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Team Fisher House
Marine Corps Marathon & MCM 10K
Running for Military Families
October 26, 2008

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Registration for the Team Fisher House - 2008 Marine Corps Marathon and MCM 10K has begun. The team will be running in the 33rd Marine Corps Marathon and 10K on Sunday, October 26, 2008. Team Fisher House has just a $500 minimum fundraising requirement!

Joining Team Fisher House is a great way to run in the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon or MCM 10K If you're looking for motivation and support, Team Fisher House is the team to join. Our team web site will have links to all the information you need to train, to raise funds, and to plan your race weekend. The Team Coordinator will send regular e-mails so you receive up-to-date team event information and fund-raising support. She will make sure you have all the tools you need to make your fund-raising successful and the information you need to make your race weekend activities go smoothly. The Team Trainer will provide training advice, schedules, and tips along the way. She will post dated training calendars on the team web site, allowing you to choose which program is right for you. She will also be available by e-mail for individual training questions.

To become a member of the team, all we ask of you is to raise a minimum of $500 for Fisher House Foundation. Fisher House Foundation is the premiere private foundation for supporting military families, primarily during a medical crisis. The Foundation has built 38 "comfort homes" on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers, and has made support to the service men and women wounded or injured in Iraq or Afghanistan its highest priority. The Foundation has received the highest possible ratings from the "watch dog" organizations that evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit organizations: For every dollar donated to Fisher House Foundation, 97.5 cents goes directly into the Fisher House program. "Overhead," the combination of management and fundraising expenses, is only 2.5 cents. Your support will enable Fisher House to provide "comfort homes" to severely wounded or ill service members and their families. Find out more about the great works of Fisher House Foundation by visiting the web site: www.fisherhouse.org

As a member of the team you will receive the following:
When you register:

• Guaranteed slot in the 33rd Marine Corps Marathon or 10K
• Opportunity to raise money for a very worthy cause

To Help You Raise Money for Fisher House:

• Personal Fund-raising Web Site devoted to Team Fisher House
• Operate your own fund-raising web site - set up is easy and most of the formatting and designing has been done for you
• Personalize your own fundraising page
• Add a photo
• Post a personal note
• Monitor your contributions online
• Add cash and checks to your contribution total
• Send thank you notes by e-mail
• Sample contribution letters that can be personalized
• Donation confirmation letters sent automatically
• Incentives for Most Money Raised

Throughout the Program:

• Training tips and advice from the team trainer: Stacy Toner
• Administrative and Race Weekend updates from team coordinator: Cathy Cabrey

Race Weekend:

• Great rate at a D.C. area Hotel near Metro line
• Team Fisher House Pasta Dinner for Team Members, Families, Friends & Volunteers
• Great way to meet your fellow teammates in person
• Team Photo
• Motivational speaker
• Friends and family are invited
• Gift Bags and Incentive Gifts will be distributed at dinner
• Race Day Team T-shirts (to be worn during marathon)
• Great wicking fabric
• Team logo on front and back
• Will be mailed out mid-September so that you can spend time running in them before the marathon

Team Tent (close to start/finish lines)

• Laptops with online access to monitor runners' progress
• Food and drink pre- and post-race
• Place for friends and family to wait
• Post-race pictures
• Storage of personal items during race
• A screened changing area
• Cheering squad!

Spectator Activities:

• Join the team at the Team Fisher House Pasta Dinner on Saturday, October 25, 2007
• Join the Fisher House Mile Markers!
• Hold Team Fisher House support signs at each mile marker to cheer for the team runners
• Food and drink in Team tent on race day
• Congratulate and cheer for all team runners as they enter the tent after the race
• Take photos

Event: 33rd Marine Corps Marathon
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008
Schedule:

• 10/23 - 10/25 Runners Expo (mandatory race packet pick-up)
• 10/25: Team Fisher House Dinner & Photo
• 10/26: Marathon & 10K

Register Now!

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Fisher House™ Foundation, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Donations are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.