Waymakers Virtual Mileage Challenge
- Date Sun 1st September 2024 - Tue 1st October 2024
- Time 1:00AM EDT
- Location Chicago, Illinois
- Price $35.00
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Join us for the inspiring Waymakers Virtual Mileage Challenge, taking place from September 1 to October 1, 2024, in Chicago, Cook. This heartwarming event celebrates the legacy of Elizabeth Frankel and encourages participants to embody the spirit of being a "Waymaker" by supporting children on their journeys to safety in the United States.
Throughout September, you can walk, run, or roll as you contribute to the miles traveled by Joaquin, a young boy fleeing gang violence in Honduras. Joaquin's journey spans an incredible 1,500 miles through challenging terrains, and your participation will help raise funds to sustain essential programs that support children navigating the immigration system. Every mile walked not only brings us closer to Joaquin's goal but also helps raise vital funds, with a target of $35,000. Lace up your sneakers, gather your friends and family, and embark on this meaningful journey to make a difference in the lives of children in need. Together, we can ensure that no child walks this path alone!
Throughout September, you can walk, run, or roll as you contribute to the miles traveled by Joaquin, a young boy fleeing gang violence in Honduras. Joaquin's journey spans an incredible 1,500 miles through challenging terrains, and your participation will help raise funds to sustain essential programs that support children navigating the immigration system. Every mile walked not only brings us closer to Joaquin's goal but also helps raise vital funds, with a target of $35,000. Lace up your sneakers, gather your friends and family, and embark on this meaningful journey to make a difference in the lives of children in need. Together, we can ensure that no child walks this path alone!
Organiser's Description
Throughout September 2024, the Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights will host its 4th Annual Waymakers race to honor Elizabeth Frankel and to celebrate how each of us has the capacity to Be a Waymaker and walk with a child and their family, like Liz.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
#BEAWAYMAKER: WALK WITH A CHILD ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES
In solidarity with the children Elizabeth worked with, our goal in 2024 is to collectively walk, run, or roll the same number of miles a child travels in search of safety to the United States.
As we kick off our race, we invite you to lace up your sneakers or tune up your bikes and join Joaquin on his journey in search of safety.
WALK WITH JOAQUIN
Joaquin is a young boy fleeing gang violence in Honduras. After being viciously attacked in his hometown by members of a local gang, Joaquin decided to make the journey to New York City to reunite with his mother and younger siblings.
But before he can be with his family, he will first need to travel 1,500 miles through the jungle and the desert to get to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Join Joaquin as a team or an individual and contribute to the total number of miles he needs to travel and help get him to his family.
Each mile walked will help raise $35,000.00 and every dollar will go towards sustaining the programs that Liz started to ensure that no child ever walks through our immigration system alone again.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
#BEAWAYMAKER: WALK WITH A CHILD ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES
In solidarity with the children Elizabeth worked with, our goal in 2024 is to collectively walk, run, or roll the same number of miles a child travels in search of safety to the United States.
As we kick off our race, we invite you to lace up your sneakers or tune up your bikes and join Joaquin on his journey in search of safety.
WALK WITH JOAQUIN
Joaquin is a young boy fleeing gang violence in Honduras. After being viciously attacked in his hometown by members of a local gang, Joaquin decided to make the journey to New York City to reunite with his mother and younger siblings.
But before he can be with his family, he will first need to travel 1,500 miles through the jungle and the desert to get to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Join Joaquin as a team or an individual and contribute to the total number of miles he needs to travel and help get him to his family.
Each mile walked will help raise $35,000.00 and every dollar will go towards sustaining the programs that Liz started to ensure that no child ever walks through our immigration system alone again.
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