Get Moving for GRI 2023
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June 1 – 30, 2023
We are excited to kick off our 4th annual virtual physical family challenge to promote healthy lifestyles while raising money to help find therapies and cures for those living with GRI Disorders.
Get fit while helping to find treatments and cures for GRI Disorder
- Thanks to your support, CureGRIN recently awarded $652,539 in funding to support five critical research projects. This funding will test promising drugs and gene therapies, seek to identify biomarkers in blood, and use predictive modeling to better understand individual variants.
- But there’s so much more we need to do, and we can’t do it without your support.
- We’ve received several more grant applications for science projects we’d love to fund, including research to quantify GRI symptoms, research on Zebrafish and additional work on research on promising drugs and genetic therapies.
- And there’s much more your fundraising will help with in our efforts to find treatments and cures.
Unlike past years, we’re not charging a registration fee for the event. Instead, we’re asking participants to seek donations from friends, families, co-workers, etc. We’re recommending a fundraising goal of at least $500, but every dollar helps in the search for treatments and cures. Check out our Fundraising Toolkit with tips to help you reach your goal!
Together we can reach our goal of raising $88,000 for GRI Disorder!
During the month of June, we encourage you to set a distance challenge of your choice:
- Half marathon (13.1 miles / 21.1 km)
- Marathon (26.2 miles / 42.2 km)
- Ultramarathon (50 miles / 80.5 km)
You don’t have to decide which distance you are aiming for when you register – just get moving and see how far you can go! The time it takes you to complete the distance does not matter, as long as you begin and complete it during June
You can run, hike, walk, skip or stroll while social distancing outside or stay indoors on a treadmill, all to support CureGRIN!
How to Participate:
Please consider supporting CureGRIN in one or more of the following ways:
- Register as an Individual Walker / Runner: Just get out and walk or run and track your distance. Share your journey to help spread awareness and fundraise.
- Order a Yard Sign: Send an email to info@curegrin.org with a picture of your child and your child’s name. We will input your information and send you a link to order! Price is $18.92 + Shipping.
- Order your Get Moving For GRI 2023 T-shirt: Click here to order from our Zazzle shop. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Adult and Kid sizes available.
- Start a Virtual Team: Start your own team of family members, friends, and neighbors. Set your fundraising goal and each participant contributes to our overall goal through online peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Organize a Live Event: If you are interested in hosting a family meetup in your area, please contact brittany@curegrin.org
- Donate: Can’t participate? Support GRI Disorder research by donating.
- Help spread the word: Share our posts and help fundraise for an individual, a team or CureGRIN.
- Sponsor a Team: CureGRIN will virtually promote your generous support to our email list that includes supporters from around the world, as well as through website recognition and social media. For more information, please contact denise@curegrin.org.
Prizes:
We will be giving away CureGRIN swag (t-shirts, car decals, and more)!
If the suggested distances are not a big enough challenge for you, we’ve got a few competitive and fun categories for you overachievers to take on:
- Fastest to complete the ultramarathon challenge
- Most miles covered during the 30-day challenge
- Most miles in one day
- Most funds raised by an individual
- Most funds raised by a team
- Most creative team names
- Photo contests
Register by May 30th to receive some cool incentives!
- Sign up for a $250 Family Sponsorship and receive 2 FREE t-shirts!
- Teams with the most team members will receive CureGRIN bracelets!
- Teams with the largest number of donors will receive 1 FREE t-shirt!
- Teams with the largest donations will receive 1 FREE t-shirt!
Be sure to share your challenge photos on your Social Media using the hashtag #GetMovingForGRI
Ready to Get Moving for GRI? Register today!
Need instructions to complete your personal fundraising page? See video below!
Thank you to our sponsors!
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