Thank you, we are so grateful. Annie’s Locker would not be able to accomplish our goals without the generous support of this community. The vision of providing brand new gym shoes to children in the Rockford Public School district began in 2013 when Annie’s Locker was asked to help with the local Youth Services Network [...]
THANK YOU!! To THE FIT on Maray Drive who have been actively collecting shoes for our Annual Share a Pair Drive! They will be doing a special shopping trip to help us reach our goal too. Thank you Jared and THE FIT participants!!
Our New Mailing Address: Annie's Locker c/o Fitness Works 3619 Morsay Drive, Rockford, IL 61107
"Last summer, my family fell in love – with camping! After our first family camping trip, we were hooked! We love hiking together and exploring nature – seeing places you can’t get to with your car. And I can honestly say that my family’s new found love affair with camping and hiking could not have [...]
Felicia moved to the area in 2013. She was unemployed and depressed. Her friend Anna, a Rockford Road Runner, encouraged her to start running and referred her to Annie’s Locker for assistance to get some fitness gear and to help pay for the 2013 Biggest Loser 5k entry fee. Since then, great things have been [...]
"Running is something new in my life, but it is also something that I would like to keep. I have been overweight for a good part of my adult life now, and I am making an effort to change my life in a positive way, starting with my weight loss. Finding the motivation and support [...]
Felicia, 2013 Biggest Loser 5K race scholarship recipient, sent us a beautiful thank you note. She recounts her experience: Felicia, an Annie's Locker race scholarship recipient, recounts: "I had an awesome experience and appreciate my friend Anna for telling me about this organization. She runs with the Road Runners and encouraged me to run and [...]
"Sometimes though I find it easier to say more in a 'spoken word' type of setting. Kind of like a poem, with soul. So my letter is what follows. (It should be read slowly with a solid pause after each line. Commas that are missing are missing for a reason, to dictate the 'flow' of [...]
