If you’re looking for a great gift idea that won’t soon be forgotten, skip the stores this holiday season and offer instead a fun running experience to the whole family on New Year’s Day.

Consider gifting your spouse, kids, cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents and friends a race by covering their entry fees for the Commitment Day 5K fun run on January 1 and keep your holiday celebrations rolling into 2013!*

Not only will they receive a memorable race experience and quality time together, but also a classy, commemorative T-shirt — better than socks or an ugly Christmas sweater, right? Plus, kids under 18 are FREE with registered adult! You can even use the coupon code CORP0797 to save $5!

You can also take your spirit of giving one step further. Since Commitment Day is about inspiring a healthier America by encouraging people to make commitments to exercise, nutrition, giving, personal responsibility, respect and a healthy planet, Life Time is pleased to announce a new, charitable giving feature on www.CommitmentDay.com that allows participants to gift their race to select charity partners by raising money for their cause.

Here’s how it works:

1. Visit www.CommitmentDay.com
2. Donate to one of our Founding Charitable Partners or fundraise to earn their entry.

Our Commitment Day coalition includes the following Founding Charitable Partners: Folds of Honor, MusiCares, Special Olympics and The Life Time Foundation, which all have healthy way of life aspects as the core of their respective missions.

• Folds of Honor is devoted to providing much needed scholarships and other assistance to the spouses and children of soldiers killed or disabled in service to our country.
• MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for individuals in the music community in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies.
• Special Olympics provides year-round sports and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Life Time Foundation is focused on inspiring healthy people and supporting a healthy planet with a current focus on improving the quality of school lunch programs.

In the midst of all this philanthropy, don’t forget to get something for yourself! Do you need a little fun run on your calendar to keep you excited and on track for your next event? Join the movement and register today at www.CommitmentDay.com.

*Just make sure they understand and agree to the Assumption of Risk, Waiver & Release and Indemnification information included in the registration process!

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