The Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) are excited to announce annual selection is open for training grants to assist junior runners from the Comox Valley in achieving their goals.
This year, the CVRR is offering two $300 grants that will be directed to a qualified applicant under the age of 19 who is competing in running, cross country, triathlon or track running events at a regional, provincial, or national level.
Applicants must be a member of a running club, association or school team and/or entrant in a regional, provincial or national competition including school athletic competitions. This is the second year the CVRR has offered a training grant and has increased the amount and number of grants since the inaugural grant was offered last year.
CVRR is a non-profit club established in 1980 with a mandate to promote running and healthy lifestyle in our community. It has been home to hundreds of runners over the years and continues to service the running community with events, training assistance, support and activities.
The CVRR has also been a consistent contributor to many local charitable and community associations through donation, participation and loan of services or gear. Major annual events include: the Comox Valley Half Marathon each March, the 5k Run Clinics each winter, the Fifth St. Mile starting off the July 1st parade, the Comox Nautical Days 4 Miler, and the annual Jingle Bell Run in December to benefit the local food bank.
"It is with great pride that we began reaching out to youth interested in running, with the start of the Run4Fun youth clinics in 2008," a CVRR spokesperson said. "These programs have become very popular and the offering of youth training grants is a natural extension of that commitment by the club."
More details about the grant and the qualifying criteria as well as an application form can be found at Extreme Runners on Fifth St., by contacting club president Wayne Crowe 250-339-7450 or ws_crowe@hotmail.com, or by www.cvrr.ca. Applications for the 2011 grant must be submitted by March 31.
