Iraqi Children Foundation: "In Their Shoes" 5k

posted on: May 9, 2015

In one of the most unique events of its kind, the Iraqi Children Foundation’s May 9 “IN THEIR SHOES” 5K will bring together – under one umbrella – various communities affected by the Iraq war. It will include Iraq war veterans who are running not for their colleagues but for Iraqi children deeply affected by the war. It will include Gold Star mothers and family of Americans who died in Iraq and who, for one day, are running with compassion for children in Iraq who also lost parents and loved ones.   It will include Iraqi-Americans and expatriates who lost family and friends back home but now are showing up to support the children of the thousands of Iraqis who were affected by a decade of war (and now ISIS). And it includes Iraqi and American dignitaries who have shouldered the responsibilities of leading during times of war and violence.

WHAT:           “IN THEIR SHOES – 2015” – A 5K to Benefit Iraq’s Most Vulnerable Children

WHEN:           9 am, Saturday, May 9, 2015 (check in begins at 8am)

WHERE:         Cameron Run Regional Park, 4001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA

PARTICIPANTS:       His Excellency Lukman Faily, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States and Honorary Chairman of the 5K; Ambassador James Jeffrey, former US Ambassador to Iraq and Honorary Vice Chairman of the 5K; Mrs. Kelly Swanson, Gold Star Mother and second Honorary Vice Chairman of the 5K, Major General Jeffrey Buchanan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington; Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie, former Iraq Ambassador to the US and UN, and ICF Advisor; Ambassador William B. Taylor, Jr., Acting Executive Vice President of the US Institute of Peace;   Jonathan Webb, ICF Chairman and Iraq war veteran; Dr. Mohammed Al Kadiri, ICF President and distinguished member of the Iraqi-American community; Iraq war veterans and local leaders with Iraqi heritage. Sponsors of the 5K include the Khudairi Group, BH Defense, Boeing, Frankel PLLC, The Children’s Village, Blue Bay International, and Magnolia’s on King.

For more information on the 5K and registration: https://intheirshoesiraq.eventbrite.com

The Iraqi Children Foundation is a US-based nonsectarian tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity, based in Falls Church, VA, whose mission is to mobilize a life-changing surge of love for Iraqi orphans and vulnerable children suffering from years of war and violence. For more information, visit www.sicfiraq.org