WOMEN***I Ran From NY To D.C. For Womens Rights. Heres What I Learned.
Our quest to raise money for Planned Parenthood taught us about sacrifice and staying the course.
I don’t know where to begin.
#Run4AllWomen began as a simple but extraordinary effort that me and three friends were going to embark on. We thought we’d run 240 miles from Harlem to DC; raise, maybe, a few hundred or a few thousand dollars for Planned Parenthood; and we’d have a nice story to talk about amongst ourselves when we’d get older.
But that’s not what happened. Yes, we ran from New York to D.C. Yes, we raised money. And yes, we will certainly have a story to talk about when we get older, but the story and the experience and the results are so much more than we’d ever imagine.
•We began with a goal of raising $44,000 in honor of President Obama, a Planned Parenthood ally. We raised more than $100,000 for Planned Parenthood.
•We began with the intention of four women running for all women. Hundreds of women from all around the world ran with us, both in person and in solidarity.
•This effort began because of one simple premise, that “no one person can change the world, but we can each do our part.” We arrived at the Women’s March on Washington to join millions of women standing in solidarity demonstrating that we’re all ready to do our part.
Now, that brings us to today. We, my friends and I, with all of your support, have accomplished more than we could have ever possibly imagined with this run. I’ve been sitting here taking in the experience and trying to understand how that happen, and I can’t help but notice a few things:
Fuck Fear
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I posted about Alison when she started her run.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028453923
Women and power. Love her she did not make that run alone!
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