March 2016 Newsletter
Our Breakfast was a huge success!

Thank you to everyone who attended our Ace Cash Express Back on My Feet Breakfast! We raised over $200,000 in just one morning, making the 2016 Breakfast our most successful one yet! Over 450 guests joined us at the Omni Dallas Hotel to learn more about our program and to hear inspirational stories by our very own VA alumnus, Jerry and current Dallas LIFE member, Derwin. We're so thankful for our sponsors, guests and wonderful emcee, Colleen Coyle. Check out our Facebook album for more photos. Thanks again to our incredible sponsors, including: 

  Title Sponsor: ACE Cash Express

The Mentor: AT&T, MoneyGram

The Pacesetter: Accenture, Visa

The Sprinter: Green Dot, Camelot, Loomis

Table Hosts: Wells Fargo, Aspect, Oracle, NetSpend, NCP Finance, PwC, Grant Thornton, RedPoint Capital, Texas Capital Bank, Delta Dental, Pinnacle, Michaels Wilder Agency, LexisNexis, Integrity Funding, Centrinex, Bang! Advertising, Office Depot, Prism Group, OSC Technology, Clinical Magnet, Bluffview Funding, Melissa Dvorocsik, Tanya Allen, Russell Torres & Jennifer Lange, Angie Evans, Kevin Pollari, Slalom, CheckFreePay, Santander Consumer USA, Clear Technologies, Bastion Consumer Funding, Direct Energy, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Cushman & Wakefield and Vinson & Elkins, LLP.
Registration for Meaningful Miles is open!

We're so excited to unveil Meaningful Miles, our new and improved 5K/10K race! Join us to run with and for individuals experiencing homelessness in Dallas-Fort Worth on Saturday, June 25 at Trinity Groves.  Our new Meaningful Miles 5K/10K Race supports Back on My Feet's services to increase self-sufficiency among individuals experiencing homelessness and periods of transition. To register or learn more, visit us online here.
Congratulations to our Trinity Levee Runners!
Earlier this month, we watched 11 members cross the finish line at the Trinity River Levee Run! Several of our volunteers joined us to run with our members and to cheer them on! Stay tuned for more 5K opportunities with Back on My Feet members and alumni.
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Member Spotlight
Our  member of the month   is Joe , 
a  dedicated runner with Team VA!
Joe has been a member with our VA team for nearly three months now. Since being in our program, he ran his first 5K, has run over 16 miles with his team and has already moved into the Next Steps portion of our program, making him a senior member with Back on My Feet. Joe has many years of experience as a legal secretary and file clerk. He has also taken a few paralegal courses and recently accepted a full-time position at Allied Barton Securities working as a Security Officer, and we're so proud of him!
Birthday run photos!



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