FOUNDED 1999 the brian muha f oundation Our 15th Year … Forever Family Responsibility – Attitude – Compassion – Excellence – Reverence Our 9th Year APRIL SPRING Celebrate Easter! A P R I L Be a COMPANION! (See page 2) 5 Celebrations Cover Volunteers/Donors p. 2 Program Spotlight(s) p. 3 Other Fundraisers p. 4 People Spotlight(s) p. 5 5K Walk-Run 2nd Annual Weekend ENTRY: $25 Each; Families of 3=$60; of 4=$80; of 5=$100 Reflective Thoughts Contemplations Community Outreach Principal Fundraisers Your Involvement p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 Back Children & Adults Welcome! Sunday May 31 At the Track St. Charles Preparatory High School 2010 East Broad Street Registration/Packet Pickup 7:30AM or Register On-Line (See Link Below) Race/Walk 9AM SPONSOR LEVELS https://premierraces.org/index.php?option=com_eventbooking&view=event&id=288&catid=1&Itemid=352 TO BECOME A SPONSOR CONTACT: [email protected] $1,000 RACER Level: T-Shirt + 6 Free Registrations + Logo/Name on Program Cover + Banner + at Website + Facebook $500 RUNNER Level: 4 Free Registrations + All Others above $250 SPRINTER Level: 2 Free Registrations + All Others but Banner $150 COURSE SIGNS: 1 Free registration + Logo/Name on track-side sign JOIN US ON BrianMuhaFoundation @TheBrianMuhaFDN 2 SPRING – APRIL 2015 We Need You! WHERE? WHEN? The Center, 880 S Wayne Weekdays 1 – 7 PM; Saturdays (As Scheduled) The Farm, 2500 Gardner Rd, Groveport Summer Afternoons At Your Home: Anytime WHY?: We need volunteers each day to help with the children's homework, playing and meals, chores, other skills, and sports/ recreation. HOW?: Volunteer (our training manual and instructions on joining us are available) at www.WIGGIO.com. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Every time you place an AMAZON order, please do so from our charitable giving custom URL: http://smile.amazon. com/ch/34-1920357 WENDELL'S TO DONATE 5% OF PURCHASES Obtain – and activate – a Rewards Card at WENDELL’S and every purchase you make will earn 5% for The Foundation. You may receive a Wendell's Charity Card by e-mailing your address to Jetta Wright at: [email protected] The RACERS’ EDGE FOOD PANTRY’S DAILY NEEDS Protein-rich foods. Fruit roll ups/cups. Pudding cups. Juice boxes/pouches. www.Wendells.net 925 N. State Westerville 614-818-0400 You may drop non-perishables Tue. to Thu. from 2-6 PM at the Center – or anytime on the front porch at: 874 Helenhurst Ct. Westerville COMMUNITY REWARDS It's time to enroll/re-enroll to help us earn money for The Brian Muha Foundation/Run the Race Club. If you already have an account, sign in with your email address and password, click on My Account and scroll down to Community Awards or at krogercommunityrewards.com have your Kroger Plus Card handy and click on Sign In/ Register and SIGN UP TODAY in the “New Customer?” box. Enter your zip code, favorite store, and email address, create a password, and agree to the terms and conditions. Follow-up by checking your in-box and clicking the link within the email. Click on My Account, using your email address and password to proceed. Input your Kroger Plus card number. Update or confirm your information. Enter NPO number 84023 and select Brian Muha Memorial Foundation from the list. Confirm. To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see the Foundation listed on the right side of your info page. COMPANION(S ) “One who breaks bread with another” High Schoolers/Collegians/Adults Positions Available at the Center Earn up to $9 per Hour Mon.