Students in the Dallas/Ft. Worth-based Junior World Affairs Council (JWAC) will take part in Save the Children’s World Marathon Challenge on this Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 9AM to 2:30PM to raced one another to raise funds and awareness for programs focused on child survival and well-being. The World Marathon Challenge is a global relay in which teams of children from around the world will band together throughout the month of October to complete a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles and attempt to break the world marathon record of 2:03:38.

50,000 kids in more than 60 countries around the world will take the World Marathon Challenge. In the US alone, nearly 12,000 kids in schools and clubs in 21 states and the District of Columbia will lace up their sneakers and race to the finish line. Relay races will be held throughout this month worldwide, with the grand finale on Oct. 23, when hundreds of teams will run simultaneously for a global day of action.
The funds raised at each race will be used by Save the Children to provide child-focused interventions, ranging from offering newborn care advice to diagnosing and treating preventable diseases like diarrhea, pneumonia and malaria.

In addition, students across America will be advocates for other kids by urging Congress to protect programs that help children in the US and around the world survive and thrive. Kids can take action at race events, where they can sign their name to a World Marathon Challenge-themed postcard or t-shirt, which Save the Children will present to members of Congress.

Achieving this vision is not a sprint, but a marathon – a world marathon.

Trinity High School
500 N Industrial Blvd
Euless, TX 76039