News 8 Austin: Runners take environmental activism to the next level
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Two runners gave students at the Rawson Saunders School an entertaining lesson on how to save the planet.
Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait are the founders of Run for One Planet, an 11,000 mile mission to run around Canada and the United States.
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The running isn’t only about fitness; it’s about getting green, and teaching others how to do the same.
“The more we’ve gotten out here it’s so clear that kids are the vehicle in which to spread our message, and we did tons of events with adults, such as ourselves, and you could just tell that it wasn’t the right audience and kids they just, they get it,” Tait said. “They’re hungry for it and they want to take action — spread the message they’re really excited about it. And we really believe in the trickle up effect, in kids teaching us big kids to step it up in our lives.”
Run for One Planet’s goal is to run a marathon everyday, inspire one million new actions for earth and raise $1 million for the group’s Legacy of Action for Kids.
The Rawson Saunders School is a full curriculum school for elementary and middle school students with dyslexia.