Twin Cities In Motion and Partners Raise Over $336,000 in Charitable Contributions in 2010 – Donations further youth initiatives and support healthier lifestyles

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Twin Cities In Motion (TCM), together with its community partners, and training teams, raised $336,702 in 2010, the organization announced. Through entry fundraisers, individual donations, and contributions to the Friends of TCM program, which focuses its resources toward creating healthy youth through running events, TCM exceeded its annual contribution goals.

As a non-profit organization, TCM strives to lend a helping hand to other non-profits in the Twin Cities community. TCM gives support through four basic components: youth fitness partners, in-kind recipients, athlete development partners and college scholarship recipients.

“The energy the event creates inspires people to want to share the amazing feeling of the finish line with our youth – who have a lot to learn from the power of crossing a finish line,” says Stephanie Leonard, Volunteer and Marketing Director for Bolder Options. “The financial support is a great boost for us,” says Leonard, “but the spirit of the event is what really benefits Bolder Options and the youth involved in our program.”

In addition to monetary donations, goods were donated to TCM’s In-Kind Community Partners, Hand-in-Hand Together, US’Again Clothes Collection System and the Emergency Foodshelf Network (EFN).

US’Again alone collected 3,000 pounds of clothing from this year’s race while EFN received 46,600 pounds of water, bananas, and potato chips for hungry Minnesotans.

“Since 2003, the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and EFN have partnered together to bring over 330,000 pounds of product and $5,000 to provide our hungry neighbors with food and support,” says Ted Evans, PR Manager for EFN.

The fundraiser entry program gives community partners the opportunity to raise dollars on top of the cost of the Medtronic Twins Cities Marathon and Medtronic TC 10 Mile entry fees.

Twin Cities In Motion, is the non-profit organization that organizes running events throughout the year, including the Valentine’s Day TC 5K, 100% Irish For A Day TC 5K & TC 10 Mile, Medtronic TC 1 Mile, Red, White & Boom! TC Half Marathon, Twins Territory 4K, the TC 5K, TC 10K & Medtronic TC Family Events, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Medtronic TC 10 Mile, all related events and Medtronic TC Kids Marathon program, as a community service for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Visit tcmevents.org for more information.