Past Grants – Spring 2018

RunningBrooke Celebrates our Spring 2018

Move2Learn Grant Partners

In RunningBrooke announced a $108,749.00 reinvestment into the Alexandria community through its Spring 2018 Move2Learn Grant Awards. We wish to thank our supporters for making this important work possible.

All twenty-five Move2Learn grant recipients focus on the important intersection of physical activity and increased academic performance. Studies show that active kids have better focus, improved on-task behavior, and better academic performance than their less-active peers. This year’s teachers and partners provide brain-boosting activities that support students in the classroom, during tutoring, and in before- and after-school programs across the city.

In total, RunningBrooke will grant $108,749.00 to twenty-five Alexandria teachers and nonprofit partners who collectively serve more than 7,000 at-risk children. Spring 2018’s partners include:

ACPS classrooms and programs:

Bicycling in the Schools
WARP Word Analysis with Rhythm and Poetry
Writing Workshops with Movement
Brain Boosts and Book Clubs
Take Home Reading Project Energized with Brain Boosts
Bicycling in the Schools
Speed Cup Stacking at John Adams Elementary
PE 25th Hour at TC Williams High School
Books and Brain Booster Ideas at William Ramsay Elementary
Indoor and Outdoor Scooters at William Ramsay Elementary
ACPS Splash Swim Program

ACPS Swimming Program

ACPS Circus Club

ACPS Alternative Seating at George Mason Elementary

Alexandria Soccer Association

Alexandria Tutoring Consortium

The Child & Family Network Centers

Communities in Schools NOVA

Community Lodgings

Friends of Huntley Meadows

Girls on the Run NoVA Mini-Grant

Jane Franklin Dance

The Local Motion Project

PK Move

Alexandria Country Day School Mini-Grant

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

QuinTango

YoKid

“We were honored to work with so many leaders in our community who value the inclusion of physical activity during the school day. Running changed the trajectory of my life, and being active brings me the focus, mental clarity, and stamina I need to build an organization that has now helped tens of thousands of kids across our city. RunningBrooke’s goal is to ensure that every child in Alexandria experiences these same benefits,” said Brooke Sydnor Curran, RunningBrooke’s Founder and CEO.

Since its inception, RunningBrooke has reinvested well over $1 million back into the City of Alexandria, building 2 playgrounds — and working on its 3rd — in underserved neighborhoods, and has worked with more than 40 nonprofit, public and private partners. During this time, Brooke has run one marathon every month to keep the attention focused on our kids. Brooke has run over 110 marathons — that’s more than 5,130,000 steps! She runs with asthma and pays for all of her own travel expenses and fees.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions!