Holt Ambassadors participate in the Omaha Marathon
Holt runners and aid station volunteers came together to participate in the Omaha Marathon 2009 to raise money and awareness for the Holt Ethiopia program. Nearly 15 Holt runners participated in the 10K and the half marathon portions of the event, and another 10 volunteers helped out by directing runners along the route and handing out Holt items at the finish line.
Through the team’s hard work and passionate efforts, runners were able to raise $3,565, making the event a huge success! This money will go to provide the children in Ethiopia with much needed medical supplies.
The race began at 7:00 AM, and as the Holt team began the first mile, minds were focused not so much on the physical race that the team was running, but on the figurative race – the race to bring medical supplies to the children who are waiting in Holt’s care in Ethiopia.
Every child deserves a home, and while these children wait for their forever families, the team focused their minds on Holt’s dedication to providing a safe and healthy environment for them. Some runners wore pictures of their own children on their Holt t-shirts, those waiting to come home and those who have already come home, and this helped add a very personal touch to the race. The mood was festive, but everyone was keenly aware of the seriousness of the cause.
“Several runners commented on the picture I pinned to the back of my shirt of my son Jack wearing his most infectious grin! It helped open the door to conversations about Holt and our cause,” said Holt mom Cathy Morin.
“The marathon was a good fit for us to use our passion to do something good,” said Holt mom-in-waiting Amy Becker. “We are 
adopting from Haiti and it is a lengthy process, a true marathon of waiting. We started a blog for family and friends to contribute miles to our run. Weekly we have folks logging 15-25 miles and we are up over 1,000. Raising money for a quality organization like Holt, doing something we love, is a real honor.”
Juliet Brown and Cathy Morin, team organizers and Holt moms, want to extend a special thank you to all runners and volunteers and their families for making Holt’s participation in the Omaha Marathon 2009 a huge success.
Please contact Cathy if you are interested in participating as a runner or volunteer at next year’s event.
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