Henry Schaefer

Henry Schaefer's Fundraiser

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Help Me Fundraise and Run for Freedom

Join me as I take my advocacy a step further by running and fundraising on behalf of Freedom 4/24 and Street Ransom in the Hokie Half. Today, choose to make a step towards ending human trafficking.

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$5,050 towards $5,000

My name is Henry Schaefer and I am working with Freedom 424 and Street Ransom to raise money and awareness to combat human trafficking. Human trafficking or sex trafficking is vile and rampant across the globe and in our neighborhoods. When I first heard of the problem, I couldn't believe it; I couldn't get my head around it. So many young children victimized, and so few resources to help protect them and care for them and so many victims right here in Virginia and in the Roanoke Valley .It is overwhelming and I feel nearly powerless to help. But I can do something.

I can run. A half marathon is a stretch for me, but I'm a runner and I can do it. I'll find the time to train, I'll put in the miles and when the going gets a bit tough I'll think of the pain and suffering of the children caught up in this mess and the miles will seem light. I will run.

I can fundraise. My goal is to raise $5,000 and that too is a stretch, but I can do it. My network of friends and family are good people who will become just as angry as I am that this evil exists and they will give. I will fundraise.

I can pray. I can pray for the victims of sex trafficking and for their safety and their recovery. I can pray for the folks who are trying to help – Freedom 424, Street Ransom, law enforcement officials and for anyone who will report what they see. I can pray for a more just society. I will pray.

I am asking for your help. Please consider donating to my effort and learn more about this problem.