Road Runners Club Of Awmerica

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE THE CODE SECTION 501C3, OR THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 1 PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING HEALTH, FITNESS, FAMILY RECREATION AND COMPETITION FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTIES OF GRAND TRAVERSE, KALKASKA, LEELANAU, ANTRIM AND BENZIE, THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF RUNNING, RACE-WALKING, AND WALKING 2 PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING COMPETITIVE RACES OR OTHER RUNNING/WALKING EVENTS 3 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AS TO THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF RUNNING AND WALKING 4 PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND GRANTING OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND COMMUNITY GRANTS 5 PARTICIPATION IN AND/OR INSTITUTION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATING TO ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES 6 MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501C3 OF THE CODE, AND 7 DOING ALL OTHER THINGS AND EXERCISING ALL CORPORATE POWERS

BAYSHORE MARATHON: FOUNDED IN 1983 BY LOCAL RUNNING ENTHUSIASTS WHO WANTED TO SHARE THE BEAUTY OF THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGION AND THE OLD MISSION PENINSULA, THE BAYSHORE MARATHON HAS BECOME A MUST RUN FOR RUNNERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST AND BEYOND. MANY RUNNERS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR TO ENJOY THE SCENIC COURSES WHICH RUN ALONG THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL GRAND TRAVERSE BAY. BAYSHORE EVENTS FEATURE A 10K, HALF MARATHON AND FULL MARATHON. TO ENSURE A MORE ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE, THE NUMBER OF RUNNERS IN ALL THREE RACES IS LIMITED.

ALL OTHER EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING FARMLAND 5K, GOOD FIGHT 5K, MEMBERSHIP RACES, MEMBERSHIP, AND OTHER RUNNING AND WALKING EVENTS. THESE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR EXERCISE ACTIVITIES, THEREBY PROMOTING AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. TCTC PROVIDES SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, GROUP RUNS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, JINGLE BELL RUN, FROZEN FOOT RACE, WORKSHOPS AND MORE.

CHARITABLE GIFTS: TC TRACK CLUB IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO RUNNING. THROUGH THE EVENTS TRAVERSE CITY TRACK CLUB HOSTS, WE ARE ABLE TO GENEROUSLY GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. TO DATE, THE AMOUNT WE HAVE GRANTED HAS EXCEEDED THE $2 MILLION MARK. SOME OF THE PAST RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD PROGRAMS, GRAND TRAVERSE AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, GRAND TRAVERSE ACADEMY, TART TRAILS INC., NORTH AMERICAN VASA, CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY HICKORY HILLS, MT. HOLIDAY, THE MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION'S CANCER PATIENT CARE NEEDS FUND, PENINSULA TOWNSHIP, THE GRAND TRAVERSE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, AND THE SEEDS ECOLOGY AND EDUCATION CENTERS. TRAVERSE CITY TRACK CLUB ALSO ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT WITH THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE NMC FOUNDATION WHICH WILL FUND GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. SCHOLARSHIPS: THE TRAVERSE CITY TRACK CLUB IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FOR WHOM THE MISSION OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR LIVES THAT THEY RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND EXCEL IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OR CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM ANTRIM, BENZIE, GRAND TRAVERSE, KALKASKA, OR LEELANAU COUNTIES. THESE OUTSTANDING TCTC SCHOLARS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS UP TO $4,000 TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION.