You may already know that I am training to run the Stoked 5k in Griffith Park this December. I am not just running for fun, I am running for something important. I am running to raise money for an awesome organization called STOKED. STOKED is an action sports mentoring organization working to empower low-income youth in the Greater Los Angeles area through skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing. Students learn the resilience, persistence, and self-confidence needed to be successful in high school, college, and careers. In order to accomplish this, I need your help. I know I can’t do it alone.

STOKED has served over 5000 students since its founding in 2005. 100% of STOKED students graduate from high school. STOKED students are underserved youth who do not fit into traditional school culture and do not feel accepted or interested in team sports. For these kids, STOKED provides a safe and supportive environment to take healthy risks, try new physical challenges, and overcome obstacles. 100% of youth feel safe at STOKED, and our programs provide over 300 hours of extracurricular physical activity per student each year. 95% of students report that without STOKED, they would be sitting at home playing video games or watching TV. While youth snowboard, skateboard, and surf they are matched with volunteer mentors. STOKED youth form an average of 9 mentor connections per year through the program. STOKED works directly with youth of color, English Language Learners (ELLs), LGBTQ youth, and homeless youth. The STOKED vision is to close the opportunity gap for these students, the great divide in cultural and social capital available to low- and high-income families. To see the full scope of this organization and see for yourself all the unbelievable things STOKED accomplishes every year and how many people are helped, visit www.stoked.org.

I know how amazing this organization is and I am constantly trying to support it, but I can’t do this without your support. I need your help to raise as much money as possible for all the young people that STOKED supports. So please, push the donate button and help me improve the lives of so many kids. Let’s do this together! Let’s make the world a better place.

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STOKED LA 5K Run/Walk

STOKED LA 5K Run/Walk supporting STOKED

STOKED LA 5K Run/Walk

STOKED LA 5K Run/Walk supporting STOKED