Coptic Orphans Support Association

• Educational resources and scholarships that empower children to succeed.
• Mentorship and community support to help youth develop essential life skills.
• Sustainable programs that create long-term positive changes for families.

We are a virtual & global running club. Our members have dedicated their running efforts to raise awareness and funds for Coptic Orphans (more about this great charity below).

Want to join us in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit Coptic Orphans, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

Members of our running club are diverse with different demographics and abilities. However, they are united in 1 goal - helping this great cause!

To check some of the charity's work, please visit: www.copticorphans.org

And here is a link to our running club where all of runs are recorded:
https://www.strava.com/clubs/copticorphans2021runningclub

Coptic Orphans is an award-winning international Christian development organization that has transformed the lives of over 55,000 children in Egypt since 1988. We believe that through long-term programs that focus on education, we can affect the vicious cycle of poverty. Our mission is to unlock the God given potential of the most vulnerable children in Egypt through the power of education.

In 2019, Michael joined the Serve to Learn program for 3 weeks in Der El Barsha in Egypt, a trip that changed his life. Michael departed to his heavenly home on February 24th, 2021. To honor Michael's love for the service, we have organized this fundraiser.

Serve To Learn wrote:

"Mike was a kind and gentle spirit who was loved by everyone whom he encountered, He has certainly left a mark in the hearts of many - children, families, fellow volunteers, church servants, and Coptic Orphans staff. His absence from this earth will not go unnoticed."

On his return from Egypt, Mike posted:
"Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow." Isaiah 1:17

Thank you to the children of Deir Al Barsha for showing me what true humility and grace are, and thank you for teaching me so much more than I ever could've taught you."

- Michael El-Far August 14, 2019