The LizLuke Team
RunningBrooke and The LizLuke Team are inviting the community to Taking Steps Together on Sunday, Oct. 21.
RunningBrooke is an advocate for Alexandria City’s underserved youth. The organization's mission mission is to get more minds moving through fitness-infused classroom activities. The LizLuke Team is a veteran real estate group serving Alexandria buyers and sellers for over a decade.
Taking Steps Together is a free Old Town event that will be held at Oronoco Bay Park at 100 Madison St from 2 to 5 p.m.
Celebrations in order at Taking Steps Together are two-fold. The focus is the steps RunningBrooke, propelled by year-after-year contributions from the LizLuke Team and a number of other partners, have taken together to build a stronger, faster, smarter community.
Also worth honoring is the upcoming milestone marathon of Brooke Sydnor Curran, founder and front woman for RunningBrooke, who experienced a near fatal brain aneurysm earlier this year. Sydnor Curran will run the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct 28 in Arlington.
“I’ve never felt stronger, or more determined, to serve and ignite change for kids in our community,” says Sydnor Curran. Dubbed “The People’s Marathon,” this 26-miler was Sydnor Curran’s debut marathon 14 years ago and her first return to organized running since her aneurysm last spring.
Champion sponsor of Taking Steps Together, Elizabeth Lucchesi, leading lady of the LizLuke Team, holds RunningBrooke close to her heart. Lucchesi and Sydnor Curran have been friends for years and worked together selflessly to promote wellness in the classroom and the community.
Lucchesi was named Volunteer Alexandria’s 2017 Small Business Philanthropist of the Year and shares, “When you volunteer in your community, most often it’s done out of love, a sense of pride for where you live and because you believe in the work of the organizations you support.”
The free family-friendly fun features live music from Noise in the Basement, delicious BBQ and all the fixins, catered by Pork Barrel, Port City brews, and activities for kids of all ages.
Register ahead of time (takingstepstogether.eventbrite.com) and bring your picnic blanket for an enjoyable afternoon in the warm fall sun on the lawn of Oronoco Bay Park.
Guest speaker and honorary chairperson of RunningBrooke, Congressman Don Beyer, and his wife Megan, will be in attendance.
For over a decade RunningBrooke and LizLuke Team have served Alexandria. RunningBrooke has invested nearly $1.5 million into schools and nonprofit partners.
During this time Sydnor Curran has run 116 marathons to highlight steps the community can take together to build a better Alexandria. LizLuke Team has helped 1,500 home buyers and sellers, including many families, some of whom now call Elizabeth and her team friends.
Each year, a portion of LizLuke Team profits are contributed to nonprofit partners. Contributions made in support of Taking Steps Together celebration will benefit 20 underserved classrooms across the city, bringing brain-boosting activities, equipment, and high-performance learning to students! Among our most appreciated supporters are local wellness studios Core Wellness and Mind the Mat.
If you’re interested in teaming up with RunningBrooke to promote the success of Alexandria students, please consider a tax-deductible partnership option. Visit runningbrooke.org or contact Brooke Sydnor Curran at brooke@runningbrooke.org.
