of homelessness in the United States is mental illness. Continue reading “RunningWorks takes on the growing need to address mental health in our community”

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Partner Spotlight: Trinity Partners is committed to building stronger communities in Carolinas

The team at Trinity Partners has stepped up in a major way for the RunningWorks Team this year. In addition to sponsoring our annual 12-Hour Run to End Homelessness in June, Trinity Partners also came aboard as the title sponsor for our annual event, Metamorphosis 2018: The Social Butterfly Experiment. This year’s event was held September 22 at LaCa Projects.

Trinity Partners is the brainchild of founding partners David Allen, Gary Chesson and Peter Conway. The thriving commercial real estate firm was founded in 1998 and built on three core principles: to be passionate, entrepreneurial and best in class. Continue reading “Partner Spotlight: Trinity Partners is committed to building stronger communities in Carolinas”

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It’s Mental: 6 ways running benefits your mind

Many of us are well aware of the physical benefits of running. It can help you maintain a healthy weight. It’s effective at preventing muscle and bone loss. It also helps to lower your risks for stroke, diabetes, hypertension and a host of other physical ailments. However, not all of us are aware of how beneficial running can be for our mental health. Here are six amazing ways running is good for your mind: Continue reading “It’s Mental: 6 ways running benefits your mind”

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Get Involved: Share Charlotte Encouraging the local community to do some good!

The Charlotte community has a well-earned reputation for being among the most charitable communities in the nation.

According our friends at Share Charlotte, local residents completed an incredible 1,076,837 acts of GOOD during last year’s annual #GivingTuesdayCLT campaign. That’s a significant number because it coincides with Mecklenburg County’s estimated population for 2018. Continue reading “Get Involved: Share Charlotte Encouraging the local community to do some good!”