From its inception, The Murfreesboro Half Marathon’s mission was to promote fitness and to provide a venue for local organizations to fund-raise. And from the start, “The Middle Half” has not only benefited thousands of runners but has also helped out local organizations that assist with their mission.

Through careful spending and assistance from sponsors, The Middle Half is able to make donations to these groups that are an important part of the event and the running community.

This year donations were made to the following organizations at the December 1 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting:

$500 Greenhouse Ministries for picking up all the discarded jackets and clothing at the starting line
$750 Books from Birth for stuffing the goodie bags
$1000 Oaklands Historic House & Museum
$1000 Special Kids for their help in organizing Murph’s Fun Run and by supporting the running community through their Team A.S.K. (Athletes for Special Kids)
$2000 Main Street Revitalization Program for their support of the race, and for organizing the Pre-race Pasta Party
$2000 Murfreesboro City Schools: Family Resource Center
$2000 Murfreesboro Pacers for their support of the local running community and for organizing our Elite runners
$2500 Junior League of Murfreesboro for staffing the 3-day Packet Pickup
$2000 Murfreesboro Police Department to go toward a specially fitted bike to patrol the Greenway –
$2500 One Hundred Club – (Police Benevolent Fund)
$2500 worth of shoes and uniforms for participants of the Hershey Track & Field program who would not be able to afford a good pair of running shoes. These will be donated at cost by Fleet Feet Sports Murfreesboro.
$3000 MTSU Track and Cross Country (BRAA)
$3000 Friends of the Greenway
$4000 Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department to use for race items and supplies such as traffic cones, tents, tables, etc.
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Donations totaling over $6500 were also made to organizations that provided volunteers on race day: Noon Rotary Club, Noon Exchange Club, District Lion’s Club, The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, MTSU’s Kappa Alpha Order and Riverdale High School ROTC. Girl Scout Troop 1609 received a donation for unwrapping the individually wrapped finishers’ medals before race day.

To each of these groups: THANK YOU!!!