Team Ukraine Orphan Outreach Raises Money to Stop Child Trafficking

On Saturday, October 2^nd, Team UOO met bright and early for the Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) run in Denver.  Ironically, one of the headlines in The Denver Post that morning was about a local man arrested for sex trafficking teenagers.  First up was the stiletto run.  Brenda Laughlin and Kari Volf ran 80 yards and managed to stay on our feet the whole way.   Miss Colorado won the stiletto run with an impressive sprint in very high heels.  Next up was the 3k walk/run.  Sixteen of us walked/ran around Elitch Gardens, and we all made it to the finish line!  We enjoyed food and fellowship while listening to some inspiring speakers, including Sundy Goodnight.  She inspired all of us with her passion for SCTNow.  Sundy has a 14-year-old sister adopted from Ukraine.  The rest of the day was spent enjoying Elitch Gardens as they provided passes for all of the race participants.  Team UOO raised $2,225 to help stop child trafficking!  Thank you to everyone who donated to help our team!  If you would still like to donate, we have until December 31, 2010, to try and reach our goal of $5,000.  Click here to donate: http://sctnow.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&eventID=614&teamID=6190

Team UOO: Stephanie Anderson, Jim Land, Brenda Laughlin, Caleb Schumacher, Joshua Schumacher, Paul Schumacher, Sarah Schumacher, Kris Stoesz, Natalize Stoesz, Ashley Volf, Josh Volf, Kari Volf, Clarence Young, Isabella Young, Jada Young, Janna Young