3rd Annual Orphan Love Run!!

We are excited to announce the 3rd Annual Orphan Love Run
 is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2015. 
 The race will start at 9AM!  
Walkers and strollers are welcome!! 

This is a 5K Benefit to support the adoption of a little girl in the China Waiting Child program by the Zacharias family.  Proceeds also contribute to a donation for an orphanage serving children with special needs in Changsha, China. 
Be sure to register for the event before October 24, 2015 to
 guarantee a shirt!  

Click here to register online.
For a mail-in registration form, click on the link to the right--> 
that says Mail-in Registration.

We look forward to seeing you there!!! 

Xavier is Home!

As I sit here and think about this time last year, I'm overwhelmed with how loved we felt and also, how much has changed since then. It's hard to believe almost a year has passed since the 2014 Orphan Love Run! It was an amazing event and we hope that it impacted participants and supporters in a big way. Over 100 runners and walkers united to raise awareness for waiting children, and more specifically, to help bring Xavier home to our family. I'm happy to share that the money raised was more than enough to make the large donation to Xavier's orphanage to help care for waiting children.  The Orphan Love Run was extremely influential in us getting Xavier home.

As for our family, we were able to travel to China this past winter and on February 1st, we held Xavier in our arms for the first time! We became his mommy and daddy and he became our precious son, and baby brother to Grace and Liam. All 5 of our lives were changed forever and we can't imagine it any other way. He's been home with us for 7 months now and he is thriving! There are days that we are in the trenches of parenting and it seems like nothing special and then there are the days when we are able to look into Xavier's face and see what a miracle it is that we are a family. I often say to him "I'm your mama. I'm all yours, and we belong together". Those are truly amazing words. God knew each of our children before we knew anything about them, and we believe that He specifically made a place for Xavier in our family.

We want to thank each person and business who participated in the Orphan Love Run last year. We will be forever grateful for your love and support.

Registration Link

Click here to register!

Walkers and strollers welcome, $25 sign up fee includes t-shirt when registered by Oct 29.

2nd Annual Orphan Love Run takes place at 5200 Far Hills Avenue, Kettering, OH on Saturday, November 8 at 9am.

Donuts at the Race and Last Day for T-shirts!

Today is the last day to receive a t-shirt with your race registration. It is also the last day to order a t-shirt separately. Please register here or order your shirt here by tonight in order to guarantee you'll receive a shirt!

In other news, we are happy to announce that Bill's Donut Shop in Centerville, Ohio will be providing donuts at the finish line of this year's Orphan Love Run! It's going to be a great day... you won't want to miss it! Register today!

Satellite Runners

This year, we know that there are many runners and walkers interested in participating in the Orphan Love Run who aren't local to Ohio. Since it would be very inconvenient for many of you to make the trip to Ohio just for a 5k, we have tried to make a way for you to participate wherever you are! The Augsburger family is so blessed to have many friends and family all across the United States, and we would be honored if you would participate in our fundraiser for Xavier's orphanage.


Here are the instructions for satellite runners/walkers-


1. Visit our Adopt Together site and make a secure, tax deductible donation of $25 per registration.


2. In the comment section, please include the names of participants and sizes of t-shirts* you need.


3. Sometime during the week of Nov 8-15, complete a 5k, in whatever way works best for you! If you'd like, post a photo on the Orphan Love Run Facebook Page.


Our goal for the Orphan Love Run is 200 participants. Satellite participants will count towards that number! Share with your friends and make it a group event!


*Unfortunately, though we've done our best, we will not be able to get t-shirts to satellite runners by November 8th. T-shirts will be mailed on Monday, November 10th. You will be contacted before then for shipping information.

Registration Update:

In order to receive a t-shirt, you must register by Wednesday, October 29. Registration will remain open through race day, but participants who sign up after Oct 29 will not receive a t-shirt.

Sponsoring a Runner

Well, the Orphan Love Run is only 37 days away! Have you registered yet?

Today, we'd like to share about how you can get your friends and family involved! We all know people who may not be able to physically participate in the race because of location, scheduling, etc. This year, those friends will be able to sponsor runners to help raise more money for our orphanage donation!
Here's how it works...

1. You register for the race. Remember, you can run, walk, push a stroller, or even just show up and have a cup of coffee. ;)

2. Send the link below to you friends and ask them to donate in your name. This is a secure, tax deductible site that will give us a grant in the amount of the money raised. Your friends will fill out their information and include in the comment section the name of the runner they are choosing to sponsor.

https://www.adopttogether.org/augsburger

The person who raises the most sponsorship will be recognized at the race!