The Jim White Fitness Foundation is proud to announce its support of a fundraiser relay from Jim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios in Virginia Beach to the White House in Washington, D.C.
Called “White House 2 White House,” this 240-mile, 36-hour relay has 12 volunteers running on November 15th through the 16th in hopes of bringing more attention to the homeless and hunger crisis in our nation, and to raise funds supporting efforts the Foundation makes in our community.
Foundation volunteers reach out to educate groups of homeless and those in need through the Jim White Fitness Foundation’s LIFT program. (LIFT stands for Lifting spirits, Improving bodies, Feeding souls and Transforming lives.) Through weekly fitness sessions, nutrition education, healthy cooking classes, grocery store tours and more, Foundation volunteers work to help people get healthy, gain confidence and motivation, so they can turn their lives around.
“We wanted to be heard, we wanted the homeless population to be recognized and not swept underneath the rug,” said Jim White, Founder of the Jim White Fitness Foundation. “And what better way to do that than to use the gifts we have and the health message we speak daily and run to the Nation’s capital?”
Volunteers not running will be putting together care packages that will be distributed to homeless shelters along the relay route.