Winter Solstice Charity Run: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

First Annual Winter Solstice Charity Run

Mark your calendars for the First Annual Winter Solstice Charity Run to be held the evening of December 21st, 2010. Help us decide the time that will accommodate the most folks by taking the poll.

The skinny... everyone brings $5 for the cash purse . At the end of the short run the person with the highest number of accumulated points determines the charity that the cash purse will be donated too.

Points for your ranking, and points to be earned along the way. Speed may not necessarily win the prize for your charity.

Many more details to come... mainly wanted to get it on your calendars and get input on the time of the event.

Winter Solstice

The winter solstice occurs exactly when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 22 1/2° 26'. Though the winter solstice lasts only an instant in time, the term is also colloquially used as midwinter or contrastingly the first day of winter to refer to the day on which it occurs. More evident to those in high latitudes, this occurs on the shortest day, and longest night, and the sun's daily maximum position in the sky is the lowest. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22 each year in the Northern Hemisphere, and June 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.