Strides for Change Venture at UC-Davis
On Sunday, March 7, 2010, the Nourish International Chapter at UC-Davis hosted “Strides for Change—Taking Steps to End Poverty”, a 5K fun run and kids race. Kaitlin Gregg, founder and director of Nourish International at UC-Davis, competes in distance running events for the university and thought that a race was a great way to raise awareness and to raise money for their upcoming project in the Dominican Republic.
The venture was a great success, making headlines in the school paper, The California Aggie! ( http://theaggie.org/article/2010/03/08/runners-race-to-end-global-poverty). About 75 runners participated in the 5K run through the local community park, and at the end, prizes and food were handed out. The $20 adult registration fee included a race T-shirt, and the kids fun run fee was $5. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the race are being put toward this summer’s project. This summer, the Davis chapter will be partnering with Yale University and MUDE, (Mujeres en Desarrollo Dominicana), a nonprofit in the Dominican Republic, to put on a nutrition-education project in the city of Barahona. Thanks to Kaitlin’s great venture idea, they now have more funds to put towards the project! Great job UC-Davis!
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