About the Foundation

The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation both contributes to and helps establish health and wellness programs with the objective of enhancing physical health, personal satisfaction and emotional well-being among various segments of the U.S. population.

The Foundation will:

• Sponsor events that promote physical health, help raise additional funds to support new events and contribute to foundations that support its mission.
  
  
• Contribute funds to such entities as the New York Road Runners Association which “establishes community-based running programs which enhance physical health, emotional well-being and personal achievement within underserved populations throughout New York City…”
  
  
• Create and promote such events as the New York City Marathon (shown below), the New Haven Kids Fun Run, the Central Park Conservatory, and The ING Run for something better.

Team Cindy ran in the 2007 ING New York City Marathon to honor the foundation

Mission Statement

Cindy’s Goals

Cindy spent her life promoting the concept of personal wellness through the combination of proper exercise and sound nutrition, two areas in which she was eminently qualified by virtue of her education, training and experience. Cindy was not simply a teacher; she had an uncanny ability to inspire people to set challenging new goals for themselves and help them reach those goals. Her passion was to enable people to achieve a new level of self -esteem and a lifetime of healthy living.


The Mission of the Foundation

The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation has been established to continue her work. Specifically, the Foundation will identify and support programs at all levels that promote wellness, encourage physical fitness and teach the principals of sound nutrition.

Examples of not-for-profit organizations and projects that the Foundation will support include:

• Organizations that teach and promote the benefits of sound nutrition
• Programs involved in childhood obesity research
• Charities that support research in wellness medicine
• Charities that provide fitness activities for under-privileged children

Specific examples include:

• Team for Kids (New York Road Runner Foundation)
• Girls on the Run International
• Fun Run for Kids – New Haven Road Race Foundation