Run-A-Thon

Summer for Lifeline is almost here!! Our kids only have two and a half weeks left of school and then we leap into summer activities. If you are anything like me (Jenna), the minute I looked at our calendar, I stress out haha. But it is full of opportunities to make and develop deeper personal relationships with our elementary kids. Lifeline's weekly activities will include going to the neighborhood pool twice a week, having open gym, River Run BBQ's, and having an open clubhouse for kids to come hangout. Then in June, fifth and sixth graders have the opportunity to go to a week-long church camp, learn about Jesus, and be outdoors in His creation. That same week, our third and fourth graders can attend a VBS put on by the church Caleb and I attend, Sugar Grove. Caleb and I will also be taking kids camping in tents and sleeping bags 3 or 4 times this summer.  Almost none of them have ever gone camping so that should be a lot of fun.

On May 26th, we at Lifeline are having a Run-A-Thon. The Run-A-Thon is something that Lifeline has done for many years. It is an opportunity to raise awareness for what we are doing as well as get the community and our kids to get more involved in raising money for Lifeline. The runners (local runners) as well as Lifeline supporters and kids try to get as many people to pledge money as possible for them to complete a 5, 10, or 15K run. The goal behind the Run-A-Thon is to raise enough funds to pay for all our summer activies. We need funds in order to take kids camping, to go to the pool, to feed them lunch, etc.Caleb and I are excited for our first Run-A-Thon. It's no Bloomsday but it will be fun to run a race with our elementary kids. I will probably go with the kids who want to take a slower pace and Caleb wants to run with all the kids that want to run.

We are asking for prayers for this event, that it will go smoothly, we can get a lot of Lifeline kids involved, and also that we can raise enough money to pay for our summer events! Also if you decide you would like to make a pledge for the Stantons as we run the race we would love that. (We are getting killed by other staff members in pledges right now!!) You can help support us at Lifeline with a one-time gift so that we can keep doing our summer activities. All you have to do is send an e-mail to either of us with your address, phone number and the amount you would like to pledge: $10, $15, $20 or more. We only need the pledge now, and would be collecting the tax-deductible pledges by mail after the race.

Thanks so much! God Bless!!

Caleb - caleb@yfcministries.com
Jenna- jenna.l.stanton@gmail.com