-Thurs. from 2 or 3 PM -7 PM for varying age groups. You will share with and accompany 5-10 Racers to activities, dinners, instruction and cleaning up … and will get to know them! Volunteers Too! Send resume(s) to: CEO RACHEL MUHA [email protected] PROGRAM(S) SPOTLIGHTS SPRING - APRIL 2015 3 CENTER “No Cost” BOYS-COED-GIRLS BASKETBALL AWAITING CITY APPROVALS – THUS BEING DELAYED TO LATE SPRING WHO?: Kids Ages 3-5 WHAT? Pre-School WHERE?: RTRC Center 880 S. Wayne WHEN: 7:30 AM–3:30 PM (UNTIL 6 PM if needed!) Monday - Friday COST?: $147/WK! Paid by PFCC/Title XX, Early Start Columbus Grant, Angel Scholarship (private donations to cover private pay) Administrator TERRIE RAGLAND [email protected] IF CENTER’S/YOUR AVAILABILITY SCHEDULES PERMIT ... COME … WATCH US WEEKENDS (IN THE GYM) Coordinator SEAN SEGGERSON [email protected] facebook View a photo gallery here too! International Children's Book Day is an annual event, which is held on around April 2, the birth date of Hans Christian Andersen. It is sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). According to the IBBY Web site, "International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books." The 2015 sponsor of International Children's Book Day is IBBY United Arab Emirates. The theme is "Many Cultures One Story." The poster, which was designed by Nasim Abaeian, shows a little girl with a butterfly net catching books that are floating in the sky. Marwa Obaid Rashid Al Aqroubi is the author explaining the theme. www.facebook.com/pages/The-BrianMuha-Memorial-Foundation-IncTheRun-The-Race-Club/195835117128031 To view a gallery of Run The Race Club activities and events please register at: runtheraceclub.shutterfly.com/signup YOU CAN VIEW MANY OF THE EVENTS LISTED IN THIS NEWSLETTER 4 OTHER FUNDRAISERS SPRING - APRIL 2015 RUN THE RACE STOLEN 15-PASSENGER VAN REPLACEMENT FUND FEB. 11 9:50 P.M. = VAN STOLEN! FEB. 13 A.M. = FUND STARTED! GOFUNDME.COM/RUNTHERACE TWO LARGE DOLLAR OFF-LINE DONATIONS WERE PLEDGED BEFORE GOFUNDME BEGAN! $ 9,200 Raised in a Single Day! $ 14,000 After 2 Days! $2,500 Donors = 0 + 1 = 1 $1,000 Donors = 2 + 0 = 2 $500+ Donors = 4 + 1 = 5 $250+ Donors = 4 + 1 = 5 $100+ Donors = 18 + 6 = 24 <$100 Donors = 64 + 16 = 80 Total Donors = 92 +25 = 117 $10,000 = INITIAL GOAL! = MET! $25,000 = REVISED GOAL! = MET! $35,000 = NEW GOAL! St. Francis DeSales High School has been voted a semi-finalist for a $10,000 grant for its school- sponsored Run the Race Club! DeSales students have embraced the club’s mission and created its own student-lead chapter. This grant would pro-vide transportation for DeSales students to the RTR center/farm, perform a home make-over for one of the neediest families and much more. To learn more … go to http://nbc4i.upickem.net/engine/Votes.aspx?Pa geType=VOTING&contestid=153547 They need your help to win by voting for them! You must register to vote! Vote for St. Frances DeSales Run the Race Club www.NBC4MakeADifference.com. Don't forget to vote once a day through Monday, March 23rd! Help them win the Make A Difference grant. PEOPLE SPOTLIGHT(S) SPRING - APRIL 2015 5 http://www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org/about_us.html The Columbus Folk Music Society, Inc. is organized to operate exclusively as a not-for-profit corporation for educational, cultural, and charitable purposes. The society's goals include, but are not limited to, the following: To promote the appreciation, understanding, private playing, public performance, and enjoyment of folk music, song, dance, storytelling, and other folk arts inclusive of all cultures. To improve and expand folk art communications. To support folk artists and other worthy cultural and charitable activities and organizations. To provide opportunities for public folk performances. To promote national and international folk art performances. “Joyful Spirit. That's what comes to mind when jamming with the kids from Run the Race and watching those who've have won Kirby scholarships perform. The future of folk music lies with children simply reveling in the wonder, happiness, and confidence that music sparks.” BILL COHEN Society Board Member Please join us! (see page 8) Here is a list of the CFMS folks who have come out on various occasions to jam with the kids: Joe Baringhaus, Bill Cohen, Tom Nagel, Larry