Welcome to Iqraa: Running for a brighter Palestine!

                            

Our mission: Iqraa (Read) is dedicated to running and fund-raising to support the education of Palestinian youth. Iqraa is an all-volunteer group.

 

 

 

You have what it takes to run and to help educate!

           

Iqraa is a great venue to change your life by helping others. Join Iqraa and you can:

 

About our partners:

 

Iqraa is an informal association, so we have formal NGO partners for activities that require IRS certification, e.g. donations. Our NGO partners are accountable for funds raised through running activities and for the education projects we support.

 

Our NGO charity partner in 2009, as last year, is United Palestinian Appeal. UPA is a 501(C)3 charity founded in 1978. UPA works with local schools, orphanages, vocational training centers and universities in an effort to strengthen the Palestinian education system. Iqraa’s support of UPA will go to education projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. All donations to UPA are tax-deductible. Learn more about UPA at: http://helpupa.com/

 

 

The Marathon Charity Partners supports a variety of running activities. MCP is a coalition of charity groups like Iqraa, each with its own marathon and half-marathon fund-raising program. MCP provides coaching, training, informational seminars, and support for the Saturday training runs, as well as race day support on the days of the marathon and half-marathon. For more info, including our training schedule, see: http://www.marathoncharitypartners.org/

 

How it works:

 

As an Iqraa runner, you will commit to running a marathon (Marine Corps Marathon) or half-marathon (Baltimore Running Festival) and to raise funds for the education of Palestinian children and young adults.

 

All you have to do is follow through on your commitment, both in running and in fund-raising. It’s that simple. 

 

Two challenges:

 

Your first challenge is to begin running. The MCP has proven its success since 2003 in training even first-time runners for the 26.2 mile challenge of the Marine Corps Marathon. MCP’s track record proves that if you can run 3 miles by May, you can successfully complete your race after 5 months of training. In 2008, 17 Iqraa runners completed a marathon or half-marathon. More important, every one who started a race finished it. Key dates in 2009:

See: http://www.thebaltimoremarathon.com/site3.aspx

 

See: http://www.marinemarathon.com/Marine_Corps_Marathon.htm

 

Your second challenge is fund-raising. Experience demonstrates that runners who learn about their cause and convey their commitment—to the run and to the cause—to their potential donors will meet their fund-raising goal. It takes work, but the reward is great.

 

Contact us:

 

For questions about the marathon program, please contact: 

 

Questions may also be directed to Iqraa volunteers:

 

Iqraa: Change you can participate in!