$5 5K to Support the Boys and Girls Club – May 2021
During May we held a $5 5K to benefit the Boys and Girls Club at both our Newport News and Chesapeake location. With runner donations and donated shoes, we were able to give $766.38 to the Boys and Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula.
Run 757 Shirts to Support Peninsula Rescue Mission – December 2020
Each year our Run 757 shirts are wildly popular. This year we partnered with the Peninsula Rescue Mission and donated a portion of each shirt sold to Peninsula Rescue Mission. PRM exists for the purpose of promoting social welfare, aid to the poor, and providing shelter for the homeless. Along with profits from shoe donations, we were able to donate $757.60!
Food Drive with Thrive Peninsula and Foodbank of Southeastern VA and the Eastern Shore – November 2020
In November we hosted a food drive at both of our store locations. Donations at our Newport News store benefited Thrive Peninsula and donations at the Chesapeake store went to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. We encouraged donations in exchange for raffle prizes from many of our running vendors. In turn, our generous community donated 476 lbs of food which supplied nearly 400 meals to residents on the Peninsula and Southside!
Point 2 at the Park – Summer 2020
Since we couldn’t support you at many in person races this past year we took our support (and friendly faces) out to our local parks in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Our team members helped keep you hydrated and happy by providing free water, nutrition samples and even gave out surprise gift cards and raffles on Saturday mornings throughout the dog days of summer right into the fall.
Community Care Bundles – May 2020
As COVID continued on in 2020, we reached out to our community and asked for nominations of people who could use a little boost and a smile. We were so honored to give aways 5 Care Bundles which included shoes and clothing to deserving nominees.
Free Shoes for COVID Healthcare Workers – May 2020
With the help of Brooks Running we were proud to support our local Healthcare professionals by giving away 17 pairs of Brooks shoes to those on the front lines of the Covid epidemic. We salute our Healthcare Heroes!
Brooks 26.2 Social Distance Challenge – April 2020
Determined to help our community stay active and give back, our 26.2 Distance challenge held back in April was the hottest ticket in the 757. $5 from each registration, along with any extra funds participants choose to donate during the registration process, were donated to local food banks in our area. All in all we were able to donate $1586.20!
$5 5K with Girls on the Run and Mizuno – November 2019
For our first ever Southside $5 5k we met with multiple running groups to raise funds for a pilot GOTR program in Greenbrier as well as the surrounding area. GOTR exists to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. We raised $300 at the run, and that funds from shoe donations gave a grand total of $420.40 for this great cause.
Pub Run with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank – November 2019
At our Veterans Day Pub Run, we asked runners to bring in canned goods and did they deliver! We collected 128 pounds of non-perishables, which will provide 107 meals for members of the Hampton Road community. Thank you to all of our generous pub runners!
November Giving Challenge – November 2019
For the month of November we donated a $1 for every check-in to Point 2 during group runs at either location. To keep the challenge fun, we provided weekly raffles from some of our best vendors. This culminated in a donation of $262 on Giving Tuesday to the RWB Chapter of Hampton Roads. RWB exists to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity which we are happy to support!