The Liz Logelin Foundation

Record Year!

lindsay — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:56:48 +0000

A Record Year! We are excited to share with you that this year between the Celebration of Hope Gala, Run Walk Hope 5k and the online auction we raised a record… $46,763.42. An 18% increase over last year! Truly amazing. Thank you for helping make this possible. We wanted to share this moving video with [...]

Save the Date!

rachel — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:28:12 +0000

Friday, September 16 Solera, Minneapolis Saturday, September 17 5k at 9am Maddy’s Mile Fun Run at 9:45am Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis and Wherever You Are Around the World Gather your friends and lead your own group to support the LLF. Registar online and we will mail you a t-shirt so [...]

A Renewed Hope

rachel — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:40:32 +0000

A guest post from a recent grant recipient, Ashley P. I did everything right (or at least I tried to). I never did drugs or stayed out past curfew. I got good grades. I went to a great college and got an amazing degree. I fell in love with my high school sweetheart. I got [...]

nutty putty cyclists complete their journey.

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:24:00 +0000

on friday, december 10th at 10:30am, the nutty putty cyclists completed their cross-country cycling (trip to raise funds for the liz logelin foundation) by dipping their tires in the waters of the pacific ocean. maddy and i were on hand to welcome the guys at the end of their journey, and i can’t begin to [...]

Nutty Putty Cyclists

rachel — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:05:23 +0000

This morning at 11:00 the Nutty Putty Cyclists took off from Virginia Beach on their cross country bike trip. The cyclists Dan, Jon, Eric and Oliver are riding in memory of their friend and brother-in-law John Jones who died last year while hiking in the Nutty Putty Caves. Their goal is to raise $50,000 for [...]

Two Kisses for Maddy

rachel — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:06:16 +0000

Matt’s book, “Two Kisses for Maddy”, which comes out in April is now available for pre-order on Amazon! If you haven’t already, go order it… Two Kisses for Maddy

Thank you!

aj — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:14:06 +0000

Thank you to everyone who made last weekend’s events a success. To the volunteers, sponsors, participants, and donors. The gala location and entertainment by Tim Mahoney was excellent, and the 5K went off without a hitch. Please stay tuned for our fundraising results and a list of the generous donors who helped us. Thank you [...]

Press Release

aj — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:37:47 +0000

Hey Everyone, Just a quick note to let everyone know we published a press release about our upcoming events! In just over a month, bloggers and friends will gather in real life to help widows and widowers just as Matt and Maddy were helped by friends and strangers the world over. If you’re interested in [...]

Officer Shawn Silvera Memorial 5K

aj — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:25:15 +0000

We wanted to highlight another upcoming event in the Minneapolis area. The 5th Annual Shawn Silvera Memorial Run will be held Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8 AM at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, MN More information is available at Jennifer Silvera’s website.

On your mark, get set, GO!

lindsay — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:29:26 +0000

We are getting geared up for The Liz Logelin Foundation’s second annual 5k, Walk Run Hope, sponsored by David Laurion, CFP® and the Arden Hills office of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., which will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, MN. All proceeds from the run [...]