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Run for Biodiversity – Victoria!

Sunday Oct 7, 2012

Are you a Runner or Walker?
We’re looking for runners and walkers to join Mike Greenly, pictured at right, to Run for Biodiversity in the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon, half marathon, 8 km, or kids marathon.

NB: Register before May 15 to take advantage of the special discount rates!

If you’d like to support USC’s work with seed-saving farmers by running or walking, or by being a volunteer at the event itself, please send an email to David Rain at R4B@usc-canada.org to receive detailed information.

• All R4B-Victoria runners and walkers who commit to raising $100 will receive a specially-designed Run for Biodiversity T-shirt in appreciation for their fundraising efforts.  
• As a special thank you, the top 10 R4B-Victoria fundraisers will be registered for free!

Where will Donations go?
All donations will go to support USC’s work with seed-saving farmers in remote regions of the Central American country of Honduras.

Our R4B-Victoria goal is to raise $5,000 to support the community-based agricultural, biodiversity and environmental initiatives of our local partner, FIPAH, the Foundation for Participatory Research with Honduran Farmers.

FIPAH works with women, men and young farmers to organize community-based agricultural research teams (CIALs), to help diversify their seed supply and develop hardier plant varieties that grow well on their soils.

Why Run or Walk for Biodiversity?
Biodiversity is all about food and farmers. It’s the earth’s life-support system, and nature’s brilliant insurance policy against disaster. If something fails, there’s a back-up plan: Biodiversity! Much is at stake for us all, and in a real sense, USC is helping farmers plant the Seeds of our very Survival

Thanks for Making a Difference!
Thanks to your generous support, USC Canada is able to help Honduran farmers grow more food for their families, and to bring about lasting change in Central America.

Please feel free let others know about this too. We’re hoping this year’s Run will have “legs!”