FINISH LINE VICTORY!

2018-06-04T13:47:06+00:00April 20th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Success Stories|

This year Annie’s Locker INSPIRED AND EQUIPPED 18 people for the ARNY JOHNSON CLASSIC 5k, most of them residents at the Rockford Rescue Mission. We are so proud of our race recipients for finishing the 5k. For many, this was their FIRST race! "After crossing the finish line, I felt I had finished something I [...]

2017 News and Victories

2017-11-30T17:18:23+00:00November 30th, 2017|Categories: Blog, News, Share A Pair|

A message from our President, Terri Odell Fall—it’s the best time of year to run. Beautiful trees, leaves that crunch under your feet and superb temperatures! Fall also brings us closer to the end of our year and gives us a time to reflect. Annie’s Locker never ceases to amaze me! We started 2017 with [...]

RUNNING FOR TWO: An Angel on My Shoulder

2017-06-28T18:12:35+00:00July 1st, 2017|Categories: Blog, Running for Two - Stories|

While I was shaking hands with people at my 16 year old daughters wake, a high school friend of mine, and fellow runner, came up to me and gave me 5 “Running for Two” bandanas. I don’t remember if I had seen them before that or not, but that was the day they made an [...]

RUNNING FOR TWO: Hang in There Friends!

2017-06-28T17:51:48+00:00June 28th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Running for Two - Stories, Success Stories|

Gonzalo Gomez Moreno, avid runner and great friend of Annie’s Locker, is often found out Running For Two. When asked what inspired him to take this photo, he replied “While I was running on the trails, I stopped to take a photo of my bandanna on a branch, but it was windy and the bandanna [...]

MELD AT YSN JULY 4TH CLASSIC

2017-06-29T16:49:51+00:00June 28th, 2017|Categories: Blog, News|

Celebrating Fourth of July in the Rockford area in 2017? Annie’s Locker has the perfect way to start your holiday! Join us to cheer for our sponsored runners! Just one of the many ways we live out our mission to inspire and equip people to lead healthier lives, Annie’s Locker not only provides the funds [...]

WINGS OF FREEDOM

2017-05-02T20:21:30+00:00May 2nd, 2017|Categories: ANGELS ON SITE, Blog, Success Stories|

by Meredith Stoll, Outreach Chair There is really nothing like ringing a cowbell, cheering like crazy and having someone threaten to get sick on your shirt to make you understand the heart of a mission. One hot Saturday in June, I volunteered for my first run as an angel in support of Annie’s Locker. Three [...]