Stephen TheDog’s Chicken Chase to benefit Medway Community Farm
Recently I ran the 1st annual StephenTheDog HFCS challenge. I viewed this as an interesting project to learn more about what people eat, and while it did do that is also spun out a rather interesting opportunity.
Sometimes I forget how far the internet reaches I have to keep reminding myself that there are people outside the Barkington area who actually read this site. In fact there are even some who don’t live in the grandmother’s basement. After my experience with almost winning a town council seat in Baxter seat on throw away votes I should be much more aware of this phenomenon but apparently it slipped my mind.
During the HFCS challenge a woman, lets call her H, from Medway MA contacted me to say she was impressed with what I was doing with the HFCS challenge. She seemed like a pretty smart lady and as we talked for a while about HFCS organic vegitables and a bunch of other things. During the course of the conversation she mentioned that she was the President of some kind of community farm initiative. http://www.medwaycommunityfarm.org/ that was focusing on Organic food.
Recently organic food has become one of the things I am passionate about. As I talked to H I realized the farm was in startup mode and needed help. Well there is nothing I like more than helping at the grass roots startup level, your help goes so much farther. Is it better to give $1000 to a University with a $4.7 Billon endowment or to a smaller organization where you can actually see the change you impact? I say go small so you can see your impact.
H and I came up with the idea of my sponsoring a road race to support the Medway farm. I wanted to call it “Stephen TheDog’s chicken chase” but H did not really like this idea. Instead she is calling it “Medway Community Farm 5k Run/Walk” I guess she is the President and can do whatever she want but I really like my name much better, it has more zing. H turning down ideas like “Stephen TheDog’s Chicken Chase” are not going to get you reelected to a second term.
I thought the best part about sponsoring the race would be getting to ride in the pace convertible but I was told there is no convertible this year. I was pretty upset about this but then H told me I could have a few sponsor’s exemption entries into the race. This works out because I have been looking for a way to get back at my A for spending so much time with the swaddlepotimous.
What better revenge than to make my A run 3.1 miles especially since I know he is in no shape to do it currently. To make things even better since I entered him in the race and he has to run I am pretty sure he can give me a ride up to Massachusetts. The ride should give me 4 to 5 hours to spend some time with my A and making him run 3.1 miles should teach him you don’t ignore a dog that has free time.
I don’t even know why he wastes his time with that swaddlepotimous. The Henry Doorly Zoo certainly had no interest in her. They could even take the time to write me back so I am not sure what my A sees in this thing. The swaddlepotimous is not even mobile it just sits there and only moves around the house when my A or R move it. They should have just gotten a plant, plants smell nice, they create oxygen and they don’t poop.
I don’t really want to go on a swaddlepotimous tirade today. I would rather talk about my race. It is going to be awesome, not quite as awesome as it would be with a dog riding in a convertible leading the runners but still pretty awesome. If you enter I think you even get a t-shirt everyone loves t-shirts.
If anyone would like to run “Stephen TheDog’s Chicken Chase” with my A the information is below. The registration link actually does not work I will have to tell H about that. If you do decide to run please tell them you are registering for the “Stephen TheDog’s Chicken Chase”. If we get enough support for my name they will have to think about changing it next year. Hopefully they will at least have a convertible for me to ride in next year or if they want to stick with the farm theme a tractor would also be acceptable.
First Annual Medway Community Farm 5k Run/Walk
Sunday, April 25, 2010
88 Summer Street, Medway High School, Medway MA
9 AM start (rain or shine)
Check-in & race-day registration beginning at 8 AM
Entry Fee: $25
Mail registration and payment to:
P.O. Box 239 Medway MA 02053
or
Register online at: www.medwaycommunityfarm.org
Timed by 3C Race Productions
The non-profit, Medway Community Farm, Inc. (MCFI) has spent the past year working to move the community farm project forward from - concept to reality - for you the community! Our goal is to provide the community with locally grown food, educational opportunities, volunteer experiences as well as foster community spirit. Please support us in our first fundraising event! All proceeds benefit Medway Community Farm.
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