Run the Flood Donates Thousands of Dollars to Matthew 25

By Rick Smith, Reporter

Competitors in the Cedar Rapids Run the Flood run on First Street NW along the Cedar River levee on Saturday, June 13, 2009. More than 2,000 runners and walkers participated in the 2.5 mile and 7 mile courses, which took competitors through some of the worst-hit areas from last year's flood, to raise money for the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for Flood Recovery. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

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By Belinda Yeung

Story Created: Sep 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM CDT

Story Updated: Sep 17, 2012 at 1:49 PM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Matthew 25’s Block by Block program has received a $10,000 donation from the Cedar Rapids Run the Flood organization, Matthew 25 announced on Monday.

Kari Lammer, Run the Flood race director, presented the $10,000 check to Clint Twedt-Ball, co-executive director of Matthew 25.

Run the Flood held its fourth annual run on June 9 to raise funds for the community’s recovery from the June 2008 flood.

In the past four years, Run the Flood has raised over $100,000 for local charities.

Mathew 25’s work focuses on housing rehabilitation, new-home construction and youth education programs and the group also grows vegetables as part of what it calls Iowa’s first urban farm.

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