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 About Us 

WHO WE ARE

Running Tracks for Kids, Inc. started out as a discussion between myself and my two daughters in the summer of 2022.  I asked them if they would've had a better time on their high school track & field team if they had a track to use in middle school.  Not surprisingly, they said they would have.

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I was a little irritated because as a middle school student fifty years ago, I was able to run on a decomposed granite track in a lower middle class suburb of St. Paul, MN.  Why couldn't my kids have had the same opportunity in the 21st century?

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Even more important than athletics; a track can be a major benefit to the health & fitness of the students.  Not having a healthy lifestyle can cause co-morbidity ailments and negative future quality of life issues (physical and mental) for our children.  Overall health is also a major factor in catching and the severity of Covid-19.  Ultimately, it's up to us parents to ensure our kids have the right tools to succeed in their journey to adulthood.

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So, after talking with and getting the support of the local PTA and school board; I decided to put my money where my mouth was.  And that's how it all started....

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Fund-raisers for local school boards

Basically, we're here to raise funds for school boards to construct tracks at middle schools that don't have them.  Each track is approximately $250,000.  Not inexpensive; but will last the life of the school.  Research shows that there's quite a few middle schools out there without a track; so there's plenty of demand for an organization like ours to fill that need.

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No other non-profit raises money in this area; to the best of my knowledge.  We're able to contribute 97% of all funds raised to our projects by keeping expenses low.

I'm comfortably retired and we have no salaried employees or infrastructure beyond this website.

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Coming from a family that has been involved in national media for decades; I can assure you that your contributions will be recognized on a local and national level.

More importantly, you'll have the satisfaction of helping our kids get healthier.

This is a problem that cries out for attention...just look around you.  Thanks for being part of the solution!

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