Staats, Linda McDonald, Terry Keller, Hal Pepinski, Don Newton, Bob Dunham, Sandy Bonneville … and two teachers: Stephen Schneider (drums) Mike Neeley (tin whistle) 6 SPRING - APRIL 2015 REFLECTIVE THOUGHTS WALK SLOWLY by Danna Faulds THESE FOUR WORDS BECAME/REMAIN THE CLUB SONG OF THE LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND) SOCCER TEAM SINCE THE 1960’S AND THE CORPS SONG OF THE MADISON (WISCONSIN) (BOY) SCOUTS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS SINCE THE 1970’S It only takes a reminder to breathe, a moment to be still, and just like that, something in me settles, softens, make space for imperfection. The harsh voice of judgment drops to a whisper and I remember again that life isn’t a relay race; that we all will cross the finish line; that waking up to life is what we were born for. As many times as I forget to catch myself charging forward, without even knowing where I am going, that many times I can make the choice to stop, to breathe, and be, and walk slowly into the mystery. IN MAY, YOU’LL FIND BRIAN’S 15-YR/2014 MEMORIAL’ KEEPSAKE! POEM FOR SPRING FRIENDSHIP Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT PRAYERS FOR EASTER CONTEMPLATIONS SPRING - APRIL 2015 • Illinois Born 1889 – Died 1971 (Age 82) AGNES • Westerville Ohio Resident 1895 – 1912(?) MEYER • OSU Graduate 1911/Otterbein Coed prior • WWI U.S. Navy Yeomanette 1918 (WAVE? 1942) • Navy Cryptanalyst until 1949 (31 yrs) • Responsible for helping decode WW2 Japanese Naval (JN-25)/German (ENIGMA) encrypted communication/operations codes • Worked in Hawaii & at National Security Agency • Buried at Arlington National Cemetery • Known as Madame X or Miss Aggie • Childhood home donated to Anti-Saloon League for its headquarters by father (Otterbein faculty) DRISCOLL • Movie IMITATION GAME analyst is Joan Clarke s MARCH 2015 AN HONOREE were afraid to QUOTES 7 8 SPRING – APRIL 2015 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS – AN “ASIDE” INDIVIDUALS #4 Div I Sectional Tori Pappas 225+219+215=659 #6 Div I District Tori Pappas 192+226+167=585 #1 Div I State Final Tori Pappas 190+204+225=619 #1 First Team ALL OHIO GIRLS TEAM Tori Pappas INDIVIDUALS #4 Div II District Andy Row 160+217+187=564 State Champion TORI PAPPAS #9 Div II District Ryan O’Harra DIV II BOYS 190+181+168=541 DIV I GIRLS SECTIONAL SECTIONAL CHAMPS & DISTRICT + DISTRICT 3RD + RUNNERSUP STATE 8th PLACE DIDN’T PLACE (QTR FINALIST) AT STATE BRIGGS BISHOP READY 212 East Broad Street - Columbus, OH 43215 - 614-241-2526 cathedralmusic.org The Office of Tenebrae - Good Friday, April 3 8 p.m. The Cathedral Schola's annual performance of music for Tenebrae, including Thomas Tallis' Lamentations of Jeremiah, has become one of the Cathedral's most popular events. The evening is marked by the gradual extinction of candles, culminating in the performance of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere in a completely darkened Cathedral. "Ohio Mourns: The Music of Abraham Lincoln's 1865 Funeral Observances“ - Sunday, April 26 3 p.m. Suggested donation of $10 each at the door. The Cathedral Schola will join musicologist Thomas J. Kernan, the leading scholarly authority on the musical memorialization of Abraham Lincoln, for a lecture recital exploring the hymns, songs, and rituals employed for the late president's obsequies in downtown Columbus. This event coincides with Ohio's commemoration of the U.S. Civil War Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary). Annual Central Ohio Folk Festival (MAY 2-4, 2015) Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park – Galloway OH • A Saturday evening concert with a headliner and an opening act. • Workshops Sat/Sun for beginners and seasoned folk artists. • Spotlight concerts Sat/Sun (open to the public) feature local favorites and new acts. • Jamming tent, drum circle, instrument petting zoo, • Metro Park nature displays. Sat/Sun in the park for children and families with hands-on activities and sing-a-longs. Closing song circle (everyone welcome). For more details see: http://www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org/COFF_2014.html PRINCIPAL FUNDRAISERS SPRING - APRIL 2015 9 PRINCIPAL FUNDRAISERS (Mark Your Calendars & Volunteer!) >> WATCH FOR A BROCHURE IN YOUR MAILBOX! 