Will Levis

At the beginning of quarantine, I joined a group called the Makin’ Lemonade Fund. We are a collective of young, like-minded, passionate and ambitious Gen Z’ers & Millennials who want to make a difference during these unfortunate times. We remember the days of making our own Lemonade Stands to help the community, and always loved the hustle...so I've joined the #RunninOnLemonade Challenge!

In the spirit of how backwards the world we live in right now feels, I thought it would be fun and challenging to complete my choice distance of 5 miles the same way.

Please pledge per mile I run (backwards) and motivate me to go further for others!

We are the voice of the next generation wanting to make a difference now and quickly to help those in need. We must make lemonade with what we got. Let’s do this together and collectively, we can make an immediate, much needed impact.

We have partnered with 143 Collective (Founder: Matt Coulter) as our nonprofit distribution partner & fiscal sponsor to appropriately, efficiently and transparently allocate our funds. The 143 Collective is specialized in non-profit development, fiscal sponsorship, community activism and additional outreach.

With 143 Collective’s help we will donate to three incredible organizations that can help prevent, treat and support all of those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We will be equally distributing the proceeds we raise to the following organizations:

The CDC Foundation:

Donations made to the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 response support deploying emergency staffing to U.S. public health agencies, funding medical supplies, increasing lab capacity, providing support to vulnerable communities, and much more.

The Direct Relief Fund:

Direct Relief is coordinating with public health authorities, nonprofit organizations and businesses in the U.S., China and globally to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medical items to health workers responding to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Feeding America:

The Feeding America network is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, working to connect people with food and end hunger. Donors, staff, and volunteers all play an important role in our efforts to end hunger in the United States. Every dollar raised from the COVID-19 response fund will be used to get food and funds to local food banks across the U.S