Place
Goshen, IN US 46528
Description
THIS IS A VIRTUAL RACE. YOU CAN RUN IT ANYTIME WITHIN THE TIME FRAME GIVEN AND AT ANY LOCATION.
Time frame for race: August 30 - Sept 2
5 K race for adults
1 mile race for kids
1st and 2nd place men/women/kids will all get prizes!
This will be the fourth annual Rebecca's Run. We do this run to not only remember Rebecca Taylor, but to also remember ALL of the lives lost to fentanyl overdose/death.
As many of you know, Becca suffered from addiction for many years. Thankfully she became clean in the fall of 2019 and we spent some of our best months together. We will always have those happy memories.
According to the Department of Health, "fentanyl was involved in 90% of all deaths involving opioids. Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid. A dose as small as three grains of rice can be lethal. Fentanyl is becoming more common in illicit drugs, even laced in other drugs like cocaine or methamphetamine."
Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2021, an increase of nearly 15% from the 93,655 deaths estimated in 2020.
DRUG TYPE -- Synthetic Opioids (Fentanyl)
(DEATHS 2021) -- 71, 238
(DEATHS 2020) -- 57,834
Our goal is to help people in addiction, people in recovery, and family members of those in addiction. To do this we will continue to raise money in Rebecca Taylor's name and donate it to different organizations.
This year, we are going to donate the money to Image of Hope Ranch. https://www.imageofhoperanch.com/
Image of Hope Ranch "provides a sanctuary for individuals and families to heal by experiencing animals, nature, and the love of Jesus."
I am excited to donate to Image of Hope Ranch because not only does it help individuals dealing with emotional distress, it also helps with individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities! Like Ollie!
Below are the different types of mentoring programs the Image of Hope Ranch provides.
https://www.imageofhoperanch.com/-thrive--mentoring-1.html
Below is the contact information for Image of Hope Ranch:
Image of Hope Ranch.
5499 County Road 31, Auburn IN 46706
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at 260-409-9860 or by email at info@imageofhoperanch.org.
You can either sign up to run/walk the 5K race OR you can just donate on this page OR give money directly to Shawn Taylor or Rachel Voelkel. When you give money directly, there is no fee taken out.
ALL of the money donated by you, gets donated to the charity stated.
Thank you EVERYONE for your continued thoughts, help, donations, and just talking about Rebecca and keeping her memory alive.
