Description
Join us on Saturday October 28th at the Ed Austin Regional Park. Both the 5K Fun Run and the 1 Mile Walk/Run will be chip timed, and funds raised will go towards enabling and supporting community development efforts of the African Union of Florida (AUF). Additional funds raised will support the startup non-profit based in both Jacksonville, Florida and in Togo, West Africa, Amandine Glory Foundation, in its efforts to empower orphan youths to be unstoppable in West Africa, Togo.
All participants will get to taste the delicious ethnic breakfast provided by the Togolese, Kenyan, and Tanzanian connected community in Jacksonville. All finishers will receive a hand-crafted African Print Tote bag, made in West Africa Togo, and shipped specifically for this event, in partnership with the African print clothing company, Jamila Awou. Additional bags and merchandise are purchasable on race day.
Afro Fun Run Mission
The mission of the Afro Fun Run is to unite and celebrate the rich heritage of the African culture, community, and small businesses located in Florida, provide a platform to connect and walk/run forward into the future we want to see, and raise funds to support small businesses and grassroots initiatives in order to make a positive impact in the Floridian African community in respective African countries and communities in Africa.
Race Awards
OVERALL AWARDS
Overall Awards will be presented as follows:
5K Male- 1st Place $50 Amazon gift card and handmade African art carving
5K Female- 1st Place $50 Amazon gift card and handmade African art carving
1 Mile Boy- 1st Place $25 Amazon Gift Card and handmade African art carving
1 Mile Girl- 1st Place $25 Amazon Gift Card and handmade African art carving
RAFFLE for $100 Amazon Gift Card & Stamina Power Tower - Dip Bar Pull Up Bar Station with Smart Workout App - Dip Bars for Home Workout - Up to 250 lbs Weight Capacity
5K Age group award winners will be recognized in the following age groups M&F: 19&U, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
1M Youth age group award winners will be recognized in the following age groups M&F: 6&U, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13+.
Event Schedule
7:00 - Packet Pickup
8:00am - Race 1 - 5km Start
8:30am - Race 2 - 1M Start
9:00am - Soccer Match
10:30 - Awards Ceremony & Brunch
Place
11751 McCormick Rd
Jacksonville, FL US 32225
Race Contact Info
Course Map
The 5K is an out and back run along the beautiful Ed Austin walk way. Start and finish are located near the football field.
African Union of Florida Mission
The African Union of Florida’s mission is to help create awareness and foster integration and prosperity in the African diaspora community through impactful cultural connections, development of strong cross cultural community leadership and education in economic, social, health, cultural and educational advocacy. AUF strives to promote and preserve its rich cultural diversity, encourage commerce, ease integration, and by developing community-based partnerships which empower people, businesses.
The mission in action is effectuated by providing a space to connect and unite the different African countries and communities in Florida towards supporting sustainable development initiatives abroad and back home through initiatives such as revolving educational funds, formal establishment of a running club, financial and resourceful support of small businesses within the Floridian-African communities, fundraising for organizations making an impact and demonstrating the beauty of the African culture such as Amandine Glory Foundation and Jamila Awou, assistance of the different African country communities in providing financial services, planning events organizing, small business support, real estate and mobility business development, and fundraising activities in an effort to improve all AUF’s programs.
Learn more about AUF Here:
Amandine Glory Foundation Mission
Amandine Glory Foundation works for orphaned children in Togo, West Africa, by ensuring access to their essential needs and providing school supplies. Simultaneously, it fosters their spiritual and emotional well-being while incorporating sports activities to promote their overall development.
Objective:
Strengthen their self-confidence (orphans) and help them believe in their success.
Facilitate their access to education.
Imbue religious values through the study of the Bible.
Learn more about AGF: https://www.amandinegloryfoundation.org/about-us
Jamila Awou Mission
Jamila Awou is here for you! The organization was created when one of its founders, Giovanni Kague, traveled to his home country of Togo, West Africa and was inspired by the rich textile and African print industry- Gio saw the opportunity grow as more and more friends abroad loved what he was seeing and wanted a piece of the merchandise. Fast forward, Gio returns to the US with a luggage-worth of African print fabrics, pitched the business idea to one of his friends and the rest was history. The name “Jamila” in Swahili means “Beautiful” and “Awou” in Éwe, the dialect of Togo, means clothing. Simply so, the mission of Jamila Awou’s business is to provide beautiful clothing inspired and made in Togo. As a startup, the next phase of its business development is designing the company logo all the way to developing an agile supply chain network. “When you think of the logo think of the beauty of a woman yet the masculinity of a man. Inside the beauty of Togo and all the culture has to offer. Where a lady would be the "J" and a man would be the "A". It's a vision brought together by the background of Togo and Africa. We want to share this beauty with world!” - Jamila Awou, Co-founder, Jenerica
Finisher Bags
All finisher will receive one of the following tote bags
*while supplies last
