On Friday, Nov 6th, Running Walking Club and F.O.C.U.S. (Fellowship of Christian University Students) and whoever else chooses to participate, will be running, walking or crawling laps for every 10$ raised around Janse Hall at National University of Health Sciences (~1/4 mi per lap).   

Fast Facts:

• Nearly 12 million Syrians have been forced from their homes by the fighting; half are children.
• At least 7.6 million have been displaced within Syria, and more than 4 million have fled as refugees in neighboring countries.
• Increasing numbers of refugees are making dangerous attempts to reach Europe. About 51 percent of them are from Syria, the UN Refugee Agency says.
• Children affected by the Syrian conflict are at risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused, or exploited. Millions have been forced to quit school.
• Since the beginning of this crisis, World Vision has helped more than 2 million people in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq.
• In response to the migration toward Europe, we are now also providing aid in Serbia.

Visit the following sites for more information:

http://www.worldvision.org/news-stories-videos/syria-war-refugee-crisis#sthash.VJlbzt67.dpuf

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703995