Get Your Rear in Gear 2011 in review…thank “you!”

As 2011 draws to a close, we want to thank “you” for making it possible.  Without our participants, event chairs, survivors, warriors, donors and sponsors, the difference being made would have not happened in this past year.  From planning, to race day and grants going back into the community, we educated, increased screening and we are giving back thousands to communities.

A few highlights in 2011 include:

• Growing to 35 race events,  from 23 in 2010  and held over 40 total events
• Welcoming Chattanooga, TN, Fort Myers, FL, Winston-Salem, NC, Baton Rouge, LA, Oxford, CT, Wichita, KS, Kansas City, MO, Phenix City, AL, Muscatine, IA, Saratoga, NY, Lake St. Louis, MO, Milwaukee, WI, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA, Irvine, CA
• Registering over 24,000 true participants with upwards of 30,000 people partaking in the events, including over 400 survivors and thousands of volunteers

Like all organizations, we recognize that who we are today is different than in our beginning.  We are focused on continuing to grow our events to serve our nation’s top two priorities for colorectal cancer – screening and education.  We intend to continue to communicate to our constituents, government and media in a manner that represents optimism.  Our updated mission statement is “to empower local communities to promote prevention and early detection of colon cancer and to provide support to those affected.”

Please enjoy the video created by Liz Lantz, volunteer and niece of Susie Lindquist Mjelde. Thank you for a great year!  “You” made it happen.

Sincerely,

Kristin Lindquist Tabor

President & Founder