March for Education - Miami's first 5K Walk for Education #WhyWeMarch

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City of Miami's Mayor Tomas P. Regalado gives support to Community Awareness Walk #WhyweMarch at Miami-Dade College March 5th
MIAMI - Feb. 3, 2016 - PRLog -- On March 5th, 2016, in partnership with Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, the Foundation of the World (www.foundationoftheworld.org) will host the first community-based education walk, “The March for Education.” Mayor Tomas P. Regalado has pledged his support to the foundation and walk as the organization raises awareness of educational and financial resources available through community-based organizations. Funds raised from the walk will also support Miami Dade College’s (www.mdc.edu) First Generation Scholarship Fund. The March will start and finish at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus located at 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132. Registration starts at 8:00 AM and the March will start at 9:00 AM. A tax deductible registration is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for college students and free for K-12 students.


When asked #whywemarch, Chairman and CEO of the foundation, Farrel Liger, responded, “The community was telling me, ‘We know that there are resources out there. We just don’t know where to find them all.’ Then the community-based solutions organizations were saying, ‘We have resources and know about resources that go to waste every year. If only more people knew about our services, they could benefit from them.’ It was then I realized that the main issue was a lack of awareness.” Organizations representing resources for: college readiness programs, mentoring programs, scholarship programs, tutoring programs, after school programs, summer programs, social service programs and so much more will be onsite to offer services needed to students and their families. These include Crams Counseling, The Children’s Trust (www.thechildrenstrust.org), the Children’s Movement of Florida and more. Other activities include a kid’s zone, food trucks, raffles, giveaways and entertainment.

An Education fair will take place immediately following the march to match families to organizations for support. Please help us reach our goals by registering to walk with your friends and family at http://www.active.com/miami-fl/walking/races/march-for-education-2016 . For vendor or sponsorship information, contact Farrel Liger at (305) 206-1492 or via email at info@foundationoftheworld.org. Share our social media pages
www.facebook.com/FoundationoftheWorld/ and www.twitter.com/our_foundation.

About Foundation of the World

The Foundation of the World is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded on September 11th, 2009. Our mission is to mobilize communities to fulfill the basic needs of our families of diverse cultures. We believe that through this work, we will realize our vision of a world free of poverty.

For more information, visit our website www.foundationoftheworld.org to find out about the organization and how to register for the event.

Contact
Foundation of the World, Miami-Dade County
***@foundationoftheworld.org

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