As many of you know, my Grandmom passed away back in October. Before she passed away, my sisters and I decided that we wanted to organize a 5k/10k in remembrance of her as well as to benefit Bladder Cancer. We told her about our plans and she was very excited about it. We planned on having the race start in Margate, NJ (a shore town where she lived for most of her life, where my mom grew up, and where we currently have a house in). She was very involved in the town ….she served as a Sergeant in the Detective Division of the Atlantic Country Prosecutors Office and was a member of the PBA.
I know that if we planned this race, it would be very successful. And as excited as we were to do it…we just never got around to planning it. Now I know that it is only February but its time to get a move on. Of course we are busy. My oldest sister (Danielle) is in her third year of Med School, my middle sister , Mary, is in graduate school for teaching/reading specialist. and I am in my second semester of my junior year of college. but the thing is…no matter what- we will always be busy/have stress…it’s a part of life. so instead of waiting for the right time to do something…waiting for things to settle down…I have decided to get it done…to learn how to deal with things in midst of a busy life. Afterall– planning this race is something that is super important to me. I will not be satisfied unless it is done….I will not be happy unless we pull it off.
anyway…enough babling… I contacted the City Clerk office of Margate and they told me to email the Chief of Police. …..which is perfect becuase (a) I work for him in th smmer and (b) my grandmom knew him very well. The lady at the city clerk told me to include exact information about the race (the date, distance, roads that need to be closed, events before/after, amount of people expected, what the race is for, etc.).
distance: 5k/10k
benefit: in rembrance of our grandmom, Yvonne Stewart and to benefit bladder cancer research
expected number of runners: 500??
more info: I would like to have some sort of ceremony with the police (since she was an officer) before the race, music (live?) after the race with post-race food, t-shirts, and awards.
This is going to be a lot of hard work…we will need to get a company for timing, sponsors, t-shirts, awards, food, advertising…etc.
Question: Have any of you ever organized a race? If so, do you have any suggestions? Anything will help! thanks 
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