Dear Congregant, We invite you to include the following in your upcoming bulletin/digital announcements! Directly below is short text for inclusion, and below that is an article from the Mennonite World Review featuring the event! Following is the full invite. Move with MEDA! The MEDA Delaware Valley Network hub invites you to take part in the social distance-friendly Move-a-thon between August 14 - 22 to support MEDA's efforts to end poverty around the world. Attend our I Spy trail walk on the 17th; walk, hike or run in your own neighborhood; donate in support of our participants; or, do all three! For more information, go to www.meda.org/move-a-thon or email events@meda.org From the Mennonite World Review: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Make moves to end poverty. MEDA's supporters value community, and have found creative ways to come together across North America to raise awareness and funds for MEDA projects. Join the Colorado, Delaware Valley, Lancaster, Leamington and Waterloo hubs in August in a multi-national and multi-location Move-a-thon to support entrepreneurs around the globe! | | | During August 14-22, our Delaware Valley hub is inviting you to join the event, "moving" to support a good cause. You can choose to move by participating in your favorite activity; whether its biking, walking, dancing, hiking, climbing, running… It's up to you to decide how you move! | | | The MEDA Move-A-Thon provides a safe and socially distant way for the community to continue our support for MEDA's work across the globe. Through this project, we are improving access to finance for entrepreneurs, and responding to challenges caused by the pandemic. | | | HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Give a gift or "move"! 1. GIVE Donate in support of Del Val's participation in the Move-a-thon to MEDA international! Your gift will be support MEDA's projects across the globe and an anonymous donor will give up to $5,000 in matching funds! 2. MOVE FOR MEDA Note: All steps are optional and are dependent upon your comfort level. -
REGISTER to attend our live digital kick-off event on August 14 at 7:30pm! - ATTEND our in-person I Spy Challenge on August 17 at the Perkiomen Trail, anytime between 6:30 - 8:30 pm (see flyer below)
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Make a plan to move: invite your family members, choose to participate individually, or ask friends to participate in a physical activity: It could be a walk around the block, hiking your favorite trail, or riding alongside your local river, anything that you enjoy! - Encourage others to give to your hub here in support of your participation! Send out an email, a social media message or make an announcement through your local church or community organization (sample invites to participate & give will be provided to you)
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