<div><strong>Help Us Raise $2,500 to Protect Children &amp; Stop Human Trafficking</strong>
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<div>We’re running a 5K to raise funds, awareness, and hope.
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<div>Every child deserves safety, freedom, and the chance to grow up with joy.  Yet today, too many children around the world are trapped in   situations of exploitation and trafficking. 
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<div>Together, we can take a stand.
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<div>Our group of women — brought together through a shared commitment to wellness — wanted to take our support for each other and extend it into the world. 
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<div>We are each completing a 5K race to raise awareness and support for Joy International, a nonprofit dedicated to the fight against child trafficking. Our focus is supporting the prevention of child trafficking, and the healing and restoration of children and teens who have already endured the unimaginable.
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<div>Every dollar raised will directly support Joy International’s four pillars:
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<div> • Prevention: programs and awareness that protect vulnerable children before exploitation occurs
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<div> • Freedom: training for police, investigators, and anti-trafficking teams
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<div> • Healing: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual care for survivors
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<div> • Empowerment: long-term programs that support autonomy, independence, and restored futures
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<div><strong>Why Joy International?</strong>
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<div>Joy International has spent years on the front lines of prevention, rescue, and survivor support. Their work includes:
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<div>Educating high-risk communities to stop trafficking before it begins
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<div>Collaborating with local and international rescue teams
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<div>Providing aftercare, healing, and restoration resources for survivors
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<div>Advocating for lasting systemic change that protects children and teens worldwide
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<div>Their mission is courageous — and it needs all of us.
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<div><strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<div> • <strong> Donate</strong> — Every contribution helps us get closer to our $2,500 goal.
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<div> •  <strong>Share this GoFundMe</strong> with friends, family, or your community.
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<div> •  <strong>Send prayers, love, or encouragement</strong> for the children, teens, survivors, and teams doing this work.
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<div><strong>Thank You</strong>
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<div>Thank you for championing wellness in a way that extends beyond ourselves.
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<div>Thank you for believing in a world where every child is safe.
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<div>Thank you for standing with us as we walk, run, raise awareness, and shine a light on the darkness of trafficking.
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<div>Learn more about Joy International at www.joy.org. 
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