KIDSFEST CANADA - RUN FOR CHANGE 5K

To: Team Running Free Volunteers

Hi everyone,

kidsfest_logo_reflect.jpgOn behalf of Kidsfest Canada, all the supporters, administrators and mostly the kids – a BIG thank-you! This kind of event is not at all possible without the generous support and commitment of neighbours like you. Education and lack of accessibility to organized sport are two key risk factors challenging the success of children living in poverty. Kidsfest Canada’s Run and Read program addresses both while, amongst other things, provides the self confidence to achieve success in other areas of life. The program relies heavily on community involvement from generous donors and sponsors but mainly by people like you who share in the vision of ending the struggles of childhood poverty in Canada. The Run for Change 5km on Saturday, May 30th, 2009, was a success shared by all of our communities in large part because of your involvement. This was a day the kids will not soon forget. So once again thank-you for making a difference in lives of over 400 children in Canada – you are all true community heroes.

Yours truly,

Nick Capra
Race Director - Kidsfest Run for Change 2009

 
Mission Haiti – A Canadian Mission of support, hope and prosperityMission Haiti is a Canadian mission that is in it’s 2nd year of delivering hope, guidance and support to our Haitian neighbours to the south. Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere and one of the poorest nations in the word. Our focus with Mission Haiti is centralized around the 2nd largest city, Cap Haitian. With the help of our generous supporters here at home, we accomplished our goal of delivering a day of rejoice and pride for Cap Haitians in the first ever running of the Marathon de la Soliderite, 10km run (read about this incredible day here).

Funds collected in Canada where also responsible for the purchase of a badly needed generator to power a complex of facilities including an AIDS, dental and medical clinic. 15 Canadians took part in the delivery of these goals and by doing so, set an example to prove that Haiti can be a destination for vacationers. We stayed in hotels, ate at restaurants and toured heritage sites. This activity, while rare today, can provide badly needed jobs and economic recourses to pull Haiti out of the grip of poverty. Our goals this year are to triple the amount of Canadians descending into Haiti to 45. We will, A) spur local economic activity in the area of tourism, B) help put on the 2nd running of the Marathon de la Soliderite – 10km, C) deliver funds to projects and NGO’s currently working in Haiti. We are currently working on recruiting perspective Canadian participants to help convey our message of achieving prosperity to a neighbouring nation in need of assistance. If you are interested in participating or learning more about the mission, please email missionhaiti@runningfree.com.

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