Mark Leonard Imaging | Redlands Photographer » Beautiful Run http://markleonardimaging.com/blog Quality, artistry, and service. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Beautiful Run for Africa in Redlands http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/beautiful-run-for-africa-in-redlands/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/beautiful-run-for-africa-in-redlands/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:24:00 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=465 From my vantage point, the morning could not have gone better. The weather was perfect, the volunteers were cheerful, and the runners were excited to be doing something they love for something they believe in. The Beautiful Run in Redlands on Saturday was a lot of fun to be part of. As you can see by the photos, everyone had a great time. Great job Brenda and all of the other folks who worked hard to put together a first class event for Beautiful Africa.

Be sure to check out the rest of the photos in the gallery.

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The run brought out the inner-comedian in many of the participants.

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The Jeff Mercer Band rocked the early morning hours for everyone.

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]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/beautiful-run-for-africa-in-redlands/feed/ 0 Beautiful Run for Africa! http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/beautiful-run-for-africa/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/beautiful-run-for-africa/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:54:38 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=410 Several years ago, our church sent a group of people to a tiny country inside the borders of South Africa called Lesotho. I had never heard of Lesotho. It turns out that it’s one of the poorest countries in Africa. If you’