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Join Drexel University Libraries in supporting a good cause and getting a little exercise!

On November 3, 2007, Drexel University Libraries will be teaming up with other local library workers and friends to participate in the Dash for Democracy 5K run/walk. Each team competing in the Dash chooses a cause to represent in the race. The team with the most registered participants running/walking for the same cause will receive $2,000 to donate to its chosen cause. There is no personal fundraising required.

Drexel University Libraries team, named “Bookin’ It,” is representing Books Through Bars (BTB), a non-profit organization that provides quality reading material to prisoners and prison libraries across the country. The mission of BTB is to break cycles of crime and incarceration due to social and economic inequality in our society. Though the book requests received by BTB cover a diverse range of subjects, a large number of the requests it receives are for preparation materials for the GED. You can learn more about Books Through Bars at www.booksthroughbars.org. You can also learn more about the Dash for Democracy at www.dashfordemocracy.org.

Register to run or walk with our team on the Dash for Democracy website no later than November 1st. To register:

• Go to www.dashfordemocracy.org
• Click on “Individual Registration” under the “Register” tab.
• Click on “Register Today.”
• Click green “Register Now” button. This takes you to the active.com login page.
• Create your account.
• After you create your account, it will bring you to the “active.com” home page. Close out the page and go back to the Dash For Democracy website. Login using the ID and password you just created.
• Select 5K Dash Team
• Select our team from the list- “Team Bookin’ It”
• Enter password- “run4books”
• Now, you can enter your personal information and pay.

Team t-shirts are being designed and will be available for purchase shortly. Stay tuned for more information!

If you have any questions, feel free to call Sarah Daub, Anita Chiodo, or Katherine Fischer at the Drexel University Hahnemann Health Sciences Library Circulation desk, 215-762-7631.