Welcome to the 2nd San Diego Walk for Darfur
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, CA
THANKS SAN DIEGO FOR AN AMAZING WALK! WE HAD ALMOST 1500 WALKERS!
DONATIONS FOR THE 2ND SAN DIEGO WALK FOR DARFUR ARE NOW CLOSED.
All money collected will go to American Jewish World Service to help the victims of the violence in Darfur. You can continue to donate to help the people of Darfur by donating to the American Jewish World Service at www.ajws.org.
Go to www.SaveDarfur.org to learn more what you can do to stop the genocide.
The purpose of the 2nd San Diego Walk for Darfur is to bring together people from the San Diego Community to show their solidarity for the people of Darfur, to use our collective voice to help stop this genocide and to raise funds for a humanitarian project that American Jewish World Service is involved with in Darfur. Funds we raise will help to support several projects in Internally Displaced Camps in Darfur that work with women and children, all victims of trauma, in a variety of educational, psychological and social programs.
You can help ensure that AJWS is able to continue providing services to children and victims of violence in Darfur. To learn more about the tragic situation in Darfur, go to the SaveDarfur website.
Participating in the 2nd San Diego Walk for Darfur is a great way to get actively involved. This family-oriented event is perfect for everyone--all age groups and fitness levels. You can choose to run, jog or walk approximately 2 or 4 miles in beautiful Mission Bay Park. Learn More about the Walk for Darfur...
Registering for the Walk is Easy!
1. REGISTER AT THE WALK
You can register at the Walk starting at 7:30 a.m.
No credit cards accepted on the day of the Walk--cash or checks only.
T-shirts will be provided with registration fee until they are gone.
2. START FUNDRAISING AND BUILD YOUR TEAM
Customize your personal web page and invite family and friends to visit it.
They can join your team or support your efforts with a donation. Although
fundraising is encouraged, there is no minimum fundraising amount that
you must raise to walk. Your registration fee IS your donation to
AJWS. We have underwritten the entire cost of the Walk, thanks to our
generous sponsors, so your registration fee and all donations will be
contributed to AJWS to help the people of Darfur.
3. WATCH YOUR FUNDRAISING TOTALS GROW
Log in to your personal web page to track your fundraising progress,
view reports and thank your supporters. Learn more about how to
fundraise for the Walk.
Can't make it?
Find out how easy it is to donate or sponsor someone else. Click here and then click on the green button that says Sponsor Participant or General Donation. Money raised from the Walk will be donated to American Jewish World Service.
Why should you be involved in the Walk?
Since the beginning of the conflict in 2003, nearly three million have been displaced - most in Darfur about 275,00 in Chad. Estimates on the number of dead vary, but most estimates are about 400,000 Darfuri. Any conflict, and certainly this genocide, that is causing this much loss of life, destruction of communities and the attempt to eviserate certain tribal people (Fur, Masalit, Zangawa) is clearly a humanitarian issue. It is a humanitarian issue for people of all faiths, beliefs, races, nationalities and background. President Obama has referred to it as a "stain on our souls."
Rabbi Lee Bycel, Executive Director, Western Region, AJWS stated, "March 29 will be a magnificent day in San Diego as people from all backgrounds join together to say that we care, that we can make a difference and that the fate of the people of Darfur is inextricably linked with our own lives. It will be a day of hope - knowing that the funds raised will make a difference."
Why do I care? Why should you care?
Rabbi Bycel continued, "I first went to Chad in the fall of 2004. I saw first hand the life of the Darfuri refugees in Chad. I heard their personal tragic stories. I realized that their desire for security, food, water, shelter - as well as for education, human rights and hope is no different than mine. I care because they are human beings who inhabit this earth with me and like you and me were created in God's image. I care because we know about their plight and with that awareness cannot stand idly by. I care because when I see their children, I see my own children. I care because I see the ravages of man's inhumanity to man - and know that we need to have our humanity to each other trump the inhumanity in the world."
Activism for Darfur
1. Click on addyourvoice.org to send a postcard to President
Obama to urge him to stop the genocide in Darfur.
2. Click on Faith outreach materials to use in your congregation
or community.
3. Download the printable postcard.
4. Download the petition urging President Obama to end the
genocide in Darfur.
