3 years ago we ran our first 26.2 miles in the beautiful streets of our hometown Chicago.
This year we plan on running 10K through the holy hills of our homeland in Bethlehem.
The Right to Movement (RTM) Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem will be held on April 1, 2016. The RTM is a global running community with a cause behind them. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement, but not everyone has the option. Restriction on movement is one of the major challenges for the Palestinian people living under occupation. Palestinians cannot move freely on roads, or from one city to another. The Palestinians right to movement is controlled by their ID, permits, which city they live in, or who they are married to. Ever been through Qalandia? Then you know why we do this! The State of Palestine does not even control the full olympic marathon distance of 42,195 KM. This is why we do it.
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund (www.pcrf.net) was established in 1991 to help address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youth in the Middle East. It has become the largest provider of free, specialized surgical care to all children regardless of race, religion or ethnic background. Since its inception in 2009, Team Palestine has raised over $300,000 for PCRF (www.teampalestine.com). In 2016, your donation will benefit a cancer center to be built in Gaza, Palestine. Please support our runners by making a donation to this worthy cause. Every mile saves a child!
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Lilian Awad | 04/04/2016 | $50.00 | Nice job Al Rayyes sisters! <3 | Rula AbdulRahim | 04/02/2016 | $825.00 | To my twin soul and childhood best friend, To the strongest fighter I will ever know, To the lady who took care of everybody when she was in real need of anybody! To my niece, younger sister and best friend Suzan | Edward Graham | 03/28/2016 | $50.00 | Kerri Toloczko | 03/28/2016 | $25.00 | What a lovely thing to do in memory of your sister. Good luck with this great cause! | Samer Elbabaa | 03/24/2016 | $100.00 | Sarah and Sahar, you make us all proud! | Abeer Hamdan | 03/22/2016 | $50.00 | All The Best For You Sarah Habeebti | Dana Kardoush | 03/22/2016 | $50.00 | Bravo beautiful ladies :) | Anne Koerber | 03/21/2016 | $100.00 | For Sahar and suffering people. | Anonymous Friend | 03/20/2016 | $100.00 | In support of great people for a great cause! Good luck! | Anonymous Friend | 03/20/2016 | $300.00 | Forever proud of both of you for all you do for the PCRF and wider humanity. This is a cause that is dear to us all so know that we're right here beside you, cheering you on, all the way! Best of luck Sarah & Sahar.. you'll be amazing! Lots of love, bear hugs and bundles of yellow :) | Anonymous Friend | 03/19/2016 | $700.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/19/2016 | $300.00 | From Jordan with Love | Sam Park | 03/19/2016 | $100.00 | Blessings! | Ronald Testa | 03/19/2016 | $100.00 | Good wishes for your cancer center | Flavia Lamberghini | 03/19/2016 | $100.00 | My support to this cause and admiration to Sahar and Sarah, best luck! | Larry Salzmann | 03/18/2016 | $100.00 | In recognition of my colleague and friend Sahar Alrayyes. | David Avenetti | 03/18/2016 | $100.00 | Sounds like a great cause! David and Crystal | Charles LeHew | 03/17/2016 | $250.00 | We are happy to support this noble effort. Please keep us informed of progress and future needs. Charles LeHew and Sally Scott | Mia De Carrier | 03/11/2016 | $250.00 | Zeid Rihani | 03/08/2016 | $100.00 | Good luck, Captain! We are so proud of you and everything you do with PCRF. | Noha Khalifa | 03/07/2016 | $100.00 | You both are such an inspiration. Xoxo | Kinda Arzon | 03/05/2016 | $100.00 | Lo email you girls. God bless | Meira Yasin | 03/05/2016 | $500.00 | This donation is my wedding present to Mervet and Nader, to help kids with cancer in their honor. Wishing Mervet and Nader a lifetime of love and happiness insha Allah. Best of luck Sarah and Dr. Sahar! | Bayan Madieh | 03/05/2016 | $100.00 | Rana Al Rasheed | 03/04/2016 | $500.00 | Great work Sarah and Sahar! |
| Total | $5,050.00 | ||