{"686618":{"#nid":"686618","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Run for the Kids Delivers Game Ball for Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Run for Kids swapped rivalry for teamwork Sunday as the Georgia Tech and University of Georgia chapters of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) delivered the game ball from Athens to Atlanta ahead of Friday\u2019s football game between Tech and UGA. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll proceeds will benefit Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a cause that unites the chapters. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRivalries are fun, but they\u0027re supposed to be kept on the field. We all know we want to beat the Bulldogs on Friday, but for this event, we\u2019re all working together and sharing the common goal of raising money for CHOA and the kids who are under their care,\u201d said assistant philanthropy chair Jamie Parry. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech FIJI chapter took over the relay at the halfway point in Loganville, Georgia, carrying the ball the final 33 miles back to Tech. With a Georgia State Patrol escort and lead car providing snacks and music, 20 members carried the ball along the way. First-year students Kyle Wright and Joey Bishop ran half marathons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a fraternity, we always say there\u2019s one word that defines us \u2014 persistence. And for this event, any time someone was tired or wasn\u2019t sure if they were going to run, we kept that mentality, and we would just say, \u2018It\u2019s for the kids,\u2019 and that kept us going,\u201d said Parry, who ran two miles of the relay.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother motivating factor along the way was the drivers on the highway clapping and honking in support of the runners, with several donating to the cause using the QR code on the back of the lead car.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s run was the event\u2019s 25th anniversary in its current iteration, although its roots date back to the 1970s. FIJI\u2019s goal for the milestone run is to raise $25,000. The event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the state\u2019s leading pediatric healthcare provider, which treats over \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.choa.org\/about-us\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eone million children each year\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/phigam.crowdchange.co\/52973\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonations are still being accepted\u003C\/a\u003E. Kickoff between the Yellow Jackets and the Bulldogs is set for 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The annual charity relay sidelines the rivalry to raise money for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual charity relay sidelines the rivalry to raise money for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual charity relay sidelines the rivalry to raise money for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta."}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2025-11-24 21:42:58","changed_gmt":"2025-11-24 22:04:44","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678717":{"id":"678717","type":"image","title":"Screenshot-2025-11-24-at-4.26.30-PM.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the Georgia Tech FIJI chapter at the end of the 2025 Run for the Kids outside of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. 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