Who does not like doing something to benefit those children who need and cannot do for themselves? Well, if you enjoy running, there is a great way to help homeless children in Kenya. According to an article that I just read in the gjsentinel.com entitled, “5K run benefits Children With Hope home in Kenya” there is a way that local area runners can enjoy their favorite sport and help these poor children in Kenya at the same time.
Those who are interested in participating must register at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday June 27 at Canyon View Park at the Gunnison Shelter. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. There is also an online registration form at www.childrenwithhope.com. Winners in each age group will receive authentic Kenyan prizes. Those who do not wish to participate, but would still like to make a monetary donation, can do so by sending their contribution to Children With Hope, 627 24 ½ Road, Suite D, Grand Junction 81505. If you would like to find out more about how you can sponsor a child, please call 256-1610.
Children With Hope is a local-area Christian charity that was started in 2003 by Thom and Shari Seagren. The couple purchased a home in Kenya last year where 10 children went to live with foster Parents, Horace and Phyllis Leister. The Leisters are originally from Idaho and had been foster parents to more than 150 children before they moved to Kenya to help Children With Hope.
Thom and Shari Seagren are in the process of trying to raise enough money to buy a second home for 20 more children and in the future, they hope to be able to open a school as well. The cost of providing for each child living at the home is approximately $150 and most of the children living at the house in Kenya are under the age of 3 and have been orphaned because their parents have died, either from AIDS or other tragedies.
This is a great way to get out and enjoy a 5K run, and at the same time, help Kenyan children who otherwise would suffer homelessness.
