Our Fearless Founder, Stephanie Geraghty, started a yearly tradition of looking back at the numbers our Fearless Leaders (also known as Chapter Coordinators) have been keeping track of all year. This is a way for us to try to quantify the work of our world-wide team. It is hard to capture the awesomeness our leaders are doing on the chapter level, but I’m certainly going to try!
So, without further ado, I present to you SW by the numbers for 2019!
184,325 Total miles ran by our team through the Runopoly Mileage Incentive Campaign!
As you can tell, Stroller Warriors around the world have been working hard to make our world a better place. As I looked over the numbers, a few special efforts by our teammates jumped out at me and I wanted to take a minute to highlight them.
When the government had a partial shut-down and families were without paychecks, the Stroller Warriors of Pearl Harbor donated 400 items of assorted food and household goods to the Coast Guard Spouse Association. They worked together to support a need they saw in their community.
The Stroller Warriors of Yorktown saw a very different need in their community — SW members collaborated with Operation Deploy Your Dress and collected formal dresses and jewelry items. Together they rallied and donated 42 dresses! We are sure that many military spouses felt beautiful and special as a result of their kind donations to Operation Deploy Your Dress.
Seventeen chapters joined in on the global event supporting the Toys for Tots. Together Stroller Warriors from around the world donated 416 toys to Toys for Tots. Thank you Stroller Warriors from Iwakuni, Okinawa, Parris Island, Scott, Lackland, Fort Benning, Hurlburt Field, Oak Harbor, Cherry Point, Quantico, Fort Belvoir, Keesler, Elsewhere, Yorktown, Virginia, 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton for brightening Christmas Day for so many children.
So, without further ado, I present to you SW by the numbers for 2019!
184,325 Total miles ran by our team through the Runopoly Mileage Incentive Campaign!
- 18,155 Dollars raised for charities around the world
- 6,699 Items donated to charities around the world
- 1,574 Members actively attending workouts
- 811 Hours of time donated
- 416 Toys donated to Toys for Tots
- 379 Runopoly participants
- 370 Mini Miles participants
- 356 Couch 2 5K Gradates
- 243 Leadership (not including coordinators ) at year end
- 102 Meal trains provided
- 102 Coordinators
- 78 Couch 2 Crazy Graduates
- 76 Races or streaking/bingo events hosted by our chapters
- 51 Couch to 5K Sessions
- 43 B210K Graduates
- 35 Causes for dedication runs
- 30 Chapters gave back to their fellow Stroller Warriors; prizes, race entries, gift of Garmin, gift of BOB, etc.
- 19 Relay Races ran as a team
- 12 Gifts of BOB
- 10 Chapters have stroller loaner programs where they lend strollers to those PCSing or in need of a stroller to participate in a workout.
- 8 Global staff members
- 6 B210K Sessions
- 5 Awards given to chapters
- 1 New chapter founded in 2019
As you can tell, Stroller Warriors around the world have been working hard to make our world a better place. As I looked over the numbers, a few special efforts by our teammates jumped out at me and I wanted to take a minute to highlight them.
When the government had a partial shut-down and families were without paychecks, the Stroller Warriors of Pearl Harbor donated 400 items of assorted food and household goods to the Coast Guard Spouse Association. They worked together to support a need they saw in their community.
The Stroller Warriors of Yorktown saw a very different need in their community — SW members collaborated with Operation Deploy Your Dress and collected formal dresses and jewelry items. Together they rallied and donated 42 dresses! We are sure that many military spouses felt beautiful and special as a result of their kind donations to Operation Deploy Your Dress.
Seventeen chapters joined in on the global event supporting the Toys for Tots. Together Stroller Warriors from around the world donated 416 toys to Toys for Tots. Thank you Stroller Warriors from Iwakuni, Okinawa, Parris Island, Scott, Lackland, Fort Benning, Hurlburt Field, Oak Harbor, Cherry Point, Quantico, Fort Belvoir, Keesler, Elsewhere, Yorktown, Virginia, 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton for brightening Christmas Day for so many children.