16th Annual << Saturday July 18. 2015 Please come ready to bid in the Live Auction. Many extraordinary items are anticipated. SPONSOR LEVELS $5,000 = PLATINUM Logo Prominent Ads/Signage + 1-Team + Web List $3,000 = PRESENTING Logo Premier Ads/Signage + Team Entry $750 = GOLD Hole Sponsor + $500 = SILVER Banner List + $250 = BRONZE Program List + $150 = HOLE SPONSOR s APRIL UNCLE SAM’S FUND RAISER 36 team Scramble! – contact: Doug Gamin 614-890-6073 Volunteers/Sponsors – Cash/Live Auction/Door Prize Donors – contact: [email protected] CHRISTMAS 2015 PAJAMA PANTS FOR RTR Hello Run the Race Family. We have received a wonderful offer from a mother and daughter team (Joan and Mary Ann) to "Sew for Service". They would like to make the pajama bottoms we will be distributing to the Racers and their families this Christmas 2015. The snow is just starting to melt, but there is a lot of sewing to be done by December! We hope to have the supplies to Joan and Mary Ann by May 1, 2015. Our hope is for winter or Christmas themed fabric if it is still available. Items can be placed in bags labeled with "PJ's for 2015" and brought to: -The RTR center at 880 S. Wayne Avenue -Pam Heil's office (The Massey Teen Room) at St. Brigid of Kildare, Dublin or front porches of: -874 Helenhurst Ct., Westerville 1004 Ashmead Drive, Gahanna 6234 Deeside Drive, Dublin Please sign up at: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0D4DADAC28AB9-christmas1/4860812 10 SPRING – APRIL 2015 YOUR INVOLVEMENT From the Desk of Jim Snyder EDITOR 880 S Wayne Ave Columbus SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED DONUM DEI FARM 2500 Gardner Rd Galloway Franciscan University Steubenville www.franciscan.edu St. Charles Preparatory School www.stcharlesprep.org COMMUNICATIONS (See bottom of p. 1!) Media are available to tell our story … past, present and future. Unless otherwise stated, view them at our club website: www.BrianMuhaFoundation.org Slides: “Run the Race Club: 2005 to the Present & Beyond” “The Legend of #6” at St. Charles (inside the Club’s May 2014 Newsletter) “15th Anniversary Tribute” to Brian’s Death (insert to the Club’s Summer 2014 Newsletter) Foundation/Club Awards List Video: “Run The Race Club 2013” by Jack Campise http://youtube/nstQQ7Z2r9U WebQuest: “Run the Race Club” by Kathleen Cianca http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=218559 DONATIONS … Cash Donations may be made through the foundation’s/club’s website (www.BrianMuhaFoundation.org) or mailed via the USPS to: …. Non-Cash Donations may be delivered to the Center or to: Brian Muha Foundation 874 Helenhurst Ct. Westerville OH 43081 The Brian Muha Memorial Foundation, Inc. (I.D. #341920357) and the Run the Race Club, Inc. (I.D. #452503352) are recognized by the IRS as 501(c)3 charities. Your donations are tax deductible. TEAMWORK LOVE Next Issue May 23rd Send draft articles/photos or ideas/inquiries/requests to: [email protected] (Entries are based on ads/info sent to the Editor. He truly apologizes for any inaccuracy. Tell him the error! He’ll fix it!) 8 ISSUE Winter – January Jan 03 Winter – February Feb 14 Spring – April Apr 4 Spring – May May 23 Summer – July Jul 04 Summer – August Aug 22 Fall – October Oct 03 Fall – November Nov 21 SCHEDULE You may (un)subscribe to the RTRC newsletter at the Contact (Us) Tab of BrianMuhaFoundation.org The Center, Run the Race Club and RTR logos are the work of Jennifer Bitler at: Doxology Design P.O. Box 3433, Westerville OH 43086 Embracer Bear CARING RESPECT
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