Elevate Kids Fun Run Inaugural Fundraising Event Is April 10

In July 2020, Melinda and Doug McCaw completed the entire 490-mile Colorado Trail as a fast-pack trail run in just 18 days. The impressive effort was a fundraiser to help two local non-profits in Grand Junction.

Photo courtesy of Melinda and Doug McCaw.

“Our adventure was made into the documentary movie Chasing the Sky,” shares Melinda McCaw, “which was seen in local theaters by hundreds of people. The proceeds went to Kids Aid, whose primary focus is supplying food to hungry kids, and Intermountain Adventist Academy, a Christ-centered school our daughter attends.”

In the spirit of movement for a purpose, the McCaws have planned another fundraiser this spring. The inaugural Elevate Kids Fun Run is scheduled for Sunday, April 10.

Proceeds from this event will also go to Kids Aid and Intermountain Adventist Academy. McCaw says this will give the community an opportunity to participate on a personal basis toward the fundraising

The run will offer distances for people of all levels, including walkers, families with children and serious runners who are out for the win. The course will include 2.5K, 5K and 10K distances. The event will be professionally timed using a bib tag system, with awards given to the winners and photographs captured at the event.

“It’s about the kids,” adds McCaw. “Our awareness of the needs of children in our community made us realize that our personal achievements could ultimately result in benefitting children.

Registration is open now at elevatekids.org/fun-run/.

Originally published in the Spring 2022 of Spoke+Blossom.