Running BK Half Marathon to Feed Displaced Palestinians

TLDR: I'm running my first half-marathon on 5/18 to raise money to feed the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians who are ravaged by famine today. It's my first half marathon, I am nervous and out of shape, but I want to dedicate it to something bigger than me. I will match the first $500 we raise. God bless.

Hey folks, I immigrated to the US from Egypt when I was 6 years old. We come from a large, humble family from a small town and our ability to live in the US is a statistical accident: the green card lottery program, a coin flip, enabled us to be here and live lives a little freer from want, religious oppression, and economic turmoil. With that backdrop, I'm raising money to support a people who are ravaged by rockets and war, death and destruction, and immediate need and hunger. While many of us have won the proverbial lottery, living in some semblance of freedom from war and want, the Palestinian people (especially now) are in desperate need of support. All proceeds will go to UNRWA and to feed the hundreds of thousands of refugees struggling to live and survive today. Beyond the violence people have been subjected to, famine has been decimating the population, nearly half of which are children, so many at this point turned to orphans. It's my hope to raise $1K, and I will personally match the first $500 you contribute.

Final note, I am an Arab Christian and the below passage resonates today more than ever for me. "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."

Let's be our brother's and sister's keeper, let's feed the stranger from a distant land, even if they live thousands of miles away. Thank you. - Youssef