Alabama Power teams up with Cancer Society in ‘Run for the Reason’

Reproduced from the Alabama Power Media Website

Alabama Power employees are joining in the fight against cancer as they prepare to run 350 miles in the 2011 “Run for the Reason” fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

The ninth annual run begins at 7 a.m. Thursday, April 28 at the Alabama/Georgia line and ends Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. on Dauphin Island.

The three-day event takes runners through several Alabama towns and cities including Anniston, Childersburg, Clanton, Selma, Camden, Grove Hill and Mobile.

Three teams of volunteers will alternate running 4-mile segments during 12-hour shifts, with each runner completing about 20 miles during the event. Four drivers per team will pilot the runners’ RVs and lead vehicles that will accompany runners on their trek.

To date, the Alabama Power team is on track to raise $40,000 through this year’s Run for the Reason. The funds will support the American Cancer Society’s research, education, service and advocacy efforts.

Alabama Power will have 19 employees running in the race and 12 drivers alongside the runners. The cause and the event mesh perfectly for the participants.

“Almost all of us who are participating have been affected by cancer, whether with our families or our friends,” said Kevin Manogue, the organizer for the event. “This is an opportunity to help these friends and family members while doing something we enjoy.”

Because of weather and other factors, arrival times may vary.

Here is the runners’ tentative schedule:

Thursday, April 28

7 a.m. – Runners begin journey at Georgia/Alabama state line on Highway 78.

11 a.m. – Runners travel between Anniston and Heflin.

2:45 p.m. – Runners arrive in Talladega.

6:30 p.m. – Runners leave Childersburg.

10:30 p.m. – Runners arrive in Clanton.


Friday, April 29

2 a.m. – Runners leave Maplesville.

1:45 p.m. – Runners arrive in Camden.

5:30 p.m. – Runners arrive in Thomasville.


Saturday, April 30

1 a.m. – Runners leave McIntosh.

7:45 a.m. – Runners arrive in Mobile.

2 p.m. – Runners arrive at finish line at Cadillac Square Park on Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island.


For more information about the Run for the Reason visit www.alabamapowerrunforthereason.org