Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County

Please support Team General(ly) Average as we embark on a 191 mile relay race from San Diego to Huntington Beach in the 2025 Ragnar Road SoCal race.

Our team name takes inspiration from the legal principal of General Average - whereby all parties involved in a marine voyage share in the costs of a shared sacrifice made in order to save the vessel and crew. We'll be sacrificing our sweat (definitely), tears (maybe), and dignity (some more than others) in order to hit our goal of 191 total miles run in support of a worthy cause.

California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruits and vegetables, yet more than 1 in 5 Californians — about 8.8 million — currently struggle with food insecurity. “Food insecurity” is defined as limited or uncertain access to enough food to lead a healthy, active life.

California’s food insecurity rate is roughly 22% for all households, and 27% of all households with children, where its effects are felt profoundly by our future generation.

We're asking for your contribution to our goal of $7,500 to be raised for Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County provides dignified, equitable & consistent access to nutritious food, creating a foundation for community health.

Please join Marine Brokers and Underwriters from Willis, AIG, Euclid Marine, Falvey Cargo Underwriting, The Hartford, Liberty, Starr Marine and Zurich in support of this worthy cause.

More information can be found here:

https://feedoc.org/

https://runragnar.com/pages/race-road-socal

Thank you in advance for your generous support!

-Team General(ly) Average

We are a small group of teenagers who want to take action, assist, and tackle the food insecurity crisis in Southern California. Over the decades, Southern California has been experiencing a trend in rising food insecurity because of increasing inflation, unemployment, and living costs. As a result, people are ending up homeless or in poverty, leading to reduced food intake, skipping meals, buying less nutritious food because it’s cheaper, or starving to death. These people have the hardest time accessing sufficient food and can be found rummaging through garbage behind restaurants to find some sort of food source. Consequently, health issues arise, physical mobility becomes restricted, food poisoning occurs, and death rates emerge. It's saddening to see a basic human necessity becoming limited. Our mission is that we believe that everyone, no matter age, gender, or race, deserves a well-nutritious, adequate, and accessible meal because it is a basic human necessity. Come assist, support, and donate to our cause and stop food insecurity!