The  Labor Day 5k for Fair Trade Certified Awareness was held Monday Sept 7th at the Culpeper Rec Club.  I would have to say it was a great success even if 30 some participants showed up. We opened with a moment of silence as we remembered  the  two  young athletes that passed away  recently, leaving a big void in Culpeper and surrounding counties. .   Both were soccer players, Alana Hester (CCHS)  and Preston Herton (Mary Washington player) .
If they didn’t know what  “Fair Trade”  was before,  5k participants  left …

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October celebrates Fair Trade  Month…  I wanted to have this 5k then but unfortunately  my plate is full in October with the Xterra Wold Championships in Maui .    So we will celebrate it on Labor day – it seems  appropriate :)      In business for 3 years now, World Bean Roasthers became Fair Trade Certified knowing consumers would feel good  that their purchase  (Fair Trade, organics) was  helping empower poor coffee growing communities.  Having lived many years in Africa I’ve seen first hand …

Eating well can change your life.  Only those committed to doing so would know . They experience first hand results -  and they are  around to help the rest of us eat our way to better health…  As an athlete nothing is more important to me than what I choose as my “fuel”.   I’ve come to know Shawn  in my class at Golds Gym.   She has been coming to  Body Combat  (an energetic kickbox workout to music)   for over   a year and half.   I try to …