Color in Motion 5k Coming to Atlanta and Partnering with Atlanta RonaldMcDonald House Charities @AtlantaRMHC @ARMHC

The Color in Motion 5k will be reeling through Atlanta to throw a crazy colorful 5k race the morning of November 16, 2013. Registration is open. 

Runners in this kaleidoscopic event will run, jog, waltz, and sashay their way through A-Town. Starting in white (be it a tee shirt and shorts, football jerseys, or ball gowns), participants gradually transform into a moving Technicolor blur as they get color blasted at stations located at every kilometer mark of the run. The race is not timed or limited to just athletes—everyone of every age and level of fitness is invited to be active, social, and have a great time painting the town. 

At the end of the race, participants can attend the “Color Bash” post-race party with music, dancing, and one last color blast. 

Color in Motion 5k is not an event limited to the Atlanta area, it’s happening all over the country, and at every location it teams up with a local charity to raise both funds and awareness. For the race in the Big Peach, Color in Motion 5k is working with Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Color in Motion 5k looks forward to color blasting Atlanta while supporting the nearly 2,000 families who will call one of Atlanta’s two Houses home this year. 

About the Color in Motion 5k:
The Color in Motion 5k is exactly that... It is your moving body plastered in an explosion of vibrant color with all your friends! Participants show up wearing white and are showered in completely safe vibrant color powder, much like what is used at the Holi Festival of Colors at checkpoints throughout the race. At the finish line, the Color Bash bursts with color, music, and cheers. For more information, go to www.colorinmotion5k.com or follow us on Facebook. 

About Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities:
ARMHC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to serving the needs of children by providing temporary housing and support services to families of critically ill and injured children being treated at local hospitals. The two Atlanta Houses have provided a home away from home to more than 42,000 families since the first Atlanta House opened in 1979. For more information about ARMHC, please visit www.armhc.org or call (404) 315-1133.
Hannah, Color in Motion 5k, 208-538-9502, customerservice@colorinmotion5k.com 

For the month of September, registrants who sign up for the race using the code
ARMHC30 will receive 30% off their registration fee!

About Color In Motion: http://colorinmotion5k.com/about_us 

Participant Registration: http://colorinmotion5k.com/Atlanta 

Volunteer Registration: http://colorinmotion5k.com/volunteer/Atlanta

Samantha Morgan Spotlight @ARMHC

Four-year-old Samantha Morgan made it through her third day of radiation like a pro. Her reward? A brand new Ninja Turtle stuffed animal. This brave girl was diagnosed with Wilms’ Tumor on June 19, immediately turning her family’s world upside down. Wilms’ Tumor is a rare kidney cancer that affects mostly young children. Not long after her diagnosis, Sam underwent surgery to remove the tumor and her left kidney. She now receives radiation at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston, where she will need a total of 14 radiation treatments followed by 33 weeks of chemotherapy.

Sam’s parents Marie and Craig weren’t sure what to expect when they first arrived in Atlanta for Sam’s treatment, but they quickly found comfort at the Ronald McDonald House. “The first week we were here, I was able to meet a lot of mothers and their kids,” Marie describes. “It was really nice to get out of our room and be around everyone in the House.” Marie and Craig work in their hometown of Macon, Georgia, so they plan to alternate days with Sam in Atlanta. "We haven’t even caught our breath since her diagnosis,” says Craig. “It just all happened so fast.” Sam has an older sister, Cheyenne, who just started kindergarten and stays at home. Marie explains, “Cheyenne will say ‘I don’t have a friend at home anymore.’ But they look forward to seeing each other on face-time, and on the weekends that Sam is home.”

The Morgans know that they have a long road ahead of them, but knowing that they have a comfortable and safe place to rest at night relieves a great deal of stress. Sam has made friends with other children staying at the House, and enjoys playing games and doing arts and crafts. “This is a convenient place for us to stay and be together,” Craig says. When asked what they would do if they weren’t staying at the House, Craig explains, “I just don’t know…”

Visit the 2013 Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Bloggers website to learn more about ARMHC here: http://www.armhc.org/bloggers

KIPP Through College National College Fair

KIPP Through College National College Fair

September 7, 2013

4:00pm – 6:00pm

All high school Juniors and Seniors are invited!