The USO, United Services Organization, has long been supportive of military families. At bases and airports around the world there are USOs in place to strengthen America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country. Stroller Warriors are routinely active with their local USO branch. The Stroller Warriors of Pearl Harbor donated 428 items of assorted individually packed food items donated for USO JBPHH. The Stroller Warriors from Pensacola donated 25 pounds of food to their local USO. The Stroller Warriors of Keesler donated 198 snack items donated to USO. The Stroller Warriors of Quantico donated $210 in gas gift cards to the Metro USO. The Stroller Warriors of Oak Harbor donated 10lbs of snacks to the USO. Stroller Warriors Hurlburt Field donated 65 items to the USO, and the Stroller Warriors of Yokosuka volunteered man hours at two different USOs. Stroller Warriors around the world are working hard to make the world a better place!
Below you will find a list of organizations to which Stroller Warriors donated — either through donated items, man hours or direct monetary contribution . These organizations are presented in no particular order. Every single one touched our hearts in a special way. We are honored to help these groups achieve their mission just as they help us achieve ours.
In 2019 we were proud to support these incredible charities through donations of funds, supplies and time:
Below you will find a list of organizations to which Stroller Warriors donated — either through donated items, man hours or direct monetary contribution . These organizations are presented in no particular order. Every single one touched our hearts in a special way. We are honored to help these groups achieve their mission just as they help us achieve ours.
In 2019 we were proud to support these incredible charities through donations of funds, supplies and time:
- A-T Children’s Project
- Boot Memorial Hero
- Cure SMA
- HelpOki
- Hope for the Warriors
- Iverson Foundation for Active Awareness
- KaBoom!
- LBSL
- Make a Wish
- MUSC Toy Cart
- Pierce Family Road to Recovery
- Semper Fi Fund
- Toys for Tots
- USO
- Wreaths Across America
As a running club, WE RUN! Running is proven to release endorphins and to relieve stress. But running is so much more; you can run for a cause and help great organizations. You can educate and inform others and bring these causes into the limelight. Together, as a team, we ran in honor of the following causes:
We ran in honor of these causes:
We ran in the following Relay Races/Events as a TEAM:
We ran in honor of these causes:
- "Purple Up!" Month of the Military Child
- 4th July Red, White and Blue Run
- 9/11 Remembrance
- A-T Children’s Project
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Childhood Cancer Awareness
- Cure SMA/Bravery for Cole Dedication Run
- Dedicated workout for the victims of the Virginia Beach shooting
- Esophageal Cancer Awareness
- Flag Day
- Hope for the Warriors
- KaBoom! Dedication Run
- LBSL/Madison Voight
- Lung Health Dedication Run
- Memorial Day MURPH
- Memorial Day Wear Blue to honor the fallen and veterans
- Mental Health Awareness Month Dedication Run
- Mental Health Awareness Run
- Military Kid Dedication Run
- Military Spouse Appreciation
- Plogging workouts
- Run for Cole Dedication Run, September 13, 2019
- Run for Stephanie
- Team Ashlynn Dedication Run
- Toys for Tots Dedication Run
- USMC 244th Birthday
- USO Dedication Run
- Wear Blue 9/11 Run
- Wear Blue: Run to Remember
- Wear Purple for Epilepsy Awareness
- Workouts to Everett
- World Down Syndrome Day
We ran in the following Relay Races/Events as a TEAM:
- Big Sur Marathon Relay
- Hilton Head Island Marathon Relay
- Hoku Relay
- Honolulu Ekiden
- Iwakuni Friendship Relay
- Ragnar Chase the Moon
- Ragnar DC Sunset
- Ragnar So CAL Trail Relay
- Ragnar Sunset
- Ragnar Triple Peak Challenge
- Ragnar Wattenmeer
- Round the Bay Relay
- SW 31 mile Relay for the Semper Fi Fund
- Trail, Tread, and Track Relay race
- Viking Challenge (24 hour Relay for Fisher House)
- Wolfson Children's Challenge 55K Relay
- Yokohama North Dock Relay
We could not do all of the things we do for our community and for the world without the support of others. We want to extend a big THANK YOU to these organizations, businesses, and individuals for their support:
- 56 Civil Engineering Squadron
- Army MWR
- Biloxi Visitor's Center
- BOCO
- Chick Fil A, Hanover Maryland
- Coast to Coast Sugar Cookies
- Coastal Carolina Designs - Especially Toni!
