It is time for our 3nd Annual Heart & Sole Fun Run! On Friday, October 4, 2024 our students will be participating in a fun run fundraiser. The Heart & Sole Fun Run helps raise money to support the programs at KairosPDX throughout the year. This year a portion of funds will go to support our 5th Grade DC Trip.

Let's support the KairosPDX leaders and see how much we can raise - as a school and as each of our HBCU classrooms. LET'S GO KAIROSPDX COMMUNITY!

The Fun Run fundraising link will remain OPEN through midnight on Tuesday, October 8, 2024!

How it works: In the weeks leading up to the Fun Run, each of our 15 classrooms compete as their Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to raise the most money, recruiting family and friends to help them reach the top. The classroom that raises the most funds will be recognized at the following HBCU Assembly and throughout the year!

At the Fun Run, we keep track of how many laps each leader runs, and add it together to see how far we ran as a school.

Our goal: Last year, we raised over $20,000 as a community! This year, we want to surpass this. Let's see how much more we can raise!

Select the link for the HBCU you are supporting, or if you would like to invest in the Heart & Sole Fun Run generally, select the general link. AFTER THE FUN RUN we will publish the classroom that raised the most money!

Prefer to support the run via check? Please send it to:

KairosPDX

P.O. Box 12190
Portland, OR 97212

Make sure to note the classroom you are supporting in the memo!

Fun fact - Did you know each of our classrooms is named after an HBCU? An HBCU is any historically Black college and university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is,the education of Black Americans. We have intentionally named our classrooms in honor of some of these amazing institutions.

HBCUs play a vital role in providing educational opportunities, scholarly growth, and a sense of community for students. HBCU graduates are barrier-breaking public servants, scientists, artists, lawyers, engineers, educators, business owners, and leaders. For generations, HBCUs have been advancing intergenerational economic mobility for Black families and communities, developing vital academic research, and making our country more prosperous and equitable.

HBCUs are proven means of advancement for people of all ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds,especially Black Americans. HBCUs produce nearly 20 percent of all Black college graduates and 25 percent of Black graduates who earn degrees in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Heart & Sole Fun Run 2024

By KairosPDX

Heart & Sole Fun Run 2024

Go KairosPDX Leaders!!