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BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
For The Love of Go directs several Hays County races throughout the year such as the Blue Santa’s Dam 5 Miler and 5K.
For The Love of Go began when Jennifer and Todd Crosby decided to eat consciously and exercise consistently in 2008.
PHOTOS COURTESY FOR THE LOVE OF GO
Hays County nonprot promotes healthy lifestyle What began as a group of local parents’ commit- ment to health and tness 10 years ago has grown into a local nonpro t committed to helping its community thrive. For The Love of Go, a Hays County area decided to start eating consciously and exercising consistently. Crosby joined a PTA because she was interested in helping with its annual 5K and ended up
For The Love of Go’s races raise money for local businesses, organizations and schools.
of Go events are all-inclusive and they ensure they accommodate individuals who may be blind, deaf, in a wheelchair or running with blades. Crosby said the event participants, volunteers and the organization’s donors and board of direc- tors are what make For The Love of Go successful. “It is an entire community,” Crosby said. “It’s its own little pod of people that are working together for improvement and wellness.”
directing the race, the rst of many to come. The PTA parents found ways to keep the community active by volunteering time for other schools’ and organizations’ races, eventually forming For The
nonpro t organization, is on a mission to “get people o the couch” by organizing, directing and promoting healthy activities. “What we set out to do was create an event where people could come and participate and feel safe and maybe that would get them excited about doing tness,” Jennifer Crosby, one of the founders of For The Love of Go said. How it started In mid-2008, Crosby and her husband, Todd,
Love of Go. The impact
For The Love of Go directs and hosts races in Hays County throughout the year including well-known community runs like Kyle’s Resolu- tion Run as well as races to raise money for local schools and businesses. Crosby said For The Love
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