Anne Mahlum, a High School classmate of mine, is the Founder and President of Back on My Feet, in Philadelphia. Please take a couple minutes to read about her and her organization that has worked to encourage self-sufficiency of the homeless population through running as a means to build confidence, strength, and self-esteem.Back on My Feet has been chosen as one of the top 10 hero stories of 2008 by CNN.
Now, please take a couple minutes to watch an inspiring video, here, on Anne and this wonderful
organization. After you have watched the video, I encourage you to vote for her story.
I am sharing this with you because this is not only a person I know and have a connection to, but I feel that this is another reminder to all of us how a running can make such a difference in a community. Most of you, my fellow bloggers, are avid runners and know what running can do to the mind and body. This organization is just another example of the good that comes out of running.
She did find her love of running on the flat streets of Bismarck, ND.... and all the positives that come out of it.
The results of the voting will be revealed during CNN HEROES: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE Thanksgiving night at 9PM ET.
23 comments:
I read her story - that is awesome what she is doing. I voted for her too!
I read about her on Laurel's blog last week and voted for her then!
What an awesome cause!
Yep, my vote is in! Very inspiring!!!
I voted for her. It is an awesome program.
I voted. She is doing great things and your support of your friend's cause is wonderful too.
Wow that's so cool! I definitely voted for her!
That's awesome.. I just voted for her.
What an awesome story! I'm not sure if I can vote cause I'm canadian, but I'll check it out!
What's amazing is that I already found that Heros voting on CNN and voted for her last week. Pretty awesome! The power of the running community.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing! :)
I already voted for her! Laurel is running her marathon for the cause. Totally killer!
You must have had an awesome high school.
She's got my vote!
That was great! I totally voted for her! What a fantastic way to help out people in a difficult situation!
Yay Philly! I just donated to Back on my feet on Laurel's blog. She's running the Philly marathon and raising funds for back on my feet.
http://laurelruns.blogspot.com/2008/10/three-things.html
Awesome! I'm so glad to see another running blogger getting behind this foundation. And it's cool you went to school with her. I have never met her, but my husband is doing some research with them.
Are you from Philly?
Wow, this is so cool!
"Awesome" is thrown around all over the place, but this really is deserving of the adjective! One vote from Georgia coming up!
I met her when I was in Philadelphia.
I remember hearing this story and being so impressed by it! Talk about inspiring! How fun that you have a connection!
Awesome story...what a cause!!!
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www.marathonrandy.blogspot.com
Hope you can find me...
That is pretty cool.
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