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| Centro Romero is a community-based organization that serves the refugee immigrant population on the northeast side of Chicago. Our interrelated programs include adult education, women's empowerment projects, legal assistance, and youth learning and leadership development as well as special projects such as Community organizing and HIV/AIDS Outreach and Education. These are essential services that support healthy personal and social development of participants. Our long-term organizational goal is to bridge a disenfranchised community of Latino immigrants and refugees into mainstream American society as well as improving their opportunity for upward social mobility. Long-term sustainable growth of our target population will only be achieved through education, leadership development, and advocacy; therefore we focus our energy in related initiatives. Last year Centro Romero served over 12,000 community residents.
This year our team member can join three different races:
- Chicago Marathon will be taking place on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Participation in this marathon will directly benefit youth running programs in Chicago. On race day, runners take a 26.2 mile tour of diverse cultures, historic buildings and residences, renowned architecture, vibrant murals and mouth-watering scents of some of the best dining in the world. Chicago is a city of neighborhoods and on the day of the race runners will see 29 neighborhoods.
- Chicago Half Marathon will be taking place on Sunday, September 11, 2011. It gives participants the opportunity to run on Lake Shore Drive! This course will start and finish in Jackson Park and showcase the south lakefront and Jackson Park Golf Course. The Lake Shore Drive stretch offers beautiful views of the great Chicago Skyline.
- Chicago 5K Marathon will also be taking place on Sunday, September 11, 2011. This course will take you through beautiful Jackson Park. |
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Total Donations: $6,381
Goal: $10,000
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