(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, June 18, 2019 ) Rainn Wilson and Soleil Moon Frye hosted a special evening last fall in conjunction with Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization. Held at Gjelina restaurant in Venice, the intimate occasion included
cocktails, dinner, and discussion of ongoing disaster relief efforts.
The philanthropic evening’s focus was on the newly launched digital recovery campaign, The Long Run for Recovery, a virtual marathon throughout Haiti. It allowed participants to join as digital runners, syncing their personal supporter page to FitBit, MapMyFitness or Strava to track their progress on the virtual course. Funds raised supported relief efforts in Haiti and in United States areas recently affected by hurricanes.
Rainn Wilson, star of 'The Office', addressed the small gathering at Gjelina, relating how his involvement began long before the 2010 earthquake. Following the natural tragedy, he and his wife, author Holiday Reinhorn, established Lidč Haiti. Their foundation provides academic support and arts programs to Haitian girls ages 11 to 21. Lidč is one of the organizations partnering with J/P HRO for The Long Run campaign.
To close his remarks, Wilson shared a memory of his very first visit to Haiti, when he saw a little girl trying to do her homework by the light of a trash fire. Then he stressed the importance of supporting, in particular, female youth in Haiti to encourage positive societal changes. “If you want to impact the world in the best possible way, just micro-target girls’ education, because that transforms communities,” Wilson said.
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