Between October 9 and October 13, Students With Refugees is hosting our first virtual run to raise money for Canopy NWA, Arkansas’s first refugee settlement agency that’s helped almost 200 refugees start a new life in The Natural State.

In the spirit of safe, socially-distanced activities, this virtual run will be handled through the free phone app MapMyRun. Through MapMyRun, together we can have a community of runners. Just download the free app, set up your quick account, hit “Start Workout,” and go! Be sure to screenshot your route and tag it to us on Instagram at “UarkStudentsWithRefugees” to join our photo-collage of running routes-- Or, if you’re the competitive type, add our Fundraising Coordinator Bri Chafin as a friend on MapMyRun to compete to see who can take the most steps that weekend!!

Students with Refugees started this fundraiser on Pure Charity purely to support Canopy NWA; Every dollar of this project helps refugees start working within their first few months in America, find affordable housing, and better our community every day. We can try to describe Canopy’s incredible dedication, but they say it best: “We don’t want to just get our refugee families on their feet —we want them to thrive here, and we want to see our whole community thrive with them!”

We are asking every runner to donate what you can; Even in this pandemic, Canopy NWA has been working to help refugees establish their new life here. Even just $5 or $10 would help tremendously.

Thank you so much for being a part of our first virtual run!