Abe's Army Runs Red.

Please help our Illinois neighbors in the time of need. Here is how, as an Abe’s Army participant, we can help raise money for the Red Cross to assist families in need.

This is how it works ---
* The Run Red Team is recruited exclusively through Abe's Army.
* Red Cross asks that everyone who signs up agrees to ask 10 people they know for $10 in order to reach an individual goal of $100 per team member.
* If runners raise more (and one runner from two years ago actually raised over $1,000!) that's fantastic but there's no penalty for failing to raise the $100, every dollar raised helps!
* All of the money raised stays local to help our friends and neighbors affected by local disasters. Believe it or not, we've actually responded to 7 house fires in the past week.

Run Red Team Sign up report as of Monday, June 29, 2009:
52 people signed up for the “Run Red Team” on the first night, June 29, 2009.

If 100 runners sign up, a drawing will be held for three prizes:
1. Two tickets (face value $89) for the Cardinals/Reds game August 10th. These are great tickets located at Section 158 Row 2 in the Infield Field Box. Feel free to look up the seats online.
2. Another set of two tickets for the Cardinals/Reds game August 10th.
3. Grand Prize: Three night stay at the Kira-Mar Waterfront Villas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Peter Tosh – American Red Cross will be at Lincoln Park Monday, July 6 and the Fairgrounds Monday, July 13 for “Run Red Team” registration.
Peter can be contacted by email at ptosh@il-redcross.org if you have additional questions.