- Face First
- Fisher House
- Fleet Feet Monterey
- Fleet Feet San Diego
- Fort Belvoir MWR - Graves Fitness Center
- Girls on the Run - Bexar County
- Glass House in the Forest - Glass Medal Maker - Mr. Shimazu
- Grounded Running
- Gulf Coast Half Marathon
- Hawaii Running Lab
- J&A Racing
- Katie's Coldpress Juice
- Keesler Airman & Family Readiness Center
- Keesler Youth Center
- Kroc Center
- Lachmanns
- Little Herb Girl, Inc.
- Lululemon Monterey
- MCAS Beaufort MCFTB
- Meg Barge Photography
- Oahu Spine and Rehab
- Peggy McLenagan of Wake Village Community Center (Atlantic MCC)
- Pensacola Sports
- Ramblas Run
- Revival Ice Cream
- Run With It (Fort Walton Beach)
- Screenprint Designs, LLC
- Seaside School
- Semper Fi Fund
- The Back Porch
- The Mermaid Series
- The RAF Mildenhall Gym
- The Treadmill
- UltraGraphic - Local Screen print company in Okinawa, Japan
- USO
- USO of South Carolina
We have a few more important thank yous to extend...
Our service members: We are able to be as awesome as we are because of the support of our spouses! They build us up, help us to believe in ourselves, and allow us to invest in each other. Their support enables us to make our families stronger, teach our kids about fitness and friendship, and make the world a better place!
Our military installation personnel/leadership: We commend our military installations for embracing our presence and building and maintaining trails and play equipment. We are extremely grateful for local and affordable opportunities to compete in the base-sponsored races. We also love seeing the addition of stroller divisions! We hope our relationship with these military installations continues to grow and deepen for years to come.
Our Fearless Leaders and Volunteer Staff: You are the heart of this organization. You give more hours than our members will ever know and you do it with joy. Your role is not without challenges and sometimes even tears. You weather the ups and downs with strength and grace. You dream big and keep working to make our SW villages even better, even stronger. Keep being fearless. THIS IS WHY.
Our Headquarters Team and Global Staff: These women are the unsung heroes behind the scenes who literally run the club on a global scale. HQ establishes and upholds our club guidelines so we can continue to meet the mission we hold so dear. They hire and mentor coordination staff and provide ongoing guidance and support. They oversee chapter activity and provide feedback. When needed, they handle the hard stuff and they do so with professionalism and kindness. They often balance their HQ duties with roles at their respective chapters. They receive very little reward or recognition aside from the personal satisfaction of knowing they're making a positive difference in the world. Oh, and they also make sure they have fun doing it!
2019 was an exciting year for sure for the Stroller Warriors team! Thanks so much for taking the time to recap 2019 with us!
Happy Running!
Kelly
Our service members: We are able to be as awesome as we are because of the support of our spouses! They build us up, help us to believe in ourselves, and allow us to invest in each other. Their support enables us to make our families stronger, teach our kids about fitness and friendship, and make the world a better place!
Our military installation personnel/leadership: We commend our military installations for embracing our presence and building and maintaining trails and play equipment. We are extremely grateful for local and affordable opportunities to compete in the base-sponsored races. We also love seeing the addition of stroller divisions! We hope our relationship with these military installations continues to grow and deepen for years to come.
Our Fearless Leaders and Volunteer Staff: You are the heart of this organization. You give more hours than our members will ever know and you do it with joy. Your role is not without challenges and sometimes even tears. You weather the ups and downs with strength and grace. You dream big and keep working to make our SW villages even better, even stronger. Keep being fearless. THIS IS WHY.
Our Headquarters Team and Global Staff: These women are the unsung heroes behind the scenes who literally run the club on a global scale. HQ establishes and upholds our club guidelines so we can continue to meet the mission we hold so dear. They hire and mentor coordination staff and provide ongoing guidance and support. They oversee chapter activity and provide feedback. When needed, they handle the hard stuff and they do so with professionalism and kindness. They often balance their HQ duties with roles at their respective chapters. They receive very little reward or recognition aside from the personal satisfaction of knowing they're making a positive difference in the world. Oh, and they also make sure they have fun doing it!
2019 was an exciting year for sure for the Stroller Warriors team! Thanks so much for taking the time to recap 2019 with us!
Happy Running!
Kelly
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