Connections - MPI Potomac Chapter

On your mark, get set, GO! It’s not often that a group of 60 adults, children and strollers are seen running though the halls of a local high school. This was the scene on Saturday March 28 as PMPI chapter members, industry colleagues and their families raced to the finish line during a relay race at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Due to inclement weather the event was moved indoors but this did not stop participants from enjoying the race day energy. The halls were filled with activities for kids and adults alike. Thanks to event sponsors, participants were also provided healthy snacks to prep them for the race.

This was the scene as PMPI participated in the first annual MPI Foundation Chairman’s Challenge. Locally, this was better known as the PMPI FUN-K however this challenge extended across MPI chapters nationwide. Each chapter was given the challenge of raising $5,000 through the efforts of a 5K race to support our local chapter’s education program, as well as the foundation’s grant program. Twenty-five percent of all money raised will go directly back to our chapter’s educational programming, and 75 percent will be given to the foundation to support chapter grants.

Together as a chapter PMPI raised over $2,000 for the foundation! A huge thank you to our sponsors who helped to make this inaugural event successful: Blanken Photography, Christie’s Photography, Event Digital Photography, Tarek Productions Photography, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Travel Portland, CorePower Yoga, Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Madison Avenue, Incorporated, DoubleTree Bethesda, and Condor Communications.