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04/23/2020

Manhattan Beach just voted to reopen Polliwog Park, with a requirement to wear masks. It’s a start! Sign the petition and let’s keep the momentum going.

Safer in Parks Petition to Reopen California Parks and Beaches for Responsible Exercise

04/17/2020

Santa Cruz is reopening their parks and beaches. Time for the rest of California to follow suit. It can be done safely & has great health benefits. Sign the petition! https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-safer-in-parks-petition-to-reopen-california-parks-and-beaches-for-responsible-exercise

Santa Cruz officials on Thursday lifted their lock down and opened up county parks and beaches, including surfing, giving hope to Southern Californians yearning for similar softening of closures.

04/15/2020

Great article. Now sign the petition. https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-safer-in-parks-petition-to-reopen-california-parks-and-beaches-for-responsible-exercise

Some simple strategies can help keep you healthy. Remember to wear a mask.

04/14/2020

There’s no better way to stay healthy than by exercising and playing at our parks and beaches.

Let’s get to 98 signatures by the end of today - can you add yours?

10/23/2016

This one time event CORE co-founded is now, somehow, in its seventh year! The South Bay's only marathon, right along the water from El Porto to Culver City. And for a great cause.

7th Annual Operation Jack Marathon Dockweiler State Beach, Los Angeles, CA, United States - The Operation Jack Marathon & Half… - December 26, 2016

02/26/2016

The Leadership Manhattan Beach (LMB) 2016 class is promoting fun and health in our community by installing concrete outdoor ping-pong tables in our MB city parks as a donation to the city.

If LMB raises enough money, then they will be able to install multiple tables. Their goal of raising $40,000 will allow them to place the tables in numerous spots around MB (both east and west MB).

As CORE was founded by Manhattan Beach residents to help keep Sand Dune Park open to and for the public, this project aligns perfectly with our goals: improving our public parks.

Our friend, Jen Myers, is working on a park enhancing project as a member of the 2016 Class of Leadership Manhattan Beach (LMB). The goal of LMB is to develop community leaders through an annual 9-month program that culminates in a project benefiting the entire city. This year’s class is focusing…

12/01/2015

Cyber Monday code for the Operation Jack Marathon, use MONDAYHALF for $5 off the half and MONDAYFULL for $5 off the full to save a little bit today. Prices increase tomorrow so if you know you're going to participate, register today with the code — it'll be $10 more tomorrow!
https://impact.operationjack.org/playa-del-rey/events/operation-jack-marathon-half-marathon-amp-5k-los-angeles-12262015/e44597

Operation Jack Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, Los Angeles, 12.26.2015 at Dockweiler State Beach Lot 2 in Playa del Rey, CA benefiting Operation Jack Autism Foundation

08/05/2015

Five years ago this week, the dune reopened following an unprecedented grass roots effort led by CORE to reopen the dune for all.

The dune reopens August 1 for kids, August 2 for adults. You can register here. Read the rules there. Join our Facebook group. Keep your eye on the Sand Dune Park website. Let me know your thoughts. And contact the city council.

11/23/2013

Just a few more days until prices go up for the 4th Annual Operation Jack Marathon! Sign up today.

10/23/2013

Sign up today for the 4th Annual day after Christmas marathon or half and get $10 off the already really low prices. Offer ends Sunday, so don't delay.

On Monday, I posted that we’d run a discount code for the Operation Jack Marathon. I used a picture of my son Jack (the Jack in Operation Jack Marathon) to advertise that. Back on his first day of school, he held a sign and if you know your Jay-Z, it was pretty funny. So, I went with the same concep...

09/11/2013

Register today for the Operation Jack Marathon as part of the Team CORE and CORE co-founder Jake Rome (me) will donate $25 for each entry. Or make a donation on Jake's fundraising page and I'll match the donation up to $25. Great cause, through a race co-founded & co-organized by CORE. http://opjackmarathon.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1077410&team=5561352

08/28/2013

Register today for the Operation Jack Marathon. Team CORE has had strong volunteer & athlete participation the first 3 years, let's make it 4!