On the Move Together for Hope 2024

On the Move Together for Hope:
Virtual Walk-Run-Ride-Swim-Go!
For Poverty Alleviation in 338 Counties of Persistent Poverty

13.1, 26.2, 50, 75, 100, 140.6 miles or more this Summer
Set your own goals, choose your place and days
Walk, Ride, Run, Swim
(or row, paddle, trail hike, trail run, exercise)
and dog walking
New This Year: Exercise Time (log your time: yoga, weightlifting, aerobics, etc.)
get there any way you can!
 
Log your miles -May 15 through August 15, 2024
 
Support the good work of Together for Hope (TFH) and the Together for Hope partner or friend of your choice. Walk, run, ride or swim (or paddle, row, hike, trail run, dog walk, exercise, or other), in your own place, at your own pace, May 15-August 15. Set a goal and get moving this summer and earn a really cool t-shirt. Log your miles or time each week on the Runsignup website. Register by July 15 to get the cool t-shirt. Register Here: RunSignup [Registration opens April 1]

Many ways to Move: You can track your overall miles and miles per event (walk, run, ride, swim, paddle/row, trail hike, trail run, dog walk, other) or exercise time (yoga, weightlifting, aerobics, other). You will receive notifications when you reach a variety of milestone distances and times.

Registration: The cost is $30 (at least $12 of which is a donation to the TFH friend of your choice). See the list of options here [Friends of Together for Hope]. You will have an opportunity to make the donation at registration. All proceeds from the remaining $18 (after the cost of the t-shirt and mailing) go directly to Together for Hope for poverty alleviation in the 338 counties of persistent poverty in the United States.

50 mile Challenge: A separate event for children, families, churches, and groups. Participate as a team or an individual for the 50 mile challenge and receive a cool personalized finisher’s medal. A customizable tracking form is provided for kids to log their miles. Cost for this event is $15 which includes a $5 donation to the TFH friend of your choice. All proceeds from the remaining $10 (after the cost of the medal and mailing) go directly to Together for Hope for poverty alleviation in the 338 counties of persistent poverty in the United States. Participate as an organization, church, family, friends, by yourself, or anyway you like. The team captain has the option of registering for some or all of the team. Groups of 5 or more receive a $3 per participant discount, if registered as a member of the group and all medals are mailed to the same address.

Together for Hope is Transforming Rural America: Together for Hope is a rural development coalition engaging the 338 counties of persistent rural poverty in America, divided into four regions: Appalachia, Delta, Black Belt, Rio Grande Valley, and TNT4C (Tribal Nations, Texas, and the Four Corners). We believe asset-based community development is the best first step in fighting poverty in rural space. To that end, we work with communities in order to hear their dreams and begin to take steps toward those visions. Within these communities, Together for Hope holistically fights poverty focusing on four priorities of hope: Education, Health & Nutrition, Housing & Environment, and Social Enterprise.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

What Does Virtual Mean?

You walk, run, ride, or swim wherever and whenever you want (or paddle, row, hike, trail run, dog walk, or exercise). In a virtual run you complete the mileage in your hometown or the area of your choice. The miles can be completed on multiple days, whenever you want as long as you finish by August 15, 2024.



Cost: $30 which includes a donation of at least $12 to the TFH friend of your choice. See the list of options here [Friends of Together for Hope]. You will have an opportunity to make this donation at registration. All proceeds from the remaining $18 (after the cost of the t-shirt and mailing) go directly to Together for Hope for poverty alleviation in the 338 counties of persistent poverty in the United States. You have the option of forgoing the shirt and receiving $5 off the cost of registration. For an additional $5 participants will receive a personalized medal with their name and total miles inscribed. 

T-Shirt Design
Check out our awesome t-shirt, designed and printed in Appalachia, so you are supporting the local economy. Register by July 15, 2024 to get the t-shirt. Shirts will be mailed after August 15. 
Details: Light Blue: Allmade Unisex. Ttri-blend fabric, moisture-wicking, 50% recycled polyester, 25% organic ring-spun cotton, and 25% modal. Designed and printed in Appalachia, one of our Together for Hope friends, Mountain Mindful, so you are supporting the local economy. Register by July 15, 2024 to get the t-shirt. Shirts will be mailed after August 15. 
Environmentally Friendly: The Allmade Tri-Blend uses an equivalent of up to 6 recycled plastic water bottles.. 4.2-ounce, 50% recycled polyester, 25% organic ring spun cotton, 25% modal. For every 100 shirts 7634 gallons of water are saved, 72kg CO2 reduced, and 22lbs. of recycled plastic

Personalized Medal Option
A personalized wooden medal is an option for $5 with your name and total miles engraved. The medals are made by the Sawdust Shack in our TFH Delta region.

Form a Team (option)
Form a team and join a friendly competition for most miles. At registration one participant can create a team and others can then join that team when they register. You have the option to make it a closed group with a password for participants.

Exercise Time (New this year)
Log your time for activities not measured miles. For example: yoga, Zumba, pilates, Barre, weightlifting, aerobics, CrossFit, martial arts, boxing, aquatics, tennis, pickleball, soccer, softball, basketball, dance, etc.

Dog Walking
Log your dog walking miles. Option to purchase a bandana ($10) for your dog with a doggie version of the On the Move Together for Hope logo.

Register
RunSignup (registration opens April 1)
Register by July 15 to get a t-shirt.

Log Your Miles Follow Your Progress
Log your miles or time and follow your progress toward your goals on the Runsignup website. Set your own goals. Virtual badges will be awarded when you reach certain milestones. Get there anyway you can. You can track your overall miles and miles per event (walk, run, ride, swim, paddle/row, trail hike, trail run, dog walking, other) or exercise time (yoga, weightlifting, aerobics, other). You can find directions on how to log your miles here: Log Your Miles

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TFHvirtualrun 
Just for fun. Share your pictures, stories, & videos of your rides, runs, walks, & swims in our Facebook group. Give a shout out the TFH friend you are supporting. Let us see where you are running and walking, what kind of bike you ride, maybe screen shots of your route, distance, elevation, or paces. Talk about how you plan to complete your miles. Make your own finish line picture. Selfies welcomed here.

Visit our Together for Hope Partners and Friends
(At registration you will choose to designate $12 of your registration to one of these organization; and on the donation page you may give as much as you like to any of these friends of Together for Hope.)
http://cbfky.org/friends-of-together-for-hope 

Questions
tfhappalachia@cbf.net

50 Mile Challenge
http://cbfky.org/tfh-fifty-mile-challenge
A separate event for children, families, churches, and groups. Participate as a team or an individual for the 50 mile challenge and receive a cool personalized finisher’s medal. A customizable tracking form is provided for kids to log their miles. Cost for this event is $15 which includes a $5 donation to the TFH friend of your choice. All proceeds from the remaining $10 (after the cost of the medal and mailing) go directly to Together for Hope for poverty alleviation in the 338 counties of persistent poverty in the United States. Participate as an organization, church, family, friends, by yourself, or anyway you like. The team captain has the option of registering for some or all of the team. Groups of 5 or more receive a $3 per participant discount, if registered as a member of the group, and all medals are mailed to the same address.
Contact tfhappalachia@cbf.net for more information and questions.
Registraton: Runsignup (registration opens April 1); Register by July 15 to get the finisher’s medal.