Lancer Marathon Ends, More Than $12K Raised For Virus Relief
April 8, 2020 at 10:20 p.m.
Lancer Marathon Ends, More Than $12K Raised For Virus Relief
By Noah Tong-
The final tally reached over $12,000 during the final ten minutes. All proceeds will be donated to Warsaw Salvation Army, Community Foundation of Elkhart COVID-19 Community Response Fund, and IMA World Health.
Despite the school year not finishing as expected, Voss is grateful he’s still able to communicate with his teammates.
“We have guys all over the world,” he explained. “Seeing them on Instagram running or being able to FaceTime them every Monday and Friday is super awesome. This has kept us connected as a team and connected as a community.
“It made the distance feel not as far.”
What once started as 48 hours run quickly morphed into a full week’s worth of physical activity when Patrick realized his players could raise more money by logging an extra five days.
“We thought if we raised $1,000 it would be incredible,” said head coach Arron Patrick. “It’s been really unique to see how God blessed us through this experience, and he’s blessing now these people we can pass the funds over to.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the guys.”
Grace soccer student-athletes participated remotely from around the world. They were responsible for signing up for every hour of the day, even the ones typically reserved for sleeping.
“It wasn’t like pulling teeth,” said Patrick. “You’d think people wouldn’t want those hours. They just signed up. They wanted to do it.”
“It all comes from the guys wanting to serve. That’s why these guys are special.”
Voss, a Warsaw native, was still doing his best to bring in donations on the final lap. He could be heard across the pitch telling livestream viewers to donate “five more dollars.” His persistence was successful,
This power of persuasion proved effective earlier in the week. Some players said they’d jump into a lake if they a certain amount of money was donated during their shift. Others entertained by sprinting faster after reaching certain donation milestones.
“I was out running from 3:30 a.m. to 7 this morning,” said Patrick. “I actually ran a full marathon this morning. We got a big donation in last night, and I said I would [run a marathon] if we raised another thousand dollars. This morning I was regretting it at about 5 a.m.!”
Patrick hopes the past week will propel his team and the community forward heading into the fall.
“As far as the community, they’ve all been amazing,” he said. “Even if they haven’t ran, they’ve all shared and posted. Ultimately, this isn’t as successful if people aren’t sharing everything on social media.”
“What I hope comes from this is that the Grace community feels more like a family. This can lead us to do more as an institution.”
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The final tally reached over $12,000 during the final ten minutes. All proceeds will be donated to Warsaw Salvation Army, Community Foundation of Elkhart COVID-19 Community Response Fund, and IMA World Health.
Despite the school year not finishing as expected, Voss is grateful he’s still able to communicate with his teammates.
“We have guys all over the world,” he explained. “Seeing them on Instagram running or being able to FaceTime them every Monday and Friday is super awesome. This has kept us connected as a team and connected as a community.
“It made the distance feel not as far.”
What once started as 48 hours run quickly morphed into a full week’s worth of physical activity when Patrick realized his players could raise more money by logging an extra five days.
“We thought if we raised $1,000 it would be incredible,” said head coach Arron Patrick. “It’s been really unique to see how God blessed us through this experience, and he’s blessing now these people we can pass the funds over to.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the guys.”
Grace soccer student-athletes participated remotely from around the world. They were responsible for signing up for every hour of the day, even the ones typically reserved for sleeping.
“It wasn’t like pulling teeth,” said Patrick. “You’d think people wouldn’t want those hours. They just signed up. They wanted to do it.”
“It all comes from the guys wanting to serve. That’s why these guys are special.”
Voss, a Warsaw native, was still doing his best to bring in donations on the final lap. He could be heard across the pitch telling livestream viewers to donate “five more dollars.” His persistence was successful,
This power of persuasion proved effective earlier in the week. Some players said they’d jump into a lake if they a certain amount of money was donated during their shift. Others entertained by sprinting faster after reaching certain donation milestones.
“I was out running from 3:30 a.m. to 7 this morning,” said Patrick. “I actually ran a full marathon this morning. We got a big donation in last night, and I said I would [run a marathon] if we raised another thousand dollars. This morning I was regretting it at about 5 a.m.!”
Patrick hopes the past week will propel his team and the community forward heading into the fall.
“As far as the community, they’ve all been amazing,” he said. “Even if they haven’t ran, they’ve all shared and posted. Ultimately, this isn’t as successful if people aren’t sharing everything on social media.”
“What I hope comes from this is that the Grace community feels more like a family. This can lead us to do more as an institution.”
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