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Middle school students in Oceanside receive Nike shoes.

Programs That Make a Difference

2006 – 2007
Kinane Events and the O'side Turkey Trot donated over $30,000 to the schools of Oceanside to invest in the health of their students.
2007
Nike donated 180 pairs of shoes to the middle school students of Oceanside.
2008
Dream Big…. Get Up and Go! Motivational video
The O'side Turkey Trot is utilized as the backdrop for a motivational piece geared towards encouraging young women to maintain an active lifestyle in order to help them reach their dreams.

The video features local national and international heroes:

  • Kelly Motadel, M.D. M.P.H. is the Medical Director of Vista Community Clinic. Dr. Motadel ran cross country and track in High School and at Yale University. In 1999, Dr. Motadel received the Humanism in Medicine Award from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey.

  • Sylvia Mosqueda. America 's winningest Hispanic woman long distance runner. Sylvia qualified for the Olympic trials 4 times in her career. Sylvia placed 4th in the 1992 Olympic 10,000 meters.

  • Chantal Sutherland. Canada 's winningest female jockey. Chantal was voted to People Magazine's “100 Most Beautiful People” in 2006. In 2007 she earned $5.7 million in purses in seven months.

  • Madeline Ramirez. Mother of three. Graduate of Loyola Marymount University and teacher at South Oceanside Elementary School in Oceanside. While teaching at Stuart Mesa Elementary school, the school was recognized as a Distinguished School in 2008.

Genentech will be providing 2,000 “Move Your Feet Before You Eat!®" Backpacks to 2,000 youth participants in the Turkey Trot

LEGOLAND will be donating 500 + tickets to be utilized as a fundraiser for the schools of Oceanside. These can be picked up at the race packet pick-up booth at the Event Expo.

Afterschool Programs
The Foundation will be providing materials and training for development of an 8 week training program for the students in Oceanside 's afterschool programs. The foundation will be working with the Boys and Girls Club

Start a running club or PE program at your school! We'll help with resources and motivating kids to ‘move their feet!'

O'side Turkey Trot Adult 8-Week Training Program
Participants in the Training Program will experience 8-weeks of coaching leading up to the annual O'side Turkey Trot 5K event on Thanksgiving Morning. Participants attend two coached runs or walk per week and follow a walking/running schedule on days they do not meet with the coaches.

Feel free to utilize our 8-week training program to get in shape for the race.
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For more information or to join, please send us an email at info@kinaneevents.com

Feel free to utilize our 8-week training program to get in shape for the race.

We are looking for community volunteers to help lead programs in the afterschool programs.

We are looking for some public relations assistance with disseminating the Dream Big video.

Have an idea for a special program or idea?
Give us a call and we'll help you put it together!
760.434.5255


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Move Your Feet Before You Eat® Foundation
C/o Kinane Events 800 Grand Ave. Ste. C-10
Carlsbad, CA 92008

760-434-7706
Foundation@kinaneevents.com