It was a morning of good luck! First, we got the best parking spot even though we were told repeatedly that the parking lot in Carson Beach is small and will be completely full of the volunteers running the event. Second, the rain held off until our event was long over. Finally, we did not come in dead last!
This event raised $10,000 on behalf of eight Asian charities centered in Boston’s Chinatown:
~Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)
~Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE)
~Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK)
~Asian Women for Health
~Chinese Progressive Association Boston (CPA)
~Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC)
~Boston Little Saigon
~Networking Organization for Vietnamese Americans (NOVA)
We joined more than 330 participants for the 2nd annual AAPI 5k. After our 5k walk/run, we headed off to dim sum to celebrate!
It was such a fun event! We will be back next year with more friends!! How about you? Have you walked or run in a 5k? I think most of the participants were running but I am ok with that!
p.s. Related posts:
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The Chinese Exclusion Act – What They Don’t Teach in History Books
Asian Immigrant Family Children’s Books
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Jason Reynolds’ Track Series and Best Series Award
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