Go for Bo! 2025

🌅 Event Overview

• Date: 2025-09-13
• Location: Stafford Regional Airport, Fredericksburg, VA
• Course: Join us for a fast, flat course at the Stafford Regional Airport for a beautiful sunset run!
• Registration: Register by 8/23/25 to guarantee your race t-shirt!

🌍 Purpose of the Race

• Community Support: Go for Bo Race grew from the idea of having a fun, healthy, and challenging community event to support the children and families of Bo, Sierra Leone, Africa.
• Location: Bo is a town of approximately 500,000 located in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone.
• Challenges: Sierra Leone is known for mining and exporting diamonds but struggles with exploitation and public health issues.
• Poverty: Most of its citizens live in extreme poverty, contributing to problems like child trafficking.

🤝 Partnership Impact

• Ebenezer Church: For more than a decade, Ebenezer Church has been proud to partner with Helping Children Worldwide.
• Programs: Through its programs, the Child Reintegration Centre and Mercy Hospital, they provide critical services to families in Bo.
• Financial Support: The people of Ebenezer Church have donated more than $250,000 to help build the hospital’s surgical wing and purchase an ambulance.
• Expanded Initiatives: This year, the relationship is expanding to support education, family stability, maternal health, and childhood nutrition initiatives in Sierra Leone.

🔗 Get Involved

• Race URL: To learn more and register, visit Go for Bo Race.