Omar Prestwich x Dream Machine

Last year I created the Omar Prestwich Scholarship and raised $6400 (in one week) for Mental Health Awareness. I did it by running the David Goggins 4x4x48 (4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours). I donated the funds to LatinX Therapy, a Los Angeles CA-based therapist community. Individuals and Families that couldn't afford sessions were awarded funds from that scholarship.

It was incredible to get friends, family, and strangers donating and supporting me. It was one of the most beautiful life experiences I have ever had. I learned so much about myself, but the two main takeaways were this:

1: You don't have to be a celebrity/influencer to make a positive impact in the world.

2: When you're giving physical and mental energy to help out complete strangers, you unlock gratitude that is unexplainable. You realize how good you have it, and you realize that you can always give more.

THIS YEAR I WANT TO GO BIGGER!

I have chosen to stick with my Mental Health Theme, and have chosen Charlie Rocket and the Dream Machine as my charity of choice to donate the funds raised.

Charlie Rocket's story will put you in tears. His entrepreneur journey is a movie in itself. Charlie is a former hip hop artist manager (2 Chains), Grammy award winner, Nike Athlete, Iron man. I haven't even scraped the surface of his journey, Charlie used to have a brain tumor and used to weigh 300lbs. Like I said, his story will put you in tears yet move you to take action on your dreams.

Charlie gave up the music industry to pursue his life calling of giving back. He has been touring the country with his team on a tour bus called "Dream Machine". They make people's dreams come true. People who may not have a real opportunity to dream, or they have forgotten to dream. What they are doing and have done is so impactful and beautiful I had to choose them as my charity of choice.

GOAL $10,000

YES! 10K. A decent size goal. But I know it's doable and I would love to get people involved.

I will be running 10 miles a day / spit into two runs. 5 miles at 5 am, and 5miles at 5 pm. Totaling to 10mi a day, 300 miles in a month.

I will be using the #5at5 - and will be running for Mental Health Awareness + The Dream Machine

Run with me, invite your friends to join. Let's do this together!

Thank you, and I'll see you on the pavement.

Omar.