Join Ou r B re at h e T e a m C ha lle ng e by G w e n S c h r a n k
Running for a great cause Every January people make New Year’s resolutions to get
California’s race day is on May 9th, 2020 and registration
healthier, lose weight, and become the best versions of
opens on February 1st.
themselves. Oftentimes, they lose interest in those goals a few weeks or even a few days after making the commitment to change. This year we want to challenge our readers to join us in preparing for an upcoming event created to provide awareness and prevention throughout the United States—our very goal here at Breathe. We plan to support and participate in the Fifty Five Fifty Run/Walk Series developed by Adel
In the meantime, we get the opportunity to come together to train for it. Wouldn’t it be an awesome opportunity for the California Central Valley to represent mental wellness in ways that reach all across the country? We would like to take as many people with us as possible.
B. Korkor, M.D. as a way to address the epidemic of mental health problems. His idea of running a 5k race in all 50 states
Some of you may be having a hard time getting off the couch
in 50 days has become his effort to start a movement that will
after going through this past holiday season. We want you to
spread from one coast to the other, one state at a time. The
know that you are not alone. Getting off the couch is half the
mission of the Fifty Five Fifty Run/Walk Series is to make the
battle. You got this! We are going to meet you wherever you
world a better place for those suffering from mental illness.
are on this journey. If you are not the type of person who likes
The funds raised from the walk will be used by the AB Korkor
jogging or running, that’s okay, too; you can join our team as a
Foundation to increase awareness, address the shortage of
walker. If you can’t walk, then perhaps you can support others
affordable care, emphasize the importance of wellness in
who will be.
mental health, fund research, and focus on underserved groups such as veterans, minorities, and those suffering from addiction.
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