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NYRR, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, and MapMyRun.com have come together to organize a virtual event to benefit the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Simply sign up and run or walk 4 miles between February 19th - 24th, submit your results and you will help make a difference. |
How can I participate Virtually?
- Simply Run or Walk the 4 miles anywhere you choose from Feb 19 to Feb 24, 2010. Read the Step-By-Step Guide
- Submit race distance and time at the Virtual Run / Walk for Haiti website. Results can be entered manually or via supported timing devices like Garmin, Nike+, Polar, and more.
- Compare your results with other virtual participants and see how you would have finished among the live participants.
Please Note: If you are a member of NYRR looking for a ING New York City Qualifying run as part of their 9+1 program, you must run the physical event in Central Park on February 20th.
More Details
New York City's Haiti Relief Fund, administered by the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, was established to provide a secure vehicle for donations to aid the victims of the
January 12, 2010, earthquake. The Mayor's Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization, serves as an umbrella not-for-profit organization for the City of New York to aid public programs
with private support. To donate by phone to New York City's Haiti Relief Fund: call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside New York City), online: go to www.nyc.gov/fund, or by mail:
make check payable to Mayor's Fund, One Centre Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10007 (note: Haiti Relief Fund).
MapMyFitnesss, Inc. does not have an official affiliation with New York City's Haiti Relief Fund or the Mayor's Fund. Information concerning New York City's Haiti Relief Fund and the Mayor's Fund, including financial, licensing or charitable purpose(s) may be obtained, without cost, by writing to Mayor's Fund, One Centre Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10007, by calling (212) 788-7794, or going to http://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/html/home/home.shtml.
