Calling All Runners! The Federation Wants You!

Interested in running in the Los Angeles Marathon next year? A group of longtime marathon runners involved with The Jewish Federation wants to start a running havurah, where friends of the Federation can meet to run and train together for the upcoming race, held next year on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

Longtime Federation donor Jeff Polak, who has been competing in marathons for many years, came up with the concept of the running havurah. He envisions regular training sessions held at different locations throughout the city and valley where havurah members can meet up and train with others at their experience level. He hopes that along with creating new relationships for runners who are involved with the Federation, the group will also be able to raise funds on its behalf.

“People are looking for new ways to get involved, and I think that participating in the L.A. Marathon is a really unique way for people to take part in something within the greater Los Angeles community,” says Polak. “I want to create a new vehicle for fundraising, and this seems like a neat opportunity for our community to get involved with the event. So we’re just running with the idea – no pun intended!”

If you are interested in joining the running havurah or would like more information, please contact Adam Lubin at (323) 761-8301 or ALubin@JewishLA.org.