Thursday, June 05, 2008

Runners against genocide

On Monday, eight teenagers from Wichita's East High school began a 1,300 mile relay run to Washington D.C. to raise awareness about genocide. Each teen will run half a marathon (13 miles) each and everyday.

The runners hope to raise $100,000 for the Genocide Intervention Network's civilian protection program. They've already raised $16,000.

They've got a facebook page here.

Report by a local TV station here or watch a video here.

1 comment:

kathi said...

THESE 9 YOUNG MEN ARE AWESOME. WE CAN ALL LEARN ALOT FROM THEM. THEY BRING PRIDE TO MY HEART. THEY SHOULD GET RECOGNITION ALL ACROSS THE USA FOR DOING SUCH AN UNSELFISH DEED.