My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been running as a run mentor volunteer with Running for a Better Oakland for two years. I have seen firsthand the joy in students who learn to set goals and accomplish them each week. Over two years, my set of students learned to run from a half-mile distance to complete a half marathon. Each week they ran farther than they had ever run before in their lives. My students don't have an opportunity to do team sports during the week. Running is their only weekly exercise. They are able to join our program because we offer it for FREE. RBO provides free running shoes and all of the race fees and transportation. It is a joy to inspire, mentor, and encourage the students to take each step each week. The students love the community of running as a group. They grow before your eyes as they start making their own goals and challenges. And as the season goes on, they take that self-confidence into their everyday lives.