Courtesy: RRCA

The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to grassroots running is delighted to announce today that the Houston Masters Sports Association (HMSA) is pledging $4000 to the RRCA's Roads Scholar program.

"It's been a long time in the making, but we are finally able to say that we, Houston Masters Sports Association, are pledging $4000 to the RRCA's Roads Scholar program," says Michael Luna of HMSA. "We are doing this by digging into our funds and by donating one dollar from each entry fee of our annual 25k race to be held this November 11, 2001." The HMSA are hopeful that they can contribute this amount annually.

"This is great," says RRCA President Freddi Carlip. "The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, the Atlanta Track Club and the Lilac Bloomsday Association gave substantial contributions to the RRCA's Roads Scholar(R) program in 2001. HMSA's pledge will really kick-start the fundraising for 2002."

Since 1996 the Roads Scholar program has funded 30 post- collegiate athletes with a total of $120,000. RS "alumni" are now filling roster lists of award-winners in current races.