Join us for the Run for the Rainforest 5K! The event kicks off at 10:00 AM at the Vilas Park Shelter, where you can grab a cup of coffee, snacks and pick up your t-shirt. The run/walk will start at 10:30AM, although people are welcome to join whenever. Participants will follow a 5K route through nearby parks and neighborhoods before finishing back at the shelter for food, refreshments, and a relaxed community hangout. Plus, one lucky racers will win 2 tickets to a Forward Madison match!
WHY RUN? All proceeds will support Ceiba’s urgent campaign to protect El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, a 890-acre cloud forest in Ecuador that provides critical habitat for endangered wildlife and clean water for nearby communities. After 25 years, Ceiba’s landmark conservation easement with the Lima family has come to an end. Mining concessions now threaten the reserve, and the Limas have asked Ceiba to help secure the forest’s future. Together, we are working to permanently protect El Pahuma by purchasing the highest priority forested areas and enrolling them in Ecuador’s National System of Protected Areas, where the land will remain under local management. Our goal is to raise $100,000 for the first phase of this effort. Every registration helps ensure this irreplaceable cloud forest remains protected for generations to come.
10:00-10:30AM: Check in/pick up your shirt
10:30AM Run/Walk start time
11:00AM-2:00PM: Community hangout at Vilas Park Shelter with food and refreshments
PLEASE REGISTER BELOW (*kids 12 and under participate free):