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Yahoo
21-06-2025
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- Yahoo
5K raises money for organization helping to combat homelessness in Los Angeles
Union Rescue Mission hosted their 'Just Help 1' 5K Run/Walk at Griffith Park on Saturday morning. Saturday's event, the 8th annual edition, raises money for individuals and families experiencing homelessness across L.A., organizers said in a media release. 'Participants will run, walk or cheer as every step supports URM's transformational programs, shelters, meals and long-term recovery services for those in need,' URM officials said. KTLA 5's Erin Myers spoke to Union Rescue Mission CEO Mark Hood just as the 5K officially kicked off on Saturday morning. L.A. City Controller: Immigration raid protests cost taxpayers over $30 million 'It's just a great event…it's a way to not only raise awareness, but 86 cents of every dollar that comes into this event goes back to transforming lives, getting people off the street and helping them find their way home,' Hood told KTLA. 'It's such a crisis…there are more homeless people in Los Angeles County than any other county in the United States by far. It's a big problem, but I'm very happy [to say] we are a solution.' According to the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, the L.A. County homeless population was estimated to be 73,512. The data also indicated that the City of Los Angeles had a homeless population of 45,252. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Residents stepped off to improve community landscape in Moosic
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than 200 people set foot on Sunday to help improve a community's landscape in Lackawanna County's Triboro area. Sunshine greeted runners and walkers this morning for the inaugural Move with Moosic. The 5K run/walk took participants from the Moosic Youth Center and throughout the borough before ending where things started. Heroes wear running shoes in Superhero Buddy Run 5K The goal of this event is to raise funds to improve the borough's public parks and green spaces. 'The vision was really to engage the community in a way where everybody could participate to help us improve the neighborhood for the rest of the community so everybody really was so supportive and excited about it and we're just blown away at how successful it truly was,' Move With Moosic and Moosic Council Member and Chair Marilyn French told 28/22 News. Organizers raised more than $40,000 at Sunday's inaugural running event in Moosic. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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Hundreds run across iconic Mobile bridge to help Africatown
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An iconic bridge got some extra attention Saturday as hundreds of people jogged in the Africatown 7th Annual Bridge Challenge 5K. A flood of people powered through the starting line, hoofing their way around the corner and ultimately to the other side of the Cochrane–Africatown Bridge. 'I just think it's beautiful up here in the morning and just to go over the top of the city,' runner Tom Hoffman said. The run has turned into a tradition, with the highlight being a view that you can't quite get if you're driving over the bridge. 'You can see a lot of the ships out there and just the immediate surroundings. It's kind of therapeutic if you don't notice the traffic. But yeah, it's very beautiful up there,' runner Joseph Barrow said. The run raises money for the Africatown Community Development Corporation, which in turn spends it in the community through various projects aimed at helping the people who live here. 'It keeps our community going,' Thelma Owens with the Africatown Community Development Corporation said. 'It helps us to help our seniors, and if we've got our seniors and our children come, the children keep the community alive.' It's a long walk up and over the bridge to see the Mobile River from a new angle. 'All ages can roll from the babies in their moms' baby strollers to the oldest,' Owens said. The chance to see the city from this vantage point is not something most people can do safely without cones and police blocking a lane of traffic, a safe way to explore an iconic bridge outside of a car. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
01-06-2025
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- CBS News
DEI rollbacks prompt people powered Pride month in the Twin Cities
Pride month kicked off with a literal running start Sunday: a 5K Run/Walk from Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis. Twin Cities In Motion Ambassadors put on the event that donates a portion of profits to Twin Cities Pride's year-round programming. Amy Lippert Hoffman, from Blaine, is one of the hundred or so who took part. It's a show of support for her LGBTQ friends, she said. "I am out here support them, just letting them know they are loved and they are important to celebrate," said Lippert Hoffman. The recent political climate under President Trump's administration, cracking down on things like transgender rights, has left a dark cloud of fear for many in the community, Lippert Hoffman said. "I wake up everyday and I'm just so worried about my friends, and I see how much they are worried," she said. "They're scared and that makes me scared too." Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the country saw a concurrent rollback of DEI initiatives from Target. Twin Cities Pride struck back, parting ways with the longtime sponsor. To fill the gap, Twin Cities Pride raised double the $50,000 that Target would have provided, all accomplished within a week. "We really increased our individual donations at the start of the year and I feel like people have been very motivated to really change, not only their shopping patterns, but their giving patterns, which has been really amazing to see," said Kelsey Alto, director of programming for Twin Cities Pride. New community partners and local small businesses have come forward following the loss of sponsors, Alto said. "All of the co-ops in the Twin Cities banded together to raise money for us," said Alto. A new, people powered pride, that Alto said stands strong in the face of adversity. "I think now more than ever that not only our community, but our small businesses in the Twin Cities are standing up and showing up for the pride community and for pride month," said Alto.
CTV News
01-06-2025
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- CTV News
Thousands take part in Gaudreau Family 5K walk and run in honor of brothers John and Matthew
Hockey sticks from various vigils for hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were fatally struck by a motorist while riding bicycles, rest against a sign at the inaugural Gaudreau Family 5K Walk, Run and Family Day, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Sewell, N.J. (AP Photo/Stephen Whyno)
