Team CPS raises over $18,000 for Community Partnership School!

Thanks to 16 determined runners and their 244 generous donors Team CPS raised over $18,000 for Community Partnership School through the 2013 Philadelphia Marathon!!!

We are so grateful to the following runners who ran the Philadelphia Marathon, Half Marathon, or Rothman 8k last weekend on behalf of Community Partnership School:

  • Holly Bailey – Marathon

    Team CPS runners Kim, Crystalrae and Holly before the race!

    Team CPS runners Kim, Crystalrae and Holly before the race!

  • Sue Yee Chen – Rothmans 8k
  • Charles De Villaines – Half Marathon
  • Sandy Geyelin – Half Marathon
  • Deanie Hoxter – Half Marathon
  • Erin Hoyes – Rothman 8k
  • Anders Hulleberg – Half Marathon
  • Sidney Jacobs – Half Marathon
  • Jessica Lamay – Half Marathon
  • Michael Marino – Half Marathon
  • Jessica Muhl – Half Marathon
  • Divya Narayan – Half Marathon
  • Felipe Ossa – Half Marathon
  • Thorben Scheidegger – Half Marathon
  • Crystalrae States – Half Marathon
  • Kim Wienches – Marathon

To help the runners ‘carb up’ before the Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K, the Young Friends of Community Partnership School hosted a Pasta Party for the Team on Friday, November 15th. Runners enjoyed baked penne in a vodka sauce, baked rigatoni with chicken and spinach, salad and garlic bread! Yum!

Young Friends of CPS and Team CPS at the Pasta Party

Team CPS and Young Friends of CPS at the Pasta Party

On Sunday several members of the CPS family came out to cheer on Team CPS runners during the Marathon and Half Marathon. Check out one of signs a supporter made:

Brittany with Team CPS sign

Please join us in recognizing the outstanding efforts of our 16 runners at a special Team CPS awards happy hour on Wednesday, December 4 from 5:30-7:30 at Stella Rossa. For additional information about the happy hour on 12/4, be sure to join the event on Facebook.

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