Shining a Light in Times of COVID-19
Helpers across the globe are fighting the chaos and uncertainty of this pandemic. Here are some examples of people shining a light and spreading hope!
Local
Every Mile is $$ for Run Against Hunger
North Carolina State University (NCSU) partnered with Run Against Hunger to help feed kids who rely on meals at school. Click here to learn more and click here to donate and support this cause. Every mile run by the NCSU team helps raise money for No Kid Hungry.
Ligon Bolt for the Blue 1 Mile / 5K on April 26th
RunRaleigh is asking people to join Ligon Middle School in running a virtual 5K/1 Mile run to support the Ligon Food Ark and Interfaith Food Shuttle in this time of need. Click here to watch a quick video by the host and click here to participate or donate.
Socks & Undie Virtual 5k
As a non-profit serving the children in Wake County schools, Note in the Pocket started with a simple mission: To Clothe Children in Dignity and Love. Note in the Pocket believes children should be equipped for educational and social development with appropriate clothes for school. In 2019, Note in the Pocket received clothing requests for 4,575 individuals, mostly children, throughout all twelve cities and towns in Wake County. NITP has served over 23,800 individuals since receiving our 501C3 status in 2013. Watch this quick video to learn more about their story.
Local Mask Making
NCSU T&F and cross country athlete Ryen Frazier, who is a Textile Engineer, has designed homemade masks to help protect individuals during this pandemic. Click here to view the original post and to order through Ryen and Nell. Stay safe everyone!
National
Snack Packs for Hospital Workers
Healthcare workers are on the front lines caring for the sick. To help those helping us, Righteous Felon & RTZN Brands created a GoFundMe campaign to provide snack packs for hospital workers. Currently health care providers are overburdened, exhausted, and inadequately supported. The snack packs help provide these front line heroes with food and nourishment. Click here for more information and to donate.
The Social Distance Run on May 31st
The Social Distance Run for Feeding America is happening May 31st and YOU can join! You can either sponsor yourself or ask someone else to sponsor your run by donating whatever you can manage as your “race entry fee.” Click here for more information about the virtual race and click here for the official GoFundMe page to either sponsor yourself or someone else. Every little bit counts!
Every Mile is $1
Our friend & fellow HV teammate donated $1 to the Oregon Food Bank for every mile run in a week—and she asks others to do the same for their local food bank. See the original post here. What a great way to get movin and get cruisin to make a difference!
Lauren Fleshman on Cameo to raise money for Food Drive
Lauren Fleshman has joined Cameo so that you can request a personal encouragement in a time of global separation. All proceeds go to Jen Pastiloff’s campaign “On Being Human 2020 COVID-19 Food Drive”, which provides $100 grocery gift cards directly to people who need them right now, because nobody should go hungry. Click here to see the post and contribute!
Global
The 2.6 Challenge for London Marathon
Launching on Sunday April 26, the day that should have marked the fortieth edition of the marathon, the challenge tasks the public to create a sporting activity based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 to raise money for a charity of their choice. ‘You can run or walk 2.6 miles, 2.6km or for 26 minutes. You could do the same in your home or garden, go up and down the stairs 26 times, juggle for 2.6 minutes, do a 26 minute exercise class or get 26 people on a video call and do a 26 minute workout – anything you like,’ said Nick Rusling, co-chair of the Mass Participation Sports Organisers group (MSO) and CEO of Human Race. Link to full article here and link to get involved in the 2.6 challenge or donate here.
Salomon Experts Make Masks
Salomon textile production innovators are putting their expertise to work on creating masks. The specialists are working together to make one singular product: reusable face masks that will help protect the rest of us from the spread of COVID-19 in the weeks ahead. Their goal is to deliver 90,000 masks from April until June. Link to post here.