- The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley will celebrate its 123rd birthday this year. (Incidentally, this year will be the 120th running of the Boston Marathon.)
- RMMV's doors are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (yes, 366 this year).
- From 10/1/14-9/31/15, RMMV served 230,315 meals.
- That same fiscal year saw 47,657 overnight stays.
- The average number of people sleeping at the RMMV is 120-150 people per night.
- The RMMV's annual budget of just over $2,000,000 is provide solely by private donations.
- 79% of those donations go directly to clients, meaning RMMV maintains very little in overhead costs.
Please consider these very real statistics as you give and share this fundraising campaign.
And speaking of the Mission Possible campaign, I have some exciting news. First, I have raised my goal to $26,200. If you have already contributed, thank you, and know there is nothing stopping you from giving again (and again and again, as you are moved to give). Second, March Matching Madness. I have (thus far) recruited three households who will each match March's total donations, up to $2500! With seven weeks until race day, this is a huge encouragement to me personally, but also an enormous blessing to the Rescue Mission, its staff, volunteers, and clients. I am beyond thrilled about this development in the fundraising campaign. If you are willing and able to join March's matching donors (even if not for the full $2500), please don't hesitate to contact me about that. You could even assemble to team of people to be part of the the matching campaign.
Finally, this week's training log. Things shifted a little out of necessity, but this will all see familiar.
Monday: XT at the House of Cakes
Tuesday: 8.04 miles
Wednesday: 8.02 miles
Thursday: XT @ BTF!
Friday: 4.39 miles
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: 12.06 miles
Total: 32.51 miles
February's mileage: 131 miles
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, November 2013
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