{"id":54305,"date":"2019-05-08T10:43:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T17:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=54305"},"modified":"2020-02-20T11:36:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T19:36:13","slug":"highlights-2019-global-6k-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/clean-water-news-stories\/highlights-2019-global-6k-water","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the 2019 Global 6K for Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 4, 2019, thousands of participants around the globe united to walk or run in World Vision&rsquo;s Global <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Water. Six kilometers is the average distance people in the developing world <\/span><a href=\"\/clean-water-news-stories\/global-water-crisis-facts\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">walk for water<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is often contaminated with life-threatening diseases. <\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each step by every participant &mdash; young and old &mdash; is bringing life-changing <\/span><a href=\"\/our-work\/clean-water\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clean water<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">closer to communities in need<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> through the event registration fee<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Global 6K for Water Thank You!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljgUK1pZLXk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some of the highlights from this remarkable weekend.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A new kind of bib<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54297 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-31x21.jpg 31w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-10-1280x853.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">In Seattle, w<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">hole families participated together in the Global <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">6K<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">, each member receiving a bib with the name and photo of a child on it<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">. The<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\"> child <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">available for <\/span><\/span><a href=\"\/our-work\/child-sponsorship\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW93052782 BCX4\">sponsorship<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">, which also helps fund clean water projects<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93052782 BCX4\">. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW93052782 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Finding your drive<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54292 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-1280x855.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-847x566.jpg 847w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-1138x760.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-850x568.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-31x21.jpg 31w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-414-1280x855.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gigi Stevens <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not only ran the Chicago <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Water but added on a 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> beforehand to run <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for her 11th birthday, which fell the next day. She surpassed her <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fundraising <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">goal of $1,100 and raised $2,815 for clean water.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;When I was running the 11 kilometers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> I got tired, but it was worth it to bring clean water to more people,&rdquo; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">says <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gigi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who ran with their family friend, Ashley Peters (right). &ldquo;There&rsquo;s children who do this every day for water<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and it&rsquo;s not even clean.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Andrea Peer)<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"khayriyyah\">Challenging yourself and others<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54296 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-507x760.jpg 507w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002-18x27.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6K-Fairfax-VA-002.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khayriyyah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Aleem, 75, celebrates the 2019 Global <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Water with Antioch Baptist Church at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station, Virginia, on April 27, 2019.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is the church&rsquo;s third year, as well as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khayriyyah&rsquo;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;Growing up in D.C. in a poor family, I know what it&rsquo;s like to be without things,&rdquo; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khayriyyah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> says. &ldquo;There were hungry days. There were sad days.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;God<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has blessed me<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> even though I am in this chair and I am legally blind<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Continuing what she&rsquo;s done over the past few years, she raised $770 this year by asking people she knew for donations.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;Just because you don&rsquo;t have money<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> don&rsquo;t mean you can&rsquo;t get money<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,&rdquo; she says<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I don&rsquo;t have money, but I go and ask people. So just because you don&rsquo;t have money<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> don&rsquo;t mean you can&rsquo;t help.&rdquo; (&copy;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2019 World Vision\/photo by Heather Klinger)<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The jerrycan challenge<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54299 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-31x21.jpg 31w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D400-1759-63-1280x853.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brothers-in-law Solomon <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (center) and Zach <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trandom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (right) are two fathers willing to go the extra mile for their children &mdash; and children around the world. <\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zach shares, &ldquo;A big reason why we started doing [the Global <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] is for our kids. To show them how hard families &mdash; and kids their own age &mdash; work for dirty water that only makes them sick and that we have the power to change their lives forever.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is their second year carrying 20-liter, 44-pound jerrycans during the Global <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Seattle<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zach continues &ldquo;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also want to show <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[our kids]<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that we&rsquo;re willing to go to any length on their behalf.&#8239; If we had to take <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on this challenge <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">every day just to make sure they ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d what they needed, we&rsquo;d do it.&rdquo; (&copy;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2019 World Vision\/photo by Eugene Lee)<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A birthday celebration<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54293 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630.jpg 721w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-378x566.jpg 378w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-507x760.jpg 507w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630-18x27.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2019-05Chicago6K-630.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amara <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (second from left in front) chose to spend her 13th birthday <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">participating in the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6K<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Water<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Chicago<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">persuaded the rest of her family to join her.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her brother <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carston<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (right) opted to carry a jerrycan the whole way. &ldquo;About halfway through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> it got really tough,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I started wondering why I signed up for this when I heard someone yell, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re not doing this for you, you&rsquo;re doing it for someone else.&rsquo; And that motivated me the rest of the way. Thinking about how children do this every day makes my heart hurt. It&rsquo;s a lot of weight physically and emotionally.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (&copy;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2019 World Vision\/photo by Andrea Peer)<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Walking in her shoes<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54301 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-507x760.jpg 507w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004-18x27.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Global-6K-CA-PCC-004.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">Like many mothers in developing countries, this father not only carried a jerrycan of water<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">, but<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\"> also <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">his young baby strapped to his chest. He participated with Peninsula Community Center in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">R<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">edwood City, California, where more than 400 people walked and ran, raising nearly $28,000. (&copy;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257097641 BCX4\">2019 World Vision\/photo by Heather Klinger)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257097641 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Bridging generations<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54294 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-507x760.jpg 507w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020-18x27.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3020.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\">Truxton &ldquo;Truck&rdquo; Howick, 76<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\"> high-fives Jonathan Casanova, 1, as he and his mother, Tricia, walk the Global <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\">6K<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\"> for Water at Lake Sawyer Church in Black Diamond, Washington. The event drew more than 300 participants &mdash; about 100 more than last year<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\"> &mdash;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100937039 BCX4\">&nbsp;and raised more than $21,000. 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