This event is open to the public.

Over 160 colleges and universities!

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School

1952 Calloway Drive, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30314

Questions? Call Corey Sheffield @404-694-0201

Over 160 schools attending; some schools expected: North Carolina A & T, Emory, Stanford, Furman, Howard, Yale, Vanderbilt, Tennessee State, Syracuse, Harvard, 

West Georgia, Georgia State, Spelman, Morehouse, Davidson, UNC Chapel Hill, Tuskegee, Georgia Southern, University of Miami, Agnes Scott, Rice, UGA, and many, many more!

Complete List of Schools:

Agnes Scott College

Andrew College

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

American University

Appalachian State University

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Assumption College

Auburn University

Babson College

Bard College at Simons rock

Bates College

Berry College

Birmingham-Southern College

Bowdoin College

Brenau University

Brown University

Bryant University

Bryn Mawr College

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon

Centre College

Champlain College

Charleston Southern University

Colby College

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado State University

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia University

Columbus State University

Cornell University

Davidson College

Denison University

DePauw University

Dickinson College

Duke University

Earlham College

Elon University

Emerson College

Emory University

Emory and Henry College

Fairfield University

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Fisk University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida International University

Franklin and Marshall

Furman University

George Mason University

Georgia College and State University

Georgia Gwinnett College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Perimeter College

Georgia Regents University

Georgia State University

Georgetown College

George Washington University

Grinnell College

Guilford College

Hamilton College

Hampshire College

Harvard University

Haverford College

High Point University

Hofstra University

Howard University

Ithaca College

Johnson C Smith University

Kalamazoo College

Kennesaw State University

Kenyon College

Kentucky Wesleyan College

King College

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Louisiana State University

Macalaster College

McGill University

Meredith College

Miami University

Middlebury College

Millsaps College

Mississippi State University

Morehouse College

Muhlenberg College

North Carolina A &T

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Ohio University

Penn State University

Piedmont College

Pomona College

Prairie View A & M University

Providence College

Radford University

Randolph-Macon College

Reinhardt University

Regis College

Renssealer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Rice University

Saint louis University

Saint Marys College-Notre Dame

Savannah College of Art and Design

Sewanee: The University of the South

Skidmore College

South Carolina State University

Southern Methodist University

Southern Polytechnic State University

Smith College

Spelman College

St. Andrews University

St. Johns University

Stanford University

SUNY Cortland

Sweet Briar college

Syracuse University

Temple University

Tennessee State University

The College of Costal Georgia

The College of Wooster

The Ohio State University

The University of Vermont

Trinity University

Tulane University

Tuskegee University

Union College

University of Alabama

University of Alabama Birmingham

University of Alabama Huntsville

University of Chicago

University of Denver

University of Evansville

University of Georgia

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of New Haven

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

University of Rhode Island

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of South Carolina

University of Tampa

University of Virginia

University of West Georgia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

UNC Asheville

Valdosta State University

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

Voorhees College

Wake Forest University

Washington College

Washington and Lee University

Washington University in St. Louis

Webster University

Wesleyan University

Winthrop University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Williams College

Yale University

Young Harris College

Maroon Tiger Fans! How About Some Football, Free Food and Music?

Maroon Tiger Fans! How About Some Football, Free Food and Music?

Morehouse football fans that are hungry for some action can witness the last dress rehearsal of the 2013 season, when the Maroon Tigers stage their final scrimmage of summer camp.

The intra-squad game will take place Saturday, at 12:30 p.m., at B.T. Harvey Stadium and is free and open to the public.

It will be held in conjunction with a free food giveaway and live music, sponsored by radio station HOT 107.9 and the Positive American Youth group, from 12 – 3 p.m. 

More than 300 fans showed up for Friday’s scrimmage. The crowd of mostly parents and freshmen saw an exciting football show and listened to the House of Funk Marching Band. 

Go Tigers!