We are excited to announce that
we will be working with the UMD branch of Students Helping Honduras again
this semester, and co-sponsoring the 2nd annual HonduRun.
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| Children of the village Buenos Amigos in El Progresso, Honduras |
SHH raises money to
send students to poverty stricken areas of Honduras and build schools there.
Last April 2012, our chapter paired up with SHH to host the first ever “HonduRun in
honor of Kayla Libby”, to contribute to the cause and to recognize a sister’s
life and dedication. Kayla was an active
member of SHH and had been working with them to fund an elementary school known
as El Pimientera Elementary School before she passed away in Jan. 2012. The event was a 5K that began front of the Kappa
Alpha Order fraternity house and featured food, music, and raffles. Members from across campus and local
communities, as well as from Kayla’s hometown community in MA, came out to
participate. Together we raised over
$2,000 and all of the proceeds went to the school, which was completed in the
summer of 2012 and dedicated to Kayla with a plaque in her memory.
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| El Pimientera Elementary School in El Progresso, Honrduras |
The 2nd annual HonduRun will take place this
coming April 2013 and again will include a 5K race, music, food, and raffles.
Proceeds will benefit a new project in a village in Honduras called Bendicion
de Balsamo, where SHH has been building a school for 150 elementary-aged
children with an overall fundraising goal of $20,000. A book sale will also
take place for El Pimientera Elementary School.
“I’m really, really excited that were doing the HonduRun again this spring,” said
senior Erica Davis. “I think it’s a
really incredible way to give back to the students on this campus and the
philanthropies they are involved in while also remembering our sister Kayla.”
More registration information will become available as the
date approaches on the Alpha Omicron Pi and Students Helping Honduras websites:
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