CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION INC
452 S SAGINAW ST SUITE 1, FLINT, MI 48502 crim.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PURPOSE OF THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION,INC.(THE CRIM) IS TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATORY HEALTH AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES, WHICH BENEFIT THE GREATER FLINT COMMUNITY. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OPERATING A WORLD CLASS ROAD RACE IN THE CITY OF FLINT, MICHIGAN; FACILITATING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, DESIGNING AND OFFERING PROGRAMS AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING; AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY PRIDE AND COOPERATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER FLINT AREA. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PURPOSE, ALL EXPENDITURES AND ACTIONS OF THE CRIM MUST BE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND AS AMENDED.

CRIMFIT NUTRITION PROGRAMS SNAP-ED AND FOODCORPS: NUTRITION PROGRAMMING WORKS IN ALL THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND 4 ADDITIONAL ACADEMIES/PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN THE FLINT AREA. SNAP-ED NUTRITION EDUCATION USES A MYPLATE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE THE CONSUMPTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND INCREASE DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. FOODCORPS (AMERICORPS) SERVICE MEMBERS TEACH GARDEN BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN 8 FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND WORK TO TEND AND MAINTAIN SCHOOL GARDENS. IN 2019, 6745 STUDENTS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN NUTRITION PROGRAMS. FLINT COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAM: THE FLINT COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAM OFFERS FREE AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS TO ALL STUDENTS LIVING IN THE FLINT AND GENESEE COUNTY AREA. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF FLINT, AND THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER ACADEMY AND SPORTS RANGE FROM FLAG FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, TO NAME A FEW. THERE ARE CLINICS AND GAMES THAT ATHLETES CAN PARTICIPATE IN, AS WELL AS WEEKLY PRACTICES. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TEACH THE STUDENTS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS THEY CAN USE ON AND OFF THE FIELD. IN 2019, 1937 STUDENT ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN 11 DIFFERENT SPORTS AND 7400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME TO THE EVENTS. SUMMER RUNNING CLUBS AND KIDS INVITATIONAL: THE SUMMER RUNNING CLUBS KEEP CHILDREN ACTIVE ALL SUMMER LONG IN PREPARATION FOR THE CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES. IN 2019, 663 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED. THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS A MEANS OF ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY AND MORE ACTIVE THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS. THESE RUNNING CLUBS ALSO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 5-17) FORM HEALTHY HABITS BY PROVIDING A POSITIVE FOCUS FOR BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM AND PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THAT INCLUDES REGULAR EXERCISE. THE KIDS INVITATIONAL IS HELD THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES IN AUGUST, THE KIDS INVITATIONAL IS THE CULMINATING EVENT FOR THE SUMMER RUNNING CLUBS. THIS EVENT INCLUDES A .25 MILE AND .5-MILE FUN RUN AS WELL AS A 1-MILE COMPETITIVE RUN FOR KIDS AGES 5-17. IN 2019, 637 RUNNERS PARTICIPATED. GREATER FLINT OLYMPIAN AND CANUSA GAMES: THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE CRIMFIT SPORTS PROGRAMS IS THE GREATER FLINT OLYMPIAN AND CANUSA GAMES. THE GAMES HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FLINT TRADITION OF SPORTS SINCE 1957 WHEN MR. STEWART AND MR. MANLEY PARTNERED WITH HAMILTON ONTARIO TO CREATE THE INTERNATIONAL GAMES. THE OLYMPIAN GAMES ARE RUN DURING THE SUMMER WITH MORE THAN 15 SPORTS COMPETING FOR THE CHANCE TO BE CHOSEN FOR THE CANUSA GAMES IN AUGUST. EVERY YEAR THE HOST CITY ALTERNATES. STUDENT ATHLETES ARE HOUSED WITH HOST FAMILIES THAT HAVE KIDS COMPETING IN THE GAMES, THIS IS WHERE THE MOTTO AND SPIRIT OF THE GAMES "EXPERIENCE THE FRIENDSHIP" TURNS INTO FRUITION. AFTER DAILY COMPETITIONS, ATHLETES GET A CHANCE TO JUST BE KIDS AND LEARN THE DIFFERENT CUSTOMS AND CULTURES FROM EACH OTHER, SHOWING THEM WHAT THEIR HOST CITY HAS TO OFFER AND HELP CREATE MEMORIES FOR THEM TO LAST A LIFETIME. IN, 2019 690 ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE GREATER FLINT OLYMPIAN GAMES AND 399 ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE CANUSA GAMES IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO CANADA.

THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY TO REINTRODUCE THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION MODEL INTO THE FLINT AREA SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE IS TO USE SCHOOLS AS HUBS THAT BRING TOGETHER PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO SERVE BOTH STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. ITS INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEADS TO IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING, STRONGER FAMILIES AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. IN 2019 THE CRIM CONTINUED TO LEAD THE STRATEGY DISTRICT-WIDE AT 12 SCHOOL SITES AND EXPANDED TO THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER ACADEMY. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ON-SITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR AND USE OF NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO HELP DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS THAT DELIVER SERVICES DIRECTLY AT THE SCHOOL THAT ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE.

THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES BEGAN IN 1977 AS THE "BOBBY CRIM RACE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS" BY MICHIGAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BOBBY CRIM. THE INAUGURAL RACE'S MISSION WAS TO PROMOTE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR MICHIGAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS BY GIVING THE LOCAL REGION'S FASTEST RUNNERS THE CHANCE TO RACE WITH INTERNATIONAL ELITE RUNNERS. OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS, "THE CRIM" HAS EVOLVED INTO THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES, AND THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION. WHILE IT STILL DRAWS ELITE RACERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IT HAS GROWN IMMENSELY IN NUMBERS AND IN ITS MISSION. THE FESTIVAL NOW SERVES TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES ALL YEAR LONG FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FITNESS LEVELS. THE FESTIVAL'S EVENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING VARYING DISTANCES, WHICH ARE ALWAYS HELD THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF AUGUST: 10 MILES, 5 MILE AND 5 KILOMETERS, AND A TEDDY BEAR TROT FOR CHILDREN. THE FESTIVAL'S ONE-MILE RACES, KNOWN AS THE MICHIGAN MILE RACE SERIES, NOW TAKE PLACE ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE OTHER LONGER RACES, AND HAS EXTENDED THE FESTIVAL TO A TWO-DAY EVENT. THE CRIM'S FLAGSHIP 10 MILE RACE HAS GROWN TO BE THE FOURTH LARGEST RACE OF ITS SIZE IN THE NATION AND THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE EVENT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST POSITIVE AND IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY OF FLINT AND GENESEE COUNTY. 2019'S CRIM HOSTED MORE THAN 11,672 PARTICIPANTS AND ANOTHER 45,000 SPECTATORS. 48 PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM GENESEE COUNTY. THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR IN THE CRIM'S HISTORY THAT THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE GENESEE COUNTY EXCEEDED THOSE FROM WITHIN. THE REMAINING 42 PERCENT ARE FROM CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND EVEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD. RACERS FROM 32 OF THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 CRIM. THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES IS THE SINGLE GREATEST EMBODIMENT OF THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER FLINT AREA. HAP CONTINUED AS THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT IN 2019. VOLUNTEERS: MORE THAN 2500 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS DEVOTED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES TO MAKING THE FESTIVAL A SUCCESS IN 2019. IN THE SPRING OF 2019 1,521 PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS OF GENESEE COUNTY AS PARTICIPANTS OF THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM'S MOST BASIC GOAL IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN AND PREPARE TO COMPLETE A HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES EVENT IN AUGUST. HOWEVER, ITS GREATER PURPOSE AND DEEPER IMPACT LIES IN THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLNESS HABITS THAT IT HELPS ESTABLISH FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR 15 WEEKS, THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PART OF A PARTICIPANT'S LIFE AND ITS BENEFITS CARRY OVER INTO ALL AREAS OF LIFE. THE PROGRAM PUTS PARTICIPANTS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TOWARD A HEALTHIER, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. THE PROGRAM HAS AN ADDED VALUE OF CREATING A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PERSON-TO-PERSON CONNECTION AMONG PARTICIPANTS. SINCE 2012, AN ADDITIONAL MISSION-BASED COMPONENT OF THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN GROWING IN PARTICIPATION AND IMPACT. THE FLINT COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAM APPLIES THE CRIMFIT TRAINING MODEL AND MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF FLINT WHO MAY NOT BE OTHERWISE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE PROGRAM OR HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MEET FOR GROUP WORKOUTS. THE FCTP WORKS WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FORM RUNNING AND WALKING CLUBS. PARTICIPANTS CAN REGISTER AT A DRASTICALLY REDUCED RATE, AND TRAIN IN OR CLOSE TO THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY OF FLINT WAS CHOSEN AS THE TARGET AREA BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF MAJOR HEALTH RISKS THAT CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED THROUGH REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. ALL CRIMFIT PARTICIPANTS ARE ENTERED INTO THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES EVENT OF THEIR CHOICE. VOLUNTEERS: MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEERS HELP FACILITATE THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM BY PARTICIPATING AS TRAINING GROUP LEADERS DURING THE DURATION OF THE 15-WEEK PROGRAM.

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