3rd Annual Sean’s Run

Posted on April 25, 2009 by seansrun

Sean’s running, rain or shine!
The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 in Oaks Park in Portland Oregon. We will be running and walking again this year.
Register online now, or download pdf and register by mail.

9 am Registration Opens
10 am Kids Fun Run starts
10:15 am Run (5K and 10K) starts
10:30 am 5K Walk starts
11:30 Awards Ceremony

We will have a 5k walk and a 5k/10k run through Oaks Park and on the Springwater Trail.

All ages and fitness levels welcome! See you there!

DISTANCES AND COURSE:
5k (3.11 miles) and 10k (6.2 miles)
This scenic out-and-back course will begin and end in Historic Oaks Park on the Willamette River, then wind along the Willamette Greenway before turning around and heading back into Oaks Park. Runners will not need to decide on their distance until reaching the 1.5 mile of the event.

ENTRY FEES:
US Post Office Run / Walk Pre-Registration ends Monday, 4/20/08
Online Run / Walk Pre-Registration ends 11:59 pm Thursday, 4/23/08

Kids Fun Run (ages 12 and under)
– Pre-Registration and Day Of Race – $10
Pre-Registered Run / Walk Entries – $20
ORRC Members Pre-Registration – $15
Day of Race/April 25, 2009 – All Entries – $25

One T-shirt included with each Pre-Registration.
T-shirts will not be held without prior arrangement if not picked
up during registration .
T-shirts not guaranteed for Day-of-Race Entries.

RESULTS
Results for both races will be posted on SeansRunfromautism.org and the Autism Parents Network website .
They will also be E-mailed to any participants that leave an E-mail address.

AWARDS:
Ribbons will be awarded 3 places deep in ORRC 5-year age groups.
Awards ceremony will take place at approximately 11:30 a.m.

QUESTIONS and VOLUNTEERS:
To volunteer, or for questions, please email Kathy at: kathyh @ arroautism.org
or Daniel at: dsbrewer @ gmail.com

Online signup will be available after January 1, 2009
The 2009 brochure will be available after January 1, 2009

Sign up to “Pledge for Sean” to run the 10K race available after January 1, 2009

Directed with the support of:
Oregon Road Runners Club
Autism Society of Oregon
Autism Parents Network
This is a fund-raiser for Autism Research & Resources of Oregon

For more information call Kathy @ 503-284-0350

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Seans Run 2009

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

Sean’s running, rain or shine!
The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25th, 2009 in Oaks Park in Portland Oregon. We will be running and walking again this year.
Register online now, or download pdf and register by mail.

9 am Registration Opens
10 am Kids Fun Run starts
10:15 am Run (5K and 10K) starts
10:30 am 5K Walk starts
11:30 Awards Ceremony

We will have a 5k walk and a 5k/10k run through Oaks Park and on the Springwater Trail.

All ages and fitness levels welcome! See you there!

DISTANCES AND COURSE:
5k (3.11 miles) and 10k (6.2 miles)
This scenic out-and-back course will begin and end in Historic Oaks Park on the Willamette River, then wind along the Willamette Greenway before turning around and heading back into Oaks Park. Runners will not need to decide on their distance until reaching the 1.5 mile of the event.

ENTRY FEES:
US Post Office Run / Walk Pre-Registration ends Monday, 4/20/08
Online Run / Walk Pre-Registration ends 11:59 pm Thursday, 4/23/08

Kids Fun Run (ages 12 and under)
– Pre-Registration and Day Of Race – $10
Pre-Registered Run / Walk Entries – $20
ORRC Members Pre-Registration – $15
Day of Race/April 25, 2009 – All Entries – $25

One T-shirt included with each Pre-Registration.
T-shirts will not be held without prior arrangement if not picked
up during registration .
T-shirts not guaranteed for Day-of-Race Entries.

RESULTS
Results for both races will be posted on SeansRunfromautism.org and the Autism Parents Network website .
They will also be E-mailed to any participants that leave an E-mail address.

AWARDS:
Ribbons will be awarded 3 places deep in ORRC 5-year age groups.
Awards ceremony will take place at approximately 11:30 a.m.

QUESTIONS and VOLUNTEERS:
To volunteer, or for questions, please email Kathy at: kathyh @ arroautism.org
or Daniel at: dsbrewer @ gmail.com

Online signup will be available after January 1, 2009
The 2009 brochure will be available after January 1, 2009

Sign up to “Pledge for Sean” to run the 10K race available after January 1, 2009

Download the brochure for the run here – PDF format!

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Materials

Posted on March 4, 2009 by seansrun

Here’s some of the publications, brochures, flyers and such for Sean’s Run.

Brochure (In PDF)
Flyer with Tear-Off tabs (PDF)
Off-Line Registration Sheet (PDF) note – mail this in!
Pledge Sheet (MS-Word, right click and “save as” – you will need MS Word!)

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Seans Run 2008 a Success!

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

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Portland’s unusually cold and wet weather weather warmed up to clear blue skies for Sean’s Run from Autism. 2008!There were over 180 participants – 100 more than last year! Here’s the results of the run: (Note – the results are in Acrobat PDF format!)

Check SeansRunFromAutism.org for more pictures.

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2008 Results

Posted on April 29, 2008 by seansrun

This years Sean’s Run was a huge success! This year 158 runners and walkers participated! That is twice the number we had in our first year! We also received one matching grant so all of the money raised was doubled! All together this year we raised a total of over $5,500! That is more than double what we raised in our first Sean’s Run!
Race Results:

Thank you to all our participants and volunteers! You made this years Sean’s Run from Autism a wonderful achievement!

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Pictures from 2008 Run!

Posted on April 28, 2008 by seansrun

Click here to view the album of pictures taken by Joshua Eddings. If asked for a password to view the photos – use “oakspark”. They are hosted on dotphoto.com. You can download low res versions for free by “right clicking” and “saving picture” or you can order prints.
Here’s a few of the pictures:

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Heart of Sailing

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

The Heart of Sailing Foundation is expanding into the Portland, Oregon area. In November, 2007 they held a “Day Sail”, inviting children with autism and their families to go sailing for a few hours on the Columbia river. Donilee McGinnis and her brother David where invited on the sail. Afterwards, ARRO arranged a Panel Discussion about the sail and about the Heart of Sailing with guests George Saidah (Director and Founder of Heart of Sailing) and Eric Hamblen (Project Pace)

Watch the Video now!

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Free Lecture: Integrative Approaches to Autism

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

Intergrative Approaches to Autism is a free lecture presented by Integrative Mental Health Care of Oregon

Presenters:

  • Louisa M. T. Silva, MD, MPH
    Dr. Louisa Silva, a physician researcher working with Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University, will share her work and research using Qigong on young children with Autism.
  • Linda Lee, RN
    Linda Lee, RN, Executive Director of Help Autism Now Society (HANS) and author of the book “Autism: Living with My Brother Tiger”, will share her son’s journey using educational and integrative strategies that created positive changes.

Date: Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm

 

Place: Salem Public Library, Loucks Auditorium
585 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR  97302

 

Contact:
PO  BOX 252   ~   Salem, OR 97308-0252   ~   Phone: 503/364-9530   ~

email: integrative@comcast.net   ~   www.imhco.org

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Autism Spot

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

Autism Spot is a new autism portal featuring video, news, stories and more! It is free, and includes a way to create your own personalized page!

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Sean’s Run From Autism

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

The Fourth Annual “Sean’s Run From Autism” will be at 10 am, April 24th, in Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon. We will have a 5k walk and a 5k/10k run through Oaks Park and on the Springwater Trail.

This is a benefit for ARRO!

For more information and to sign up go to SeansRunFromAutism.org!

Seans Run Brochure 2010 updated Download the brochure as a PDF!

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