Hope you’re having a great day today. I just wanted to let you know that the 5k for Catholic Education is looking for volunteers and interns to help out with our mission in 2012! Fill out the volunteer form if you’re interested, and our Volunteer Coordinator (Ian Borczon) will be in touch!

First off, I’d like to thank you for visiting our website. From here, you can:

1. Register for the 5k run/walk
2. Donate to the organization
3. Keep up-to-date on all the latest information
4. Connect with your Erie Catholic community

I would highly recommend you “like” our page on Facebook: 5k for Catholic Education, as well as follow us on Twitter: 5k for Catholic Education. If you have any questions, feel free to email me here.

Cheers,

Michael Haas, President of 5k for Catholic Education

They will match any gift between $25 and $5,000 to any 501(c) (3) organization in the United States. This is a great opportunity for Catholic schools and charitable organizations, like the 5k for Catholic Education. There are however some restrictions. For further details, please see the two attachments.

If you would like additional information, contact any of the following diocesan employees at 814.824.1111:
Tom Burik, Emma Lee McCloskey or Bill Grant.

Erie Diocese Homepage

Athletics Page

Catholic Schools Page

Youth Ministry Page

Erie Diocese Events Calendar

Accept our gratitude for the opportunity to participate in this contest and in the larger race of life. We accept with thankfulness the wholeness and well being which running contributes to our living. As running brings pleasure to our lives so may our efforts on this day bring pleasure to you, our Creator. 

We give thanks for physical bodies wonderfully made. Help us to exercise good stewardship of the health, energy, and clarity of mind provided for our use. Bless our efforts in training to develop these gifts to their full potential. 

Give us the strength to endure and the passion to persevere. Protect us from injury and illness. May we possess courage and character in adequate supply to meet the challenge before us. 

Grant each of us the integrity to do our best in the quest to finish well. We can do no more and desire no less. 

Thank you for the sense of community created by our common commitment to run. As we seek to realize personal goals help us to also celebrate the accomplishments of others. Grant that we may find joy not only in competition but also in the privilege of running together. 

Father, we offer this run today in memory of John Bruner, who was an inspiration to us all. Grant comfort to his family and all those who loved him. May our race today be a tribute to our love for him and our union with one another in Christ.

Remind us on this day and through all of life that we never run alone. 

Amen.

1. A new donation strategy involving schools
2. Increased contact with the Catholic Schools in the Diocese

With continued focus, and joint determination…everyone is excited to get the Third Annual 5k for Catholic Education started!

In December of 2009, Michael Haas and Andrew Pregler had the idea of creating an innovative and community event that could bring attention and support to the Catholic education system that provided them with so much. After meeting with Fr. Steve Schrieber, Fr. Nicholas Rouch and Mr. Douglas Chuzie, the 5K for Catholic Education was born. The race would be a community bonding event, where parents, students, faculty and staff of all Catholic schools in the Diocese would gather together to show the strength of Catholic education in the region. Furthermore, this race would be organized and run by the youth of the Diocese, to show the potential of the future Catholic generation. The Inaugural 5K was successful; featuring runners as young and old who wanted to support it’s cause. Over $2,000 was raised to be given to education funds and overall, the Bishop’s Tuition Assistance fund was given the proceeds as the 5K begins to work towards establishing it’s own endowment fund to provide scholarships to students. As the race moves forward, it will always be thankful to those in the community who provided support to make it successful.

The race raised over $2,000 for the Bishops Tuition Assistance Program and a new event was born. The Project looks to continue raising both awareness and funds for education within the Erie Diocese as well as promoting youth activism within the Catholic Church. This event is “More than just a race”, and is organized by the youth, for the youth, and will be continued by the youth for years to come.

Over the next few months, the 5K for Education Project will begin to mobilize for the Second annual race which will be held on August 13, 2011. Continuing the efforts of last year, the Project will embark on a grassroots campaign to gain support. The Project will be pitched at local churches, schools and companies in order to gain participants, young volunteers, and sponsors. As the date grows closer, the appropriate materials will be acquired with the funds held over from last year as well as with the help of sponsors.