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We’re very happy to announce that our Brooks For Her program raised $27,000 for breast cancer research and support services in 2009. Throughout the year, 6.25% of the retail price of each Brooks For Her item sold was earmarked to go to three breast cancer charities. The percentage of money going to each charity was determined by you through online voting.

And the results are in!

• Young Survival Coalition (YSC) received 66% of the votes. This international non-profit organization is dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women and breast cancer. YSC offers resrouces, connections, and outreach so women feel supported, empowerd and hopeful.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center received 21% of the votes. This group brings together world-renowned scientists and humanitarians to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases. The Hutchinson Center’s Brooks For Her donation will be used for breast cancer research.
• Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation received 13% of the votes. This group grants wishes and memory-making events for metastatic breast cancer patients while continuing to support, educate, and increase awareness.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this program a success in 2009 by purchasing Brooks For Her apparel, voting for the charities, or just making yourself more familiar with these wonderful organizations.

Encouraged by the accomplishments of 2009, we are extending the Brooks For Her program through 2010. Voting has been reset and the donations are being tallied starting from January and running through December.

>>Click here to learn more about the Brooks For Her program and to vote.

>>Click here to see the entire Brooks For Her apparel line.

Thank you again for your support and participation!

Only two weeks left to vote for the charity you’d like to see receive our Brooks For Her Donation.

Since March of this year we’ve been setting aside 6.25% of the suggested retail price from each Brooks For Her apparel item sold. Your vote determines which portion of our donation goes to each of the three deserving charities we’re supporting. No purchase necessary to vote, of course.

Click here to find out more about the Brooks For Her program and to cast your ballot.

Click here to check out the Brooks For Her apparel line.

And finally, a very grateful shout out to our participating charities and the good work that they do.

Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation grants wishes and memory-making events for metastatic breast cancer patients while continuing to support, educate, and increase resource awareness.

The Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier international organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women and breast cancer.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases.

Thanks for your vote!

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A quick recap of our very fun Run Happy® Place Promotion, which happily and successfully concluded on March 31, 2009.

There were 152,196 online entries in the running for a chance to win Brooks’ awesome Run Happy® Place—a Modern Cabana outfitted with treadmill, flat-screen HDTV, stereo system, and water cooler. And, while there were daily random prize winners of Brooks gear and other nifty schwag, only one person won the big enchilada.

Congratulations Barbara G., Jacksonville, FL, the Grand Prize Winner of our Run Happy® Place Promotion! We imagine she’s definitely running very happy these days.

Running shops and other U.S. specialty retailers who sell Brooks shoes and apparel were eligible to enter our Run Happy® Display Contest in March.

The Columbus Running Company of Columbus, OH, was named Grand Prize Winner for its video and song. Their prize? A brand-new treadmill for the store. Congratulations!

The Display Contest had two First Place Winners: Luke’s Locker of Plano, TX, pictured above; and Fleet Feet Nashville in Nashville, TN, pictured below. Each store won Tienkin II Jackets for everyone on its staff.

Finally, The Running Center of Tampa, FL, was the winner of the Bonus Code Retail Store Contest. A grand total of 66,656 store bonus codes were redeemed online. The Running Center led the way with 1,743 online bonus codes redemptions.

Congratulations to all for helping to spread the Run Happy® in March.

Don’t miss your last chance to enter (and possibly win) Brooks’ Run Happy Place Contest! The contest ends Tuesday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

What, exactly, are you winning? Awesome prizes, dude! A super cool Modern Cabana structure filled with a ProForm treadmill, a Samsung 40″ Flat Panel LCD TV, a home theater stereo system–even a water cooler. Eyeball all of it right here.

Even if you don’t win the Grand Prize, you might win one of our daily prizes. So get on it! Go running, then come back and enter the contest. What do you have to lose? (Answer: Nothing.)

From March 7 to 14, 2009, buy any Brooks shoe (Men’s/Women’s/Kid’s) and receive a free Run Happy® Mesh Hat absolutely free—while supplies last. See details.

Run Happy!

Brooks just launched its coolest contest yet — Win Your Run Happy Place!

The grand prize: a 10×12 foot cabana, built in your backyard, that includes a ProForm Treadmill, Samsung 40” LCD Flat Panel HDTV, Samsung Home Theater Stereo System, Avanti Water Cooler/Dispenser, and 25 gallons of water!

Lots of other cool stuff, like Brooks shoes, hats, swag bags, and more are being given away every day. Go to http://www.runhappyplace.com/ for full details and to enter.

Contest runs March 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009 - and you can enter to win once each day.

Good luck!

We recently wrapped up a fun, short video called Dream, which captures (for us at least!) the fantasy of a perfect run.

To celebrate, Brooks is donating five cents for every view of the video (up to a max of $25K) on the Brooks website or YouTube to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in support of breast cancer research. We’re super excited to share the video — and for the chance to make a contribution to such a worthy cause.

We hope you enjoy the video, and share it with your friends!