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Run for Hope
Registration is still open for Run for Hope, the first virtual 5K race from nonprofit Buckner International to benefit its local and international ministries. As a pandemic-friendly event for the family, participants have the option to run or walk anywhere they choose on Saturday, Nov. 14, or Sunday, Nov. 15.
Adult registration costs $30 and includes a race shirt and bib. Children 12 and under cost $15 to register, which also includes race shirt and bib. Pet race bandanas are available for $6.
To register, visit Buckner.org/RunForHope.
“I am excited to report that we already have more than 360 people signed up to participate in Run for Hope,” said Albert Reyes, president and CEO of Buckner International. “The majority of our runners are here in Texas, though we do have some from as far away as Alabama, Arizona, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and Mexico.”
Buckner has adapted many of the ways it serves its clients to virtual platforms, such as holding counseling services, adult education classes and even foster care certification online. At the same time, the nonprofit managed to distribute or ship more than 300 tons of humanitarian aid domestically and to six countries.
Domestic program locations for Buckner include Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, Lufkin, Longview, Beaumont, Austin, and San Angelo. Internationally, Buckner serves in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala and Kenya. Programs and services include foster care and adoption, Buckner Family Hope Centers, Buckner Family Pathways, Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls, transition programs and humanitarian aid and crisis relief.