Mothers Matter Virtual Run * Walk * Bike Challenge

The Lauren Rose Albert Foundation’s 2023 Mothers Matter Virtual Run, Walk, or Bike Challenge celebrates our exciting new community partnership with the I Dare to Care Association to provide education and certification/training scholarship grants in the healthcare field for women experiencing financial hardship.   Each of the three event challenges celebrate goals achieved by our organizations.   

The ten-day virtual event gives you the flexibility to achieve your goal on your own time schedule, at your own pace and in your own space.  Meet our challenge walking goal of 50,000 steps, running goal of 16 miles or biking goal of 23 miles -  or set your own distance and go for it!   You can also register for more than one challenge.

MOTHERS MATTER CHALLENGE URL

https://runsignup.com/mothersmatterchallenge

WHERE AND WHEN

• Walk, run or bike anywhere you choose outside or indoors (on a treadmill, recumbent bike, or peloton.)

• Friday, October 27 through Sunday, November 5.

EVENT CHALLENGES

One registration will give you access to any one of the three challenges listed below.  You can register for more than one challenge.  

WALK

Mothers Matter 50,000 Steps Challenge

Celebrating Mothers Matter 50,000+ Women's Lives Brightened

RUN

I Dare to Care "Sweet 16" Mile Run Challenge

Celebrating I Dare to Care’s 16th Anniversary Mentoring Girls and their Families

BIKE

LRAF 23 Mile Bike Challenge

Celebrating the Lauren Rose Albert Foundation’s 23rd Year Making a Difference in Women's Lives

REGISTRATION FEES

• $30 – Individual Fee

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  *On-line registration only at runsignup.com now through November 5

MOTHERS MATTER CHALLENGE T-SHIRTS

T-Shirts are included in your registration plus a $5 shipping fee to cover mailing costs. Shirts will be available for pick-up in Cherry Hill, Camden and Sewell, NJ.   * All those who opt to pick up shirts will receive an email with pick-up dates and locations.
*Please register prior to October 7 to guarantee a T-Shirt.

PRIZES

$75 Cash Prize for

• Most Steps
• Longest Run
• Furthest Bike Ride
  *Your goal can be the event challenge or set your own distance goal and go for it!

Special Prizes for wearing a Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirt

• Best Photo wearing a Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirt
• Funniest Photo wearing a Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirt
• Happiest Photo wearing a Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirt
• Largest Group Photo with everyone wearing a Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirt
• Most social media posts showing you (and others) wearing Mothers Matter Challenge T-Shirts

RESULTS

How to submit your virtual results:

You can enter your miles/steps anytime and as often as you need to throughout the event. Your results will be automatically updated periodically throughout each day of the event.

Make sure to submit your steps/mile for the proper Challenge. You can submit in one of the following ways: 

1. Results tab on this website
2. Your Runsignup profile
3. SMS Text Message (instructions will be texted to you if you allow text-based notifications from Runsignup in your profile settings)

When submitting your miles/steps you can choose to remain Anonymous and/or to just mark as "complete" if you don't want to share your actual miles.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• No confirmation will be sent, verify entry on this page
• Race scored by DQ Events based on registrants' submissions

2023 VIRTUAL CHALLENGE ENRICHES THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES

The Lauren Rose Albert Foundation is an all-volunteer 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping women and families facing difficult challenges. Founded in 2001 to honor the memory of a young mother of three, the LRAF has touched the lives of thousands of women through our signature Mothers Matter program and Women’s Education and Emergency Assistance Grants.    Proceeds from the 2023 VIrtual Challenge directly support the Lauren Rose Albert Foundation Grant and Mothers Matter programs.

Why your support is more important than ever!

As we enter year 24 of this wonderful journey, we look forward to enriching our mission to encourage women to achieve educationally and economically with our exciting new collaboration with the I Dare to Care Association (ID2C).  Our 2023 Mothers Matter Virtual Challenge celebrates our collaboration with I Dare to Care and congratulates this inspiring Camden based non-profit on 16 years of providing mentorship and support services to girls and their families. 

Our collaboration merges the LRAF Women’s Education and Emergency Assistance and Mothers Matter programs with the ID2C Mission to equip and empower women to become vibrant, vital, and valuable members of their community.   Our initial goal is a two-year pilot program to provide grant opportunities in the allied health entry level training and certification programs

In addition to I Dare to Care, the LRAF will be working with the Jeanette Rankin Foundation to help women 35 and older complete their college education as well as continuing long-time affiliations such as People in Transition to serve as a lifeline for women with emergency financial needs and nowhere else to turn for help – and of course – continuing to brighten lives with our distinctive Mothers Matter gift bags.

For more Information and to Donate please visit

I Dare to Care website: https://www.id2c.org

Lauren Rose Albert Foundation website: www.mothersmatter.org