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Pittsburgh nonprofit hosts annual 'HOPE on the Move' walk to empower Haitians

05-20-2022 08:47 AM CET | Associations & Organizations

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Roland Ford, Exercise instructor and Russell Bynum, Deputy Executive Director meet to discuss Walk for Haiti

Roland Ford, Exercise instructor and Russell Bynum, Deputy Executive Director meet to discuss Walk for Haiti

PITTSBURGH (May 18, 2022) -Summer is calling. That means it's time for HOPE on the Move, FLM Haiti's annual 5K Walk and fun-a-thon.
The walk will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST Saturday, May 28, at Pool Grove in Pittsburgh's Highland Park but an optional warm-up will begin at 9 a.m.
This year's walk will closely align with Haiti's Flag Day, a national holiday and celebration of pride and unity, helping to commemorate the creation of the flag of Haiti and the revolution that gave its people freedom from France. The day is celebrated each year on May 18, which is the anniversary of the date of the flag's adoption in 1803.
For FLM Haiti, it will be a day to build consciousness of the social and political unrest that continues to beset Haiti and challenge her citizens, and mark the ways in which FLM Haiti continues to help the Haitians to help themselves.
For the walk, FLM Haiti will be observing physical distancing, masking, and other protocols as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to any COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures that may be necessary.
Participants may walk, bike, or run the route. The distance is the equivalent of about 6,000 steps, which is roughly 3 miles. If desired, FLM Haiti supporters may walk, bike, or run along with us in their own neighborhoods and join us via Facebook Live for chats, updates, and more.
Returning again this year to help lead the fun-a-thon is dance and exercise master and fitness coach Roland Ford. He will kick off the event with warm-ups and a series of exercises, dances, and steps. He will have other surprises in store for this walk, too.
Super Bowl Champion Darnell Dinkins will bring motivational words at the beginning of the walk.
"I am happy to be supporting FLM, and along with The Alliance [a community improvement initiative] building a harvest for the workforce and planting seeds for tomorrow's generation." The Pittsburgh native will have his book on hand.

Bishop Leon D. Pamphile, founder of FLM Haiti and a historian on Haitian and U.S. relations will also have books on sale.
Registration is $30 per person and T-shirts are available for $10 per person. For those who can't participate in the walk, but would still like a T-shirt, the cost is $25.
HOPE on the Move is a 5K walk that benefits Haitians through health care, opportunity, partnership, and education. The funds raised support a technical center to provide trade skills and employment to improve the quality of life in the Haitian communities that FLM serves. It also supports the 70 adult literacy centers in more than 11 communities that provide reading, writing, and basic math skills to more than 2,000 individuals each year. More than 20,000 adults have been served since 1984.
For more information and to register, visit www.flmhaiti.org or call 412-784-0342.

Bynums
301 Grant Street
Suite 270
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Russell Bynum
412-224-0586

Founded in 1983, the Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti (FLM-Haiti) is a Christian nonprofit that works with the people in the mountain highland communities south of Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti.

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