:) MINESWEEPERS
Minesweepers® is the world's first and only running charity dedicated to raising funds for landmine clearance. This group was started in the fall of 2001 as a project of the United Nations Association-San Francisco Chapter's Young Professional Group.
On June 2, 2002 we ran our first marathon together, the Rock & Roll Marathon in San Diego.
We had 16 runners from Boston, Hartford, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Half of them never finished a marathon, but with the help of our training program, every single one of them finished. All the funds they raised were sent to a mine affected community in Vietnam and our biggest fundraiser won a trip to Vietman.
On October 26th, 2003 a team of Minesweepers® ran the 28th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC to raise funds for landmine clearance. Most of the group had already run a marathon in the past, but all were still apprehensive about running 26.2 miles. However, the team had extra motivation because they were also running in memory of Cpl. Travis Bradach-Nall, a Marine killed while clearing landmines near Karbala, Iraq.
The weather held up as much as their desire to complete their respective goals. The fastest time was 3:40 and all runners waited until the last team member crossed the finished line and met proudly wearing their finisher's medals. The Second Team raised over $11,000 for landmine clearance.
:: We're getting teams ready for the San Francisco Half-Marathon on July 29 and the New York Marathon on November 4th. We're looking for runners and sponsors. For more information, please e-mail us!
We're looking for runners, team captains, sponsors and donors. Please contact us here for more info.
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