Blisters for Sisters 2009

CONGRATULATIONS to all the Blisters for Sisters runners who ran and completed the Colfax Marathon or Half-Marathon on May 17th, the San Diego Rock 'N" Roll Marathon on May 31st and the Steamboat Marathon on June 7th ! 

Blisters for Sisters has raised nearly $15,000 with one marathon yet to go. THANK YOU to each and every donor. Please click on the DONATE NOW button if you would like to contribute to a Blisters for Sisters runner or the entire BFS team.

It is no secret that the cost of healthcare goes up no matter what the state of the economy, and this year is proving to be no different. While the cost of healthcare provided to our patients hasn't gone up-it's still FREE-the cost for us providing that care has gone up. Last year Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency was blessed with the opportunity to raise funds through the efforts of some of our staunchest supporters-each who believes in what we do-enough so they were willing to run a marathon (26.2 miles) to support the care that we give! Even more amazing: many approached the team members and stepped up to say: "I'll do that with you next year!" And so……

Back by overwhelming enthusiasm, the Dominican Sisters' Blisters for Sisters 2009 is officially underway!
Now it's your turn -

• You can sign up to run by calling Eva Potter at 303-322-1413 ext 16.

• Meet our runners!

• You can pledge any amount per mile for one or more of our runners (or the whole team!)

• You can donate a single, flat amount toward the Blisters for Sisters effort.

• You can volunteer to put together "goodie bags" for the runners by calling Brenda Thomas at 303-322-1413 ext 17.

• You can volunteer with us at the Colfax Marathon on Sunday, May 17th.

• ALL OF THE ABOVE!

Last year, our five runners set a modest goal of raising $10,000~and raised more than twice that! This year, we have many new runners-some experienced marathoners, and some not! Some who are older, some quite young! 

Click here to see our Blisters for Sisters 2009 team runner’s photos and bios.    

Our runners will choose their race and their distance-some running a half marathon and some the full 26.2 miles! Some will do local races; others will do races out of state. Every penny we raise goes to the care and treatment of our elderly and sick poor patients at Dominican Sisters. The most important thing is that our runners will raise money which will help us care for those who need us!

We are excited to announce the support of two new components to the Blisters for Sisters 2009 team: training and rehab support! From January through May, we have monthly coaching and rehab training sessions: Maureen Roben is our Coach, a former Olympic Trials finalist in the marathon and coach/ trainer of Run-Strong of Denver; and Lisa Bradford, M.S. P.T. of Ascent Therapy Clinics, physical therapist and strength/conditioning coach. We also have online support via email, as well, for those who can't attend the group meetings.
                                                                 
To make a pledge or donate, click here.

To see our latest newsletter, click here.

To volunteer, call or email Brenda Thomas at 303.322.1413 x17, or bthomas@dominicansisters.org
For more info, call or email Donna Heath: 303.322.1413 x22 or dheath@dominicansisters.org 

Click here to see the individual Runner's pages and links and to read their stories.

On behalf of the Sisters, our board, staff and, especially, our patients,
thank you for running, donating, volunteering or just for reading this.
We hope and pray you will be able to join us in some capacity.

Join the Blisters for Sisters 2009 team!