PLEASE join Wings of America, Railyard Stewards, Santa Fe Public Schools Native American Student Services , and Santa Fe Indian Center for the LAPS 4 LIFE KICK-OFF EVENT, Sunday, May 19th at the Railyard Park (Corner of Cerrillos and St. Francis) for a day of Health & Wellness.  This is OPEN to the public and it is FREE. We will have the Santa Fe Indian Health Services, St. Vincents Hospital, and other health programs involved to learn more about the 8 week program.

8 WEEKS OF LAPS 4 LIFE:

Beginning on Tuesday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. – Ending July 11, 2013.  Come out to the Railyard Park to walk/run some laps for your health & wellness. Receive Nike incentives throughout the program.

PLEASE SHARE IF YOU ARE IN THE SANTA FE COUNTY AREA! Click here for a Laps 4 Life flier: Laps 4 Life Flier (1)

As in years past, Wings will host our 15th Annual American Indian Running Coaches Clinic in New Mexico on June 6 – 8, 2013.  The clinic will be held at the Futures For Children, headquarters, 9600 Tennyson St., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87043.  Registration fee is $75.00 per participant, includes meals (Thurs. – Dinner, Fri. – Breakfast & Lunch, Sat. – Breakfast & Lunch), a Nike t-shirt and curriculum.

Presenters include:  Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), (Hopi), ”Native Runners & the American Sport Republic, 1907-1931″; Peter Nabokov, Ph.D., Author of “Indian Running” (1981); Lloyd Lee, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico), “History & Future of Native Leadership”; Wendi Lewis, (Hopi) ”Running through the trials & tribulations of life”; Coach Joe Giglia, “The Missing Manual” Fostering the next generation of athletes; Abby Thomas (Miss Navajo 2012-2013), “The Importance of Youth Leadership in Community Health & Wellness” with more to be announced…

Overnight accommodations are available at the LaQuinta Inn – North,  5241 San Antonio Dr., Albuquerque, NM  87109, (505) 821-9000. Ask for the “Wings of America” block rate of $46.80 (not including tax). Please make plans well in advance as there are a limited number of rooms reserved and the deadline for block rate is May 16, 2013.

Please click the links below to download the official flyer and registration form. You may also register online by visiting this page and scrolling down to the electronic registration form. However, be sure to call the Wings office at (505) 982 6761 to confirm receipt of your information and to arrange a method of payment.

2013_Coaches_Clinic_Flyer

2013 Coaches Clinic Registration Form

Wings of America has Summer Assistant Facilitator positions available, conducting Running & Fitness camps on the Navajo reservation.  Wings is seeking interest from our USATF runners and program participants, ages 16-20.

Candidates will be employed from June 6 – August 7, 2013. You will be REQUIRED to attend the Wings Coaches Clinic (June 6-8, Albuquerque, NM) and the Leadership / Facilitator Training Camp (June 9-11, Santa Fe, NM).  Transportation to and from the trainings is your responsibility.

If you are interested, deadline submission of your application to Wings is Friday, May 3, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.  Please remember to complete SECTION F of the application.  (The Application say May 10th, that is ONLY if Wings must seek applicants from outside of the organization.)  We request you DO NOT FAX in information, please SCAN your application and email to Dustin Martin, Wings Program Director at dustin@wingsofamerica.org OR to Delight Talawepi, Operations Manager, at delight@wingsofamerica.org.  You may also MAIL APPLICATION to: Wings of America, 901 W. San Mateo Rd., Suite M, Santa Fe, NM 87505; if you choose to mail, please call Delight at 505-982-6761 to inform her your application is in the mail and when it will be expected to arrive.

Click here to download Facilitator Job Description: Facilitator Job Descriptions

Click here to download 2013 Summer Facilitator application: 2013 Summer Facilitator Application

By Marianne King (east coast)

A deafening silence filled the air the day the runners ran,

But the most important race of all was doing all you can, In a flash of fire they went to those whose lives this day did change, By a senseless act of cowardice in a person quite deranged.

On a day when Boston patriots celebrated life, No one ever gave a thought would end in dreadful strife, Heroes all of them never thinking of the fear, Americans with courage, this day was crystal clear,

Once again our peaceful lives shattered like broken glass, And once again we showed the strength this mighty country has, For we will never cower small to those who try so hard, To bend and break our will so strong for the liberty we guard.

For there will always be the ones who hide among the proud, The ones whose acts of violence are hidden in a crowd, And deep within these faceless fakes an empty life they live, As we rise above, in selfless love, with so much more to give.

From Maine to California, from sea to shining sea, Hearts are joined together in prayerful harmony, For families reunited, for families wrought with grief, We come together all as one united in belief.