5K Fun Run/Walk for Haiti

2nd

Annual Kozefò 5K – Aug 17th

Kozefò, a

non-profit organization supporting education in Haiti, will be having our 2nd

Annual 5K on August 17th!   All proceeds will go towards the funding of a

primary school in the Pernier community of Port au Prince, Haiti.  In June 2013, a Kozefò team witnessed

first-hand some of the changes that have occurred in Haiti over the three years

since the devastating earthquake of 2010 due to the generosity of others. Over

a million people have left tent cities and relocated to reconstructed homes,

most of the earthquake debris has been removed, and many positive changes in

education have been implemented, including reconstruction of schools,

development of a national school feeding program, and the commitment of the

government to pay fees for 900,000 children to attend classes.

However,

nearly 50% of school age children still do not attend school. Haiti remains the

poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world.


More than half of the population lives on less than a dollar per day, and


approximately 80% live on less than two dollars per day. Due to the extreme


poverty, many families are unable to afford to pay for schooling. Most schools


in Haiti rely on donor support to pay rent, teacher salaries, textbook and


uniform fees. Materials are lacking and the classroom environment is sparse.   Kozefò’s mission is to love and care for the


poor through the programming of a primary school, along with a food program.



Our goal is to design and implement quality instructional practices to educate students

in high poverty conditions, so that they can be better skilled to achieve their

hopes and dreams through continued education.   You can learn more about Kozefò’s mission and


programs at www.kozefo.org. 




Please join us

in making better schools in Haiti by running, walking or making a donation.  Register online at www.kozefo5k2013.eventbrite.com (register by July 31st to

receive a t-shirt).

Jewelry will

also be available for purchase from the Apparent Project - www.apparentproject.org, whose mission is making the needs

of Haiti apparent to those who can help through beautiful jewelry made by local



Haitian artists, learning a craft in order to provide for their family.     

Event Details:

Saturday, August

17th, 2013

Woodbury

Community Church, 2975 Pioneer Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125

Registration

opens: 8:30 am
5K Fun

Run/Walk starts: 9:00 am

Entry Fee: $25

per runner/walker, $10 for kids 10 and under