CZC in the Boston Globe and NC's News & Observer

The Boston Globe visited CZC Boston Camp this past weekend, and featured CZC in an article on the front page today. View the article here. 

Also, NC’s News and Observer newspaper featured CZC in an article in advance of the first CZC NC camp which is to be held September 25-26, 2010. View the article here. 


CNN was out at CZC NJ this past weekend for an upcoming segment.  

Go CZC!

Look How Far We've Come!

Look How Far We've Come!

As I sit here, I am amazed at how far we've come.  This whole idea began with a conversation over dinner between 4 CZC volunteers in June (see picture below from that night).  Not sure how, but somehow the 4 of us decided it would be fun to run the Disney Marathon/Half Marathon.  Then we decided it would be fun to  run and raise money for Comfort Zone. And then we decided it would be fun to recruit other CZC volunteers, families and supporters to run/walk and raise money with us.  We brought two other incredible CZC volunteers on board to be a part of the Planning Committee, and look how far we've come.

Now we have 28 confirmed participants who have pledged to raise $29,750.

Unbelievable!!! We have CZC volunteers, camper parents and people who have only heard about CZC but whose hearts have been touched by the lives that are transformed at CZC.  They have all committed to travel to Orlando, Florida and to run/walk a Half Marathon or Full Marathon to raise money for Comfort Zone. 

That, my friends, is a testament to the magic of Comfort Zone Camp.  CZC isn’t just another charity.  Grief eventually touches us all.  If we are fortunate enough not to have lost someone close to us ourselves, we all know someone who has tragically lost a parent, sibling, child or friend.  CZC is a game-changer in the world of those living with grief and loss.  We are doing this for all of the people and especially for all of the children, who have suffered unimaginable losses and who desperately need the CZC community to help them understand that they are not alone. 

Almost $30,000 pledged!

So our 27 participants have pledged to raise $27,750!! Way to go CZC Runs Disney Team!

Latest numbers are:

6 for the Full Marathon

16 for the Half Marathon

5 Cheerleaders

$2,080 raised so far!

Also, The Planning Committee came across this Ad for the Disney Half/Full Marathon Race Weekend in a magazine...

...and decided to create one for CZC Runs Disney! :)

Email the Planning Committee at CZCrunsDisney@gmail.com if you have any questions.  Go Team CZC Runs Disney!!

Enough for 4 campers!

As of this morning, we have 26 people signed up (6 for the full marathon, 16 for the half marathon and 4 cheerleaders) who have pledged to raise $28,500!!  And so far, with 6 participants having begun fundraising, we have raised $2,080!! That is enough to send 4 grieving children to camp! 

The full marathon is currently 65% full, the half marathon is 77% full, so if you know of people who are thinking about signing up, encourage them to do it soon!

Go CZC Runs Disney Team!

Enough for 2 campers!!

So only 6 of our 25 confirmed participants have started fundraising, and already we have raised $1,285!!  Which is enough to send 2 kids to camp!  Great job everyone. Our $50,000 goal will send 100 kids to camp, and with our incredible participants having pledged to raise $28,500 already, we are well on our way!!

One of the things that makes the Disney Races different is that we get to run THROUGH Disney World!! I did a Google Image search and found these pictures. 

CZC on the Today Show again!

So the Today Show re-aired the amazing segment about CZC in the 8 o'clock hour with Meredith Viera doing the lead-in with the fabulous Sara Haines.  View the incredible segment here: http://ow.ly/2od4L.  CZC NJ volunteers showed up again and did a marvelous job representing CZC. Here are some of the pictures from both days.

The whole group

CZC NJ Volunteer Krista with the Today Show's Sara Haines the first time the segment aired

The Planning Committee's Maria Cruz 

CZC Volunteer Krista with the Today Show's Sara Haines the second time the segment aired

twitter.com/CZCrunsDISNEY !

We have a TWITTER account!! Woohoo!

And the latest numbers are:

21 participants!

6 for the Full Marathon

11 for the Half Marathon

4 Cheerleaders

Total pledged for fundraising so far =$25,000 = enough to sponsor one weekend camp!!

CZC was featured again on the Today Show this week...view the incredible segment here: http://ow.ly/2od4L

Also, we have some exciting possibilities in terms of sponsorship....will keep everyone posted as things finalize!! 

The Planning Committee had a video conference last night and all agreed that we are going to try our darndest to get Sara Haines from the Today Show and Jillian Michaels to run with us or be involved in some way with CZC Runs Disney! Can you imagine how much their help/participation could help spread the word about CZC for grieving families across the country? It would be amazing!

Yay!! Contact the Planning Committee at czcrunsdisney@gmail.com with any questions! Yay Team CZC Runs Disney!!

The CZC Runs Disney Team is growing!

As of August, 6, we have: 

18 confirmed participants

6 for the Full Marathon

8 for the Half Marathon

4 Cheerleaders (1 coming down to Orlando to cheer us on, the rest cheering from home)

Total fundraising pledges are $20,500!! 

Yay! THANK YOU to everyone who is already registered to participate!!  And a reminder that the deadline to sign-up for the Road-Trip from Richmond to Orlando is September 1.