The Houston Wellness Project

It is with a heavy heart, that we have to announce we are closing our doors. The pandemic has been trying for everyone but small non-profit organizations like ours can't hang on much longer. With no sponsorships or donations coming in, our operating expenses can no longer be supported. We have tried to work with the city for the 9 months of permits that were revoked due to the pandemic and they will not refund any of the money nor credit the fees to the future when races are able to resume in Harris County and The City of Houston. Not blaming the city but this has put another financial strain on us that we can't sustain and left us with no options for funding for new permits when they do resume again. But, such is life.
It has been a wonderful ride the past 9 years and we are thankful for every one of you that made this possible. Hopefully, we can re-group and re-organize in the future. Until then, keep running and walking and taking care of your health and wellness! Thank you for everything. - The HWP Team
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Working on a new look and new visions for 2021.

We know there is a lot going on right now in the world. And to add to it our right hand man at The Houston Wellness Project just lost his brother to COVID-19. Please consider helping out the family as they navigate through this and plan for his funeral. We can't say enough good things about Chris.... this post would break the FB characters limit. Chris started running our free races in 2014 shortly after we started up the Heights/White Oak Bayou location. He was out of the army 75th Ranger Regiment and returning to school on the GI Bill when he found us and started running with us to stay active and healthy. He quickly became one of our race directors taking over the Heights/White Oak Bayou race. He is an uncle who is more like a father to his nieces and nephews and will be more so now with the children that have been left behind from his brother's passing. He is a very active member of our community working to make a difference.
He has always been there for us. This is the least we can do to help support him in this difficult time. Thank you.

Fundraiser For The Sum Family organized by Kelly Ramey As many of you know, Chris Sum is the Race Director for our Heights/White Oak Bayou race. H… Kelly Ramey needs your support for Fundraiser For The Sum Family

Our June virtual race is open for registration! This month along with our regular 5K we have added a 10K option! You can register for one or both distances! We also have a youth one mile option so get those kids out running !

Registration link: https://endurancecui.active.com/new/events/69649252/select-race?_p=10387530875973305

Link to upload your time when you are done: https://resultscui.active.com/events/RunForWellnessVirtualRaceSeriesJune

*if you register for the 10K and the 5K you will have 2 different registration IDs so please note that when entering your result so your time is assigned accordingly with the distance*

Run For Wellness Virtual Race Series June Join me at Run For Wellness Virtual Race Series June on June 1, 2020!

Results are up for the May Virtual Run For Wellness 5K. Over 60 people signed up but only a handful submitted times. Let's see if we can get that number up in June! The June virtual race will be posted soon.

Active Results View Run For Wellness Virtual Race Series results at URL

Just a friendly reminder that race results for the May Virtual Run For Wellness are due today by 11:59pm!
Here is the link to upload your results: https://resultscui.active.com/…/RunForWellnessVirtualRaceSe…
You’ll need your registration ID from your confirmation email. Please let us know if you have any questions or need assistance.
Many have already submitted results so disregard this if you have already submitted your time.
Happy Running!!!!

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Get out and Walk With A Doc!

Walk With A Doc has gone virtual! Tune in each Saturday as Walk With A Doc leaders from around the world discuss important health topics starting at 9:00 AM ET. After watching the health talk, it’s time to go out for a walk! To find out more, visit https://bit.ly/2XDsXFZ.