GMS’s Midwest Manager, Dave Jones, has qualified to run in the Boston Marathon next Monday. Part of what some runners do is raise money for charity in conjunction with John Hancock (the race sponsors). Dave decided to run for the homeless and tie that with the facts that without coal, energy costs rise and homelessness grows. They told him that he could not do that because coal was not connected to homelessness and was too political. Furthermore, Family Aid Boston, who operates the race, told him that he could not promote coal during the race and wear their “team” logo (which almost every runner does). Because of the importance of this issue to Dave, he has decided to run wearing the coal issues on his clothes and a hard hat for the entire race and forgo wearing the Boston approved clothing.
He has received a “charity bib” entry, but to get into this historic race, he had to guarantee $10,000 in contributions to Boston Family Aid and he is very close to that goal. To donate online to Dave’s run go to: www.crowdrise.com/davejones2
By wearing a coal mining hardhat for the entire 26.2 miles and by wearing the moral arguments for using coal on his jersey, thousands of people will read the messages and he will certainly draw a lot of attention. Watch for the hardhat as you watch the Boston Marathon and cheer him on to a great finish.