We all want to do something in light of the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon. The effects and heartbreak are far-reaching – beyond runners and athletes, beyond us – many lives have been torn to shreds since the events that took place at the Finish Line on Monday. Many of us are running in solidarity one week later and many of us are donating what we can, when we can to help in whatever way we can. Now there is a Special shubeez to show support for Boston!
This goes beyond running, as author Mark Mathews stated on his blog.
“The real tragedy of the event is those who have suffered permanent impairments from the bombing, and especially those who lost their life. Not runners. If only we could always keep that image of the 8 year old boy with the infectious smile and the sign reading “Stop hurting people. Peace.” The reason we run sometimes is to get to our loved ones at the finish. To see our family with new eyes. This is what the Bombing was about, families and lives torn apart. That is felt by all of us.”
-Mark Matthews
I, like many of you reading this blog, are part of the running community and while this isn’t exclusively about running, we do want to show our support as runners, for runners. Runners are strong, united, compassionate individuals and when tragedy strikes, we get out and run – to show support, to show love and to face and ultimately defeat the anger or grief that sometimes surges through our very souls.
Shubeez is offering a special shubeez shoe tag in support of the victims in Boston and beyond.
Boston shubeez
Runner or not, we all wear shoes at some point so wear these shubeez every time you lace up in honor of the city, participants, bystanders, heroes and victims of this day and may we always be reminded that you cannot break the will of a runner or the spirit of a community. This is what it means to be Boston strong.
100% percent of the proceeds will be donated to The One Fund Boston, an organization founded to help those most affected by the tragedy.
Order your Special shubeez to show support for Boston HERE.
Lace Up. Get Active. Give Back. It’s what we do.
These are presale only and will ship by July, so order soon. You get two shubeez for $9.99. ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GO BACK TO BOSTON.
Two shubeez shoe tags for $9.99
One of Two shubeez in this special!
Not only will all profits from the sales of this design be donated back to The One Fund, but as a shubeez affiliate, I have personally committed to the victims, to my friends at shubeez and to my readers to donate all of my earnings from ANY shubeez sale as an affiliate to The One Fund Boston for the remainder of 2013. So, now more than ever, if you purchase shubeez please select WORDS TO RUN BY from the drop down Partnership menu (don’t need to on the Boston sale because it is all being donated) upon checkout to ensure a donation will be made.
Until the next mile marker,
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