UPDATE ON REGGIE + EVENT UPDATE

Reggie Foster Update: Reggie is doing well with his treatments and expects to be back to work on March 23. The Owensboro team is holding a fundraiser for Reggie on February 28, in Owensboro. For more information contact Valerie at the Owensboro restaurant.

Country Music Marathon Participants: All regional managers, (Hal Osborne, Roger Mott, John Prior, Alan Goins, Gregg Acree and Randy Groover) in the Tompkins division have registered to run or walk the Country Music Half Marathon on April 25. We also have several managers, guests and spouses of team members interested in running. Please get those names in to your regional managers as soon as possible so we can create our roster. Remember that everyone must register at cmmarathon.com and do it soon. It would be great to have 40 runners and raise 40k for Reggie, which is entirely possible within the division and Dale Gallion's group is growing by the day.

Fundraising Update: Several good ideas have surfaced from different regions and restaurants surrounding fundraising. Car washes, % of tips donated on specific days, and $5 per week per team member are all original ideas that could accompany pledging a certain $ amount per mile. Randy Groover has three different people pledging significant $ amounts per mile and the big man has been training diligently for the event! We will be tracking fundraising progress per store and ranking on a weekly basis so that we can stay on track and recognize the top three stores and top region. The leadership team has also pledged to support by recognizing the top stores and region. Keep those good ideas coming in by posting to this blog or simply sharing with your regional manager. Remember that all checks should be made out to the Reggie Foster Fund. Note: The fund is not set up and established as a non-profit yet so donations are not tax deductible.

Training: For those running or walking I suggest you go to runnersworld.com/smartcoach and create a customizable training plan. Dale and I are also available to help create training plans that will get you across the finish line, alive and well. In my first half marathon six years ago, I only trained up to 8 miles and finished very strong. You'll be amazed how well you can do once you can get to that level. However, everyone participating needs to be on a training plan now.

Thanks to everyone for their support for this great cause and keep those great ideas coming in.

-Peter