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Join Team Namaste!
Team Namaste members will run or walk the Chicago Half Marathon or 5K on Sunday, September 9, 2012 - the only races that allow participants to run on the closed Lake Shore Drive!
Join Team Namaste and run– or walk!– on September 9, 2012 to raise support for Namaste Charter School, a groundbreaking Chicago public school that is setting a new standard for urban education nationwide. Namaste Charter School is making a measureable difference in children’s lives by implementing and sharing a groundbreaking approach to education that combines health and wellness (including 60 minutes of daily Physical Education for all students) with academic rigor in a peaceful environment.
First, register for the Half Marathon or 5K at this link and enter code CHRNAM12 on the registration page.
Then, sign up (for free) to join Team Namaste and receive your personal fundraising page.
Contact Mara Lidacis, Communications & Outreach Manager, with questions or step-by-step instructions any step of the way: mlidacis@namastecharterschool.org or 773-715-9558 x298.
Note: Registering for the race does not automatically register you for Team Namaste. Please make sure to complete both steps!
Team Namaste members commit to raising a minimum of $250 for Namaste Charter School students and in exchange, receive exciting perks including:
- Exclusive Team Namaste technical shirt
- Free pre-race pasta party
- Namaste water bottle
- Personalized student thank you note, picture and personal school tour!
- Namaste Cheer Squad with Namaste’s most energetic students, cheering you on for 13.1 miles!
- Personalized web page and fundraising support to help you reach your personal fundraising goals
- Discounted training through Chicago Endurance Sports
Team Namaste members who raise $500 or more will receive:
- Exclusive Team Namaste running jacket
- Free ticket to Namaste Charter School's annual Get Gourmet with Namaste! event at the Chopping Block Cooking School in fall 2012
- And more - coming soon!
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Your Support Allows Namaste to Impact
Our Students' Lifelong Success
Please consider a secure, tax-deductible gift for Namaste Charter School's general operations
or toward a program of specific interest.
Please contact Allison Isaacson, Director of Development, via email or 773-715-9558 x301 with any questions
or for additional information about Namaste's work.
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First Grader Peter proudly reads his brother Anthony a favorite Dr. Seuss book in Spanish
Namaste Charter School's Commitment to our Community
Support Namaste's commitment to our community - help Namaste Charter School provide rigorous academic instruction - including an unparalleled Dual Language immersion program - and top-quality health and wellness education to today's students, their younger siblings, and the children of Chicago for years to come.
Please consider a gift for our general operating needs and become a partner in Namaste students' success.
Help Namaste sustain the groundbreaking programs -- including Dual Language Spanish immersion, 60 minutes of daily Physical Education, nutritious meals that garnered the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge Gold Award of Distinction, and a rigorous, literacy-based academic curriculum -- that provide our students an educational experience unparalleled in other urban environments. Thank you for supporting our students' success.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Namaste by clicking the secure link above or sending a check to:
Namaste Charter School
Attention: Allison Isaacson
Director of Development
3737 S. Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60609
Support Namaste Charter School With Every Online Purchase & Search
Effortlessly support Namaste Charter School! Every time you shop at one of more than 1,300 participating stores (including Amazon, Gap, Expedia & many more!), a percentage of your purchase will automatically go to our cause (at no extra cost to you)! Go to www.goodshop.com and designate Namaste Charter School as the charity you support.
And everytime you use www.goodsearch.com for your online searching, Namaste gets a donation!
 
Namaste Charter School is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
We respect your privacy and will not sell or share your information at any time.
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