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Teenager does Mitzvah for Local Charities

For one Northern New Jersey teenager, the transition from childhood to adulthood through his upcoming Bar Mitzvah is filled with good deeds. The meaning of the word Mitzvah refers to a moral deed performed as a religious duty. As such, the term Mitzvah has also come to express an act of human kindness. (Wikipedia).  

In addition to studying for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah, Robbie Kresch has decided that he will raise money for two charities that are important to him by running in five, 5K races.  One of those 5K races is the upcoming Cupid’s Chase 5K Run taking place on Saturday, February 12, 2011.  The Cupid’s Chase is a national 5K taking place in 24 cities across 10 states on the same day and same time.  Cupid’s Chase is hosted by national nonprofit, Community Options that supports people with disabilities.

“Health and fitness are really important to my family and me,” says Kresch.  “My Dad loved to exercise-running, cycling, and tennis were three of his favorite things to do,” he added.

Kresch is asking for donations in any amount to support his efforts to raise money for Purrs N’ Pups Animal Rescue Team as well as Hearts and Crafts Counseling.  Kresch is donating to Purrs N’ Pups because of his love for animals and because he got his dog from them.  Kresch chose Hearts and Crafts because they helped him, his sister and his mother when his father passed away.

To date, Kresch has raised over $5,000 for his charities of choice and continues to schedule himself for upcoming 5K’s in the area.  So far, he has run two, 5K’s and his third will be the Cupid’s Chase on February 12, 2011.  Kresch has run both races with a time of under twenty-seven minutes.

Come out on Saturday, February 12, 2011 to the Cupid’s Chase in Glen Rock, NJ, to cheer on Kresch as he continues to raise money for his charities of choice and fulfill his goal of five, 5K’s.  To you, Robbie Kresch, Community Options says, “Mazel Tov!”

Community Options rings Opening Bell at the NASDAQ

Nonprofits celebrate their accomplishments in many different ways. Community Options, a national nonprofit that supports people with disabilities has been working diligently on their annual 5K Run, Cupid’s Chase, since March of 2010. People like Mary Pat Christie, First Lady of New Jersey as the national Honorary Chairperson and corporations like Withum Smith + Brown, Gunlocke Furniture, Dani Leather, Haldeman Ford and the Bloomberg Foundation have already made this upcoming event a great success. All of these corporations and the many more sponsors of the Cupid’s Chase have an individual and organizational commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Community Options has worked tirelessly to garner the support of major corporations across the country for the Cupid’s Chase 5K Run and the mission of supporting people with disabilities.

“I encourage corporations across the United States to become involved with the Cupid’s Chase 5K Run that supports an important cause – community housing and employment for people with disabilities,” says Mary Pat Christie. “Community Options is a fantastic cause to align with to increase your corporate social responsibility efforts,” she added.

As a result of this hard work, Community Options, alongside it’s corporate partners, Withum Smith + Brown, Gunlocke Furniture, Dani Leather and even Senator Joe Kyrillos of New Jersey’s 13th Legislative District will be ringing the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 just in time for the upcoming national Cupid’s Chase 5K Run on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

“Ringing the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ is the symbolic culmination of the work the organization has done this year to prepare for our largest annual fundraiser,” says Robert Stack, President and CEO of Community Options. “We are very lucky to have the corporate partners we have and the support of the First Lady of New Jersey, Mary Pat Christie, all of which have made this upcoming event already a great success,” he added.

The group will be ringing the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ to celebrate the finest of corporate social responsibility and couldn’t think of a better way to thank their corporate partners than to invite them to ring the bell with the organization. All of the proceeds from the upcoming Cupid’s Chase and the over $100,000 raised over the past year to support the run, will go directly to support people with disabilities the organization supports.