5K Fun Run/Walk for Haiti School

Event
Details:

Saturday, August
17th, 2013

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

You can
register online at www.kozefo5k2013.eventbrite.com

Register by
July 31st for a t-shirt!

Questions:  Please call the church office at 651-739-1427

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.