FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 15, 2020
Contact: dcrunforrefugees@gmail.com | Mayra Ordonez
Fourth Annual Sunset Run for Refugees - Virtual 5k
Washington, DC–For the last three years, the Sunset Run for Refugees has been proud to host hundreds of local runners, joggers, walkers, and families from the Washington, DC community in a special event to commemorate World Refugee Day in a run/walk and candlelight vigil at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in support of refugees across the globe. In light of the social distancing restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be hosting an all-virtual, run/walk for our fourth annual Sunset Run for Refugees.
From June 14th to June 20th, we encourage all of our participants to engage their communities in a virtual run or walk leading up to World Refugee Day, and shine their own light wherever they may be. You can choose to complete the 5k over the course of the week leading up to World Refugee Day, or you can do it in one day. Simply post pictures or videos of yourself completing the 5k on social media, and make sure to use our hashtags! #SRR20 #RunForRefugees
We encourage our participants to donate $10 or $20 to one of our highlighted organizations: Alight, CARE, International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Save the Children. In addition, we will be offering race swag for our participants. Race shirts and bibs will be available for purchase at registration, with all proceeds going to the Sunset Run for Refugees. Purchase of race swag made by May 18th will have guaranteed delivery by the week of June 14th so participants can wear it in support of refugees leading up to #WorldRefugeeDay on June 20th.
On May 18th, we will be hosting a virtual trivia as part of our fundraising efforts. Submit your registration form here. Registration is $5 per person with teams of up to four, and the first and second place teams will win a cash prize. The rest of the proceeds will go to this year's Sunset Run for Refugees. Registration for the virtual trivia will close on Sunday, May 17th at 5PM EDT.
Though we won’t be able to gather at the Reflecting Pool this year, that won’t stop us from uniting as an online community in support of refugees around the globe. Refugee communities need our support now more than ever, and we are eager to come together to empower each other to action in a unique and impactful way.
For more information, please visit: runforrefugees.net.
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About the Sunset Run for Refugees
The Sunset Run for Refugees is a Washington, D.C. based, all-volunteer, grassroots effort working to raise awareness of the plight of refugees; support relief organizations that aid migrants; and educate and engage the community about the challenges refugees and migrants face on a day to day basis.