About Us Running for Change is an organization that seeks to support the students of San Gabriel and Pueblo Nuevo in Costa Rica.
Participants run, bike, and walk to raise money per mile for school supplies and other educational funding. Participants pair with Sponsors who pledge a donation for each mile their participant completes.
|
By Idalí, on May 24th, 2011
Hola Amigos.
Quiero compartir un mensaje con todos mis amigos y los amigos de Adam.
Todas aquellas personas que nos han apollado en este proyecto Running for Change. Mis estudiantes estan muy felices por todas los materiales que Adam con su ayuda pudo traernos de Estados Unidos.
Gracias a todos los que de una . . . → Read More: Agradecimiento desde Costa Rica para los Estados Unidos
By Adam, on May 24th, 2011
Friends and family,
I hope that this post finds you well. I imagine that by now in North Carolina the humidity has returned along with the beautiful summer sunsets. Here in San Gabriel, Costa Rica, the rainy season has come upon us. As the Costa Ricans say, it is now winter, the rainy season. . . . → Read More: Saludos from Costa Rica
By Adam, on May 16th, 2011
It’s been a great first season! Tomorrow I set off for Costa Rica and will be bringing along with me books, pencils, crayons, board games, ESL materials, and other tools for the students of Rio Salto and Pueblo Nuevo. But more importantly, I will be bringing with me your greetings and interest in the . . . → Read More: To Costa Rica!
By Adam, on April 22nd, 2011
It’s been awhile since we last gave you a mile update. We have 1,409 miles recorded so far, but there are many more miles that have not been submitted yet. Keep up the running, walking, and biking, and please log your miles!
. . . → Read More: Mile Update
By Josh, on April 4th, 2011
So I’ve gotta be honest. I’ve got spring fever… and when I have spring fever, I really like to run. You know that period of time when the mornings hover around 55 degrees and the afternoons peak around 80? Welcome to Clemson, South Carolina in April. Sometimes during the winter it is hard to . . . → Read More: Spring Fever!
By Jason, on March 30th, 2011
Hey Everyone,
We are happy to announce that we have added an interactive map of our journey from Chapel Hill to San Gabriel and Pueblo Nuevo! You can find it on the “Map” link at the top of the homepage.
By Adam, on March 1st, 2011
Thanks to the generosity of friends and family we have nearly 1,000 sponsored miles! So if you want to run, walk, or bike, but don’t have a sponsor we can sponsor your miles. Email us at contact@runningforchange.org or call/text 919-306-2204 (Adam).
By Adam, on February 24th, 2011
Good morning students of Rio Salto School!
I write to you from my university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA. Welcome back to a new school year! Your teacher Idalí has told me how hard you are working. I am so excited to see you in May–to practice English, to play, and to get . . . → Read More: Buenos dias los Estudiantes de Rio Salto
By Adam, on February 19th, 2011
We have run/walked/biked 694 miles with 3,006 left to go! Enjoy the beautiful weather and let’s log some miles!
By Adam, on February 16th, 2011
Students at Rio Salto and Pueblo Nuevo Elementary Schools have returned to school after their summer vacation. (While Costa Rica is in the northern hemisphere, their summer is marked by the dry season occurring during our winter). I recently spoke with Idali who was eager for her students to return. We also spoke about . . . → Read More: School Begins! A new wishlist
|
|