Help us Fund ten $1,000 scholarship for Polk County graduates
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Track Your Summer Miles With Us
Join us for a virtual 200-mile challenge (or set your own unique goal) from Lake Hollingsworth around Polk County to visit the 25 Polk County high schools where our scholarship runner athletes train and compete.
Results can be entered starting June 1.
As you enter activities, a marker will virtually track your progress around Polk County on the results map. You can check out your virtual surroundings using Google Street View.
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Giving back to our community is important to us
The proceeds of the 2011 Watermelon Series created the first LRC scholarship fund and $1,000 was awarded to one Polk County high school senior. With the continued support by runners and walkers at the Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series, the club has since awarded $78,500 in scholarships through a program administered by the Polk Education Foundation.
Join the Summer Miles for Scholarships Challenge by making a donation of your choice. 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go to either to the Scholarship Fund or kidsPACK. There is no shirt or medal. You will earn an amazing sense of accomplishment that your contribution will make a difference for Polk County students.
Our goal is $10,000. All additional donations will be given to kidsPack, a local nonprofit that distributes food to children on weekends and during school breaks, so no child goes hungry.
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LRC Summer Miles for Scholarships Community Challenge
Solo runners welcome! You can also join or start a group.
Either way, together our miles will make a difference!
Set up a group with your family, friends, sports team, neighbors, or colleagues to encourage and motivate one another all summer long.
Until it's safe for us to get back to racing and hosting group events, please continue to follow all CDC guidelines on good hygiene habits and physical distancing on your run.
Join or Start a Group
More on the tour of Polk County High Schools
When you log your first activity you can set a unique goal for yourself OR join us for a VIRTUAL 200-mile challenge. This challenge lasts for 91 days, so if you log just over 2 miles each day (a 45-minute walk) you'll virtually move around the map by the end of August.
The challenge starts with a loop around Lake Hollingsworth and then travels around Polk County to visit the 25 Polk County high schools where our scholarship runner athletes train and compete.
You can follow your virtual progress on an interactive map from the results page.
