Join Project Wellness’ RxRunners and Black Pharmacy Society (BPS) for a run-for-money Black Lives Matter fundraiser challenge where the participant team collectively matches miles to a sum of donations! The fundraiser will begin on Monday, July 20th and end on Sunday, August 17th.
All proceeds go directly to Black Visions of Wellness from UMMA Community Clinic. Donations will collected through the GoFundMe page or Venmo donations to @RxRunners
There are four ways you can contribute to this challenge:
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- Participate in the mile matching challenge! Every $1 donated will be matched with 1 mile that our participant team collectively pledge to run/walk/bike/etc.
- Donations! We will be accepting donations to support the Black Lives Matter movement, which will be added to our goal in miles that we, as a team, will pledge to run! You can donate directly to our GoFundMe page by clicking here or Venmo your donations to @RxRunners (deadline Thursday, August 13th).
- Spread awareness on social media! Feel free to tag @USCProjectWellness and use the hashtag #RxRun4BLM on Instagram to be featured in the Project Wellness Instagram Story! You can also use our challenge flyer or our Instagram story promotion board!
- Invite your peers to participate! Invite your colleagues to join you on this challenge by donating, participating in the challenge, or spreading awareness!
If unable to participate or donate, please continue to follow, amplify, learn, and engage in discussion about what is happening in our country now and why we must stand together as one. Here are some steps to get us started:
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- Recognize your privilege
- Educate yourself
- Speak with your own communities specifically about what you can do
- Don’t center the narrative around yourself; understand your position as an ally
- Call/email/tweet elected officials
- Sign petitions
More information about this fundraiser (including how to sign up) can be found here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lesley Chan at lesleysc@usc.edu or Samara White at samarawh@usc.edu.
We would like to recognize and thank our sponsors for their generous support in helping us get this fundraiser started. Thank you so much for your contributions!
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
American Pharmacy Student Alliance (APSA)
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP)
Medical and Pharmacy Student Collaboration (MAPSC)
Phi Delta Chi (PDC)
PharmSC
Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS)
Rho Chi
Student Industry Association (SIA)
Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
Vietnamese American Pharmacy Student Association (VAPSA)
Class of 2023 Board
Updates:
August 17, 2020: Congratulations team! We raised a total of $2100!
