San Pedro La Laguna
San Pedro La Laguna
2600 Families
2-BSF 25 - for 25 families each $1600 = $3200
This 50-year-old runner, mother of 6, of Ruxquiche, Guatemala, and champion of women’s empowerment, has become the first sponsored Fire for Water entrant. Maria was the first Mayan woman to complete the Los Angeles Marathon in 2016, and the Barcelona marathon in 2018. Her Participant fees are pledged by Rotary of Columbia Falls, MT and will be used for women-owned and operated water filtration system and WASH training at the school in her community. In March at Los Buenos Vecinos WASH training center in San Andres Itzapa, Maria with two other women from Ruxquiche will begin their WASH training, and Maria will also train for higher altitude running