Between June to September of 2019, The Forest Park Conservatory and NW Dirt Churners partnered to create #milesforforestpark, a fundraiser started to help those who maintain one of the largest urban parks in the United States.
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Over $16,000 was raised among trail runners, bird watchers, hikers, bikers and more over the 3 month span. I helped raise $150, and completed over 66 miles and 14,000 feet of elevation gain over those months.
PAST FUNDRAISERS
$150 raised
FOREST PARK
$600 raised
NAACP LDF
After national attention was drawn to injustices on the Black community, I combined my passion of running with raising funds to help fight the racial injustice system that exists in the United States.
I proposed running 1 mile per $10 donated, and with the total of $600 donations, I set off to run 60 miles. On Sunday, June 28th 2020 I ran 36 of 60 miles through different areas of Portland, completing the remaining 24 miles over the next week. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund focuses specifically on law and education, two areas that I feel are immensely significant in making a positive change in the racial justice movement.
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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