MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH US AT RUN 18
Run 17 was a tremendous success!
Wow, The 17th SHLF Run was epic! With 560 runners, 100+ volunteers, and 180 incredible donors, we smashed our previous records, raising a whopping $70,866! A huge thanks to our powerhouse community – your energy and support is unmatched. Let’s keep Making a Difference in the lives of youth, and we hope to see you at Run 18.
Remember: All proceeds support Streetfront, the game-changing East Vancouver school that’s turning the tide for at-risk youth. They boast a 96% graduation rate and have produced hundreds of marathon finishers! Every kid deserves to reach their full potential, and together we’re making that happen.
A Run for Everyone
5K, 10K & KIDS FUN RACE
With a challenging 10km, stroller-friendly 5km and Kids Fun Race this day has something for all ages and abilities. Whether you are a competitive racer or looking to run your first ever 5 km with your kid, we are the run for you! All courses start and finish at Handsworth Secondary in North Vancouver. Extraordinary prizes, pancakes, massage tables, face painting, celebrity guests and testimonies from the incredible Streetfront kids contribute to the extraordinary community feel of this special event.
Run AS A TEAM
Teams can mosey, race, and fundraise!
The Run provides families, companies, sports teams and others a unique team-building opportunity. Train together, fundraise together and cheer one another along. Each team must have a min of four participants (2 in the 5km and 2 in the 10km). There is no team maximum! Prizes will be given for Fastest and Most Money Raised. Fastest will be calculated by cumulative time for the team’s fastest two 5km and 10km times. All teams must be entered online before Race Day.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
SHLF SUPPORTS STREETFRONT
We need you to help keep Streetfront running. All kids deserve to reach their full potential and many are denied this opportunity due to lack of resources. Streetfront is an East Vancouver alternative school program that fully invests in at-risk youth who have not succeeded in mainstream schools. The results are amazing, with 96% high school graduation rates and hundreds of marathon finishers. Streetfront is working harder than ever to deliver quality education and life-affirming support to at-risk youth. Their goals are high and their results are amazing. Since 2009, SHLF has been able to provide Streetfront with an operating budget that has allowed them to spend 35 school days a year doing outdoor adventures and helping hundreds of at-risk youth finish marathons.
Your 2022 contributions support these Streetfront initiatives
OUTDOOR ED
Provide 35 days of outdoor education in 2022/2023. Hiking, skiing, climbing, canoeing, camping all provide necessary life skills, mental health and resilience. Funds support transport, equipment and associated costs.
RUN PROGRAM
Sustain the keystone running program. The marathon motto is more relevant than ever: one step at a time. Funds will support shoes and gear where needed, entries and travel funds where applicable.
EPIC JOURNEYS
Street2Peak started in 2014 as a 10-year venture to take some of Streetfront’s youth to 5 continents. They’ve conquered Tanzania (2015), Chile (2017) and New Zealand (2019). 2021–22 plans were thwarted by the pandemic, but the kids will tackle another peak in 2023.
GIRLS WHO LEAP
Girls who Lead to Empower & Act with Purpose mentors and empowers 120 female-identified youth aged 21-21 from the Downtown Eastside as leaders. Your support provides core funding for this incredible programme to uplift girls.
