We have put together a special social run for this Saturday with Ray Zahab, an extreme runner that uses running to encourage people to reach beyond their limits and to become engaged in social and ecological issues. Please read the following press release and join us this Saturday at 6:30 AM at the DRC office at 1130 Beachview Street in Dallas. This is a free event and everyone is welcome, so please forward this to anyone that might be interested.
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Dallas Running Club Teaming Up with TEDxSMU for a Run with Ray Zahab
Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Running Club (DRC) announced plans to join forces with TEDxSMU, the local co-working and start-up community, CoHabitat, and the non-profit organization, impossible2Possible, for a morning run with ultra-marathon runner, explorer, TED speaker, and founder of impossible2Possible, Ray Zahab, as part of TEDxSMU’s Idea Week.
Ray Zahab will run with over two hundred members of the DRC and other participants at 6:30 a.m. at White Rock Lake. Stations will be set up at the end of the run by the DRC and CoHabitat where participants will have access to refreshments and laptops to learn more about impossible2Possible’s upcoming Expedition Amazon and their experiential learning programs.
Donations made on the Facebook page of impossible2Possible will go towards funding the upcoming i2P Youth Ambassador Expedition/ Experiential Learning Program Amazon this October.
The Facebook fundraising solution was developed by Dynamo Labs, a founding member of CoHabitat. The application was built in conjunction with technology partner, Piryx Inc. of Austin, TX. Contributions to i2P can be made via impossible2Possible’s Facebook page under the “Donate” tab.
About the Dallas Running Club
Dallas Running Club is the largest running and walking organization in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and the third largest in the United States. A non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the club is dedicated to uniting runners of every level of ability and interest and promoting good health, friendship, camaraderie, and the support of charitable causes. Dallas Running Club was named Best Running Club in the US by Competitor Magazine in January 2010.
About impossible2Possible
impossible2Possible uses the platform of adventure and technology to educate, inspire, and empower the global community to reach beyond their perceived limits and make positive change in the world. The vision of i2P is to cultivate a generation of leaders who, through direct experience, education and the use of groundbreaking technology, are prepared to pioneer social and environmental action throughout the world. The i2P Team, including four youth ambassadors, will venture through the Amazon Basin for the third stage of the i2P World Expedition Series, trekking and canoeing for ten days through lush jungle for over 200 kilometers. The team will endure harsh elevation changes and precarious stream crossings during this journey through one of the most mysterious places on the planet.
About TEDxSMU
TEDxSMU and TEDxKids @SMU are single-day conferences in Dallas, Texas; bringing together ideas and interesting people from around the world and around the corner. Now in its second year, TEDxSMU is jointly produced by Southern Methodist University and the Idea Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas. Both 2010 events – TEDxKids @SMU on October 15 and TEDxSMU on October 16 – will take place at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. TEDxKids @SMU (the first TEDx event designed for students) hosts 350 middle school students for a free four-hour conference, in exchange for completing four hours of community service. The 600 TEDxSMU attendees must apply and be selected in order to participate in the full-day conference.
About Idea Week
Idea Week is a grassroots effort by the producers of TEDxSMU and several of Dallas’ leading social enterprises and individuals to showcase some of the most new and exciting conversations occurring in Dallas. Designed to extend the TED experience and philosophy of spreading ideas worth sharing, Idea Week features more than 25 events - most of which are free and open to the public or streamed live online - as a lead-in to TEDxSMU. Idea Week’s inaugural year is 2010. An event of this magnitude being conceived and launched within three months on a $1,000.00 budget exemplifies its own mission to reflect a new-order way of thinking and doing. Ideas, inspiration and information at dallasideas.org, twitter.com/ideaweek, facebook.com/ideaweek, flikr.com/ideaweek, youtube.com/ideaweek.
About CoHabitat
CoHabitat is the start-up community and co-working space for developers, creatives and entrepreneurs. Operating in the historic State-Thomas district of Dallas, CoHabitat has become the white-hot center of entrepreneurial and start-up activity.
About Dynamo Labs
Dynamo Labs develops interactive social and mobile experiences for cause promotion, consumer activation, and brand advocacy. A first-round grant recipient of Facebook’s fbFund, Dynamo offers solutions in active lifestyle, clean energy, sustainability, and personal democracy. Learn more at
http://www.dynamo-labs.com
