About us:
Revolution Running was started in 2009 by John Pollard with the goal of partnering with local nonprofits to help raise awareness and funds for their organization. In 2010 Brian Brakefield opened his State Farm agency in Hampton, Ga and was looking for a veteran or police fundraising event to participate in. John just so happened to be putting a race together and needed sponsors, as they say....the rest is history
For the past two years John and Brian have been working out of two old trucks and Brian's small State Farm trailer. They have been working with local non-profits to help organize, facilitate and promote runs, primarily in the Henry County area. Important side note: with the exception of the small cost of liability insurance they never charged for their participation. All of the water, bananas, supplies, most of the bag stuffers and staff have all been donated by John and Brian. Why you ask?...because thats what they do! Giving back is their main goal.
Revolution Running operates primarily on a "Pay it forward" philosophy. If we put on a good run for your organization you are more than welcome to donate to our company, that money will be used to "pay it forward" to the next non-profit that we help.
In April of 2012 the amount of runs RR was participating in grew to an almost unmanagable number with John and Brian often partnering to facilitate a 5k or a 10k in the morning then splitting up to help with seperate runs in the afternoon. While sitting together one morning at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , around 3:30 AM, the guys thought it might be a good idea to get more organized and most importantly...MORE VOLUNTEERS!!
As of today Revolution Running LLC, though not a non-profit, operates as a "non-profit motivated company" dedicated to staying true to our promise of supporting local business and local non-profits. We have a volunteer board of 5 members and a veterans activities board of 2 members.
To help keep the water coolers running, the RR timing team is available for hire for your next event. Just email John or Brian!
Thanks for supporting Revolution Running and our efforts to make life a little bit better for those around us...
Race Organizer: Revolution Running Team
Email: revolutionrunning@hotmail.com
john@revolutionrunning.net
brian@revolutionrunning.net
nate@revolutionrunning.net
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