Community Corner
Run Seal Beach Hits $1 Million Milestone
About $1,003,500 has been donated to local community groups, event organizers say.
That's a lot of running. And jogging. And walking.
Run Seal Beach, the organization behind the long-time local charity event, announced Monday night that they had passed their $1 million milestone.
That's $1,003,500 donated to local community groups, to be precise.
“After 11 years, we have now awarded a total of 351 separate grants,” said Elizabeth Kane, race treasurer, at City Hall. “We have served 102 local nonprofit-based … organizations in 11 years, benefiting tens and tens of thousands of people in the local community.”
“But more than that, in our 11 years we have topped the $1 million mark,” Kane said to cheers and applause.
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At the Monday meeting Marc Loopesko, race director, and Seth Eaker, event public relations director, held up a giant check representing how much had been given back to Los Al, Seal Beach and Rossmoor over the past 11 years.
As for this year's, the 2013 run raised $177,850 for 83 different organizations, organizers say. Grant awards ranged from $500 to more than $7,500.
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This year’s grants were awarded to a variety of organizations including many groups in the Los Alamitos Unified School District — such as the sports boosters clubs and a school art and music programs– as well as the Los Alamitos Youth Center, the Casa Youth Shelter and the Seal Beach Lions.
To see the full list of grant recipients, click here.
At the meeting, Run Seal Beach presented a check to the city of Seal Beach Recreation Department for $14,250 to pay for lane lines and mechnical equipment at the McGaugh Elementary School pool and snow for the community holiday tree lighting event
They also presented a $5,650 check to the city’s Marine Safety Department to help fund a lifeguard scholarship program, a beach access wheelchair and a CPR training mannequins.
The next Run Seal Beach takes place April 5, 2014.
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