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RRCA Board Adopts Revised Mission Statement
Arlington, VA – On September 17, 2011 the Board of Directors of the Road Runners Club of America moved to revise the mission statement for the organization during their recent in-person board meeting.
The statement under discussion outlined that the Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The RRCA’s mission is to represent and promote the common interests of its member clubs, events, and individual runners through education, leadership, programs and other services.
While the mission statement accurately reflects what the RRCA does as a national organization, the Board believed the statement, as written, did not truly capture the scope and social value of the organization. It also did not reflect the RRCA’s membership diversity, and the organization’s important role in helping establish new running clubs and events around the country.
“The RRCA has a long history with the growth and promotion of running as a sport and healthy lifestyle choice,” explained Jean Knaack, executive director. “Our organization represents a broad spectrum of runners from children to seniors, from novice to elite athletes. RRCA membership has grown dramatically in the last six years, and our mission statements needs to better reflect this positive growth and membership diversity.”
After discussion, the RRCA Board moved unanimously to revise the mission statement of the RRCA to state the following: The Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting running as a competitive sport and as healthy exercise. The mission of the RRCA is to promote the sport of running through the development and growth of running clubs and running events throughout the country. The RRCA supports the common interests of runners of all abilities during all stages of life by providing education and leadership opportunities along with programs and services that benefit all runners.
