Would you please take 4 minutes and watch this video
I first met Barry when we came to visit Haiti for the first time. Barry & his wife Bec were running the Guest House and were looking for someone to take over. We felt called to the Guest House before ever stepping foot in Haiti. Here we were in a strange land meeting Australians running the GH in Haiti! I was thinking, could this get any stranger!
Since that first day, Barry and I have became good friends. I have come to know his heart for the people of Haiti. During his time in Haiti he began to start running. Running and running and running and running…
It was last year that this vision of running coast to coast for maternal health began to spring up in his head. Though, this is less about him running than it is about him wanting to raise awareness of the problem and what people can do to help.
5 years ago Barry & Bec lost their son Isaac approximately 30 minutes after he was born. They never had the opportunity to hold a living, breathing son. Their loss is difficult and personal. This has obviously impacted them and is what fuels Barry’s desire to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate in Haiti.
The Run
Barry McDonald will run across the nation of Haiti in January 2013, a distance of 315 miles covered in 12 days of running. The event is called Run for Life – Haiti.
He has covered over 5,000 kilometers (over 3,000 miles) in three countries training for this event.
The 35-year-old native Australian says:
“The endurance required for the Run for Life is going to be huge – but nothing compared to what women go through here day in and day out.”
Get Involved
Anyone can get involved:
1) Share with others - Click the buttons below to share, share the video above, or share this post.
2) Run for the Run - Pick a running event anywhere in the world, register and find sponsors – raising funds for the Run For Life Haiti.
3) Host a party - Organize your own fundraising event – host a dinner or party and invite all of your friends. Many restaurants will provide catering and donate a percentage of the event proceeds.
More ideas on the Run For Life website.
I am curious if this is a 501c3 Organization. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks. Dan Williams
Dan,
Great question – yes it is a 501c3 Organization.
– Ryan
Hey Dan
Just to be clear. Run For Life Haiti is not a 501c3. Run For Life Haiti is the organiser of the run and fundraising efforts. All of the money donated goes directly to Heartline that is a 501c3. The money does not come through Runforlifehaiti it goes direct to Heartline.
Thanks for asking Dan
Have a great day
Rebecca McDonald
Runforlifehaiti.org