Run to Hear 5k 2015 - MAY 23rd!

If you've followed me for long, you've likely heard me mention Run to Hear - a cause near and dear to my heart.  We moved to the Lower Laguna Madre area so our hearing impaired son could attend a small, special-needs-friendly high school.  Port Isabel High School won hands down over all the places we looked at.  However, we still have strong ties to the Austin area and our beloved Deaf Club "kids" - none of which are "kids" any more!  So, this is not island related - but it is important.

It is time for us to start preparing for the 2015 5k!!!

Registration is NOW OPEN on Active.com so register soon and bring a friend!

Our 5th Annual 5k, again at the lovely Lake Pflugerville Park, is scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd.

Make it a family event - walkers, runners, teams, solos...it's a laid back and fun crowd!

If you can't join us for the 5k - a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated.  Our website is
Run toHear.org
and has a link for PayPal donations... or you can mail a check.  If you itemize, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and contributions are tax deductible.  We are dedicated to raising funds for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.  Please help us out in any way you can!

Plan to attend and get registered today!  (Copy of article below courtesy of Alex Labry)  To more easily read this article you might link to Press Display and in the search bar type Run to Hear.  Select the January 31st page 1 of the Austin American-Statesman!

Hope to see you at the 2015 Run to Hear 5k!

Run to Hear, Inc. is on AmazonSmile!!!

Do you shop on Amazon.com? 

I live in the boonies… I shop on Amazon a LOT.  The nearest big stores are 25 to 30 miles away from my home and the “better” big stores are over 65 miles away .  I quickly became an avid Amazon shopper.  I am a proponent of “shop local” and try to shop at local indie shops regularly, but for much of what I need; it simply is not to be found in a 250 mile radius of my home!  I am a specialty baker and Amazon has a lot of the specialty items I need.  They send most of it right to my door – so I’m a huge fan!  The big Amazon-in-the-sky gets lots of bad press…but here’s some press about the good they are also doing.

Imagine my delight when I found “AmazonSmile” AND found out that Run to Hear, Inc. was a qualified recipient of a percentage of almost everything I buy on Amazon!  All I had to do was sign up and use my regular account (just whatever account you use when you make purchases on Amazon regardless of whether or not it is AmazonPrime) BUT I saved the AmazonSmile portal on my favorites bar so I start my shopping there.  All of my eligible purchases cost the same as the other portal…but, because I designated Run to Hear, Inc. as my charity, they get a percentage of my purchase price as a donation.  No extra cost to me – it’s just Amazon, through their charitable foundation, doing a good deed.  I think it's the right thing for big business to do, don't you?  If so, then take advantage of it without delay!

Here’s a link to the FAQs about the program.  PLEASE sign up today…select Run to Hear, Inc. from their list of qualified charities, and get busy shopping.  Just remember, you must enter through the AmazonSmile portal when you shop… and you will see Run to Hear is listed as your charity at the top of the web page when you are logged in correctly.

It doesn’t cost you a penny…but, as one of the parents of a Run to Hear founder said “Mama told me never to pass up any free money. Golden crumbs....” and that is the absolute truth.  You can help Run to Hear without it costing YOU any extra pennies.  They are indeed golden crumbs for those in need of assistance with cochlear implants, hearing accessories, and assistive technologies…whatever it takes for the hearing impaired, who want to hear better, to access hearing. 

Thanks for helping out in any way you can…be an AmazonSmile contributor today!

R2H group from 2012
Photo courtesy of  Gerald Tow

While you are thinking about Run to Hear....have you signed up for the 2014 5k?  We're at Lake Pflugerville Park again this year and we've moved to a much better (hopefully cooler) day!  MAY 10, 2014 with an 8:00 a.m. start time.  Family friendly, but timed for those more competitive runners (like my granddaughter who won 3rd place in her category last year...yay rah Audrey!).  The sign-up link is on our web site RuntoHear.org - please visit and get yourself registered today.  Can't wait to see you there!

Audrey and her Dad (my son Will), crossing
the finish line with a good time despite arriving and
starting 5 minutes after the start.
Photo courtesy of Alex Labry

Thank you - now I'm back to decorating my Valentine's Day cookies - look for those in an upcoming post!