RUN or WALK FOR A CAUSE – Become a BellRunner!
Included on the site you will find great information to help you maximize your potential as a BellRunner. Don’t hesitate to join in on a group run – as you train you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see consistent faces whether it be on Lakeshore Trail, at the Brownell building or running the streets of Birmingham.
In order to truly experience what it means to be a BellRunner, don’t miss our Meet the Families events. When you form that special connection to your sponsored Bell Center child and you realize that as you train and reach your distance goals, that your Bell Center child is being challenged to go the distance in the classroom and overcoming developmental obstacles, it all comes together.
We each have our own potential to achieve.
As a BellRunner, let your Bell Center child be your inspiration…and motivation to do great things for others. We encourage you to view The Bell Center Children’s Race to catch a glimpse of these inspiring children and to understand the significant impact you as a BellRunner play in the operation of The Bell Center. The Mercedes Marathon committee is ready to assist you in your BellRunner experience. For specific questions or advice, please contact Nancy Ferren or Tracy Thornton, Mercedes Marathon Chairs.
If you have any registration or fundraising or questions, contact The Bell Center at 879-3417.
Make your donation to The Bell Center through the secure Crowdwise site.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT
BellRunners – Register online
Application for BellRunners (MS Word)
BellRunners is an initiative of The Service Guild of Birmingham designed to motivate and support runners or walkers who agree to raise $1310 for The Bell Center Early Intervention Program. BellRunner participants receive experienced coaching through organized runs as well as training advice, nutritional information, injury prevention and fundraising tips through a monthly email. The program pairs a Mercedes Marathon participant with a past or present Bell Center child, and the runner or walker will train and raise funds in the name of that child. It is an amazing, life-changing experience to dedicate hours of training and focus for a child at risk for developmental delay and then share the race day adventure by wearing a photo of The Bell Center child. While our goal is to maximize the potential of developmentally delayed children, we typically find that our runners experience so much more.
Baby BellRunner
Application for Baby BellRunner (MS Word)
Baby BellRunners is a NEW initiative of The Service Guild of Birmingham designed to motivate and support runners or walkers who agree to raise $310 for The Bell Center Early Intervention Program. Baby BellRunners agree to participate in the 5KBR at the Mercedes Marathon in honor of one of the babies at The Bell Center.
The Kids’ Mercedes Marathon presented by The Service Guild of Birmingham – Register online
The Service Guild of Birmingham is proud to be a partner with the Mercedes Marathon event team. Each family that registers a child will have the opportunity to make a donation to The Service Guild in support of The Bell Center Early Intervention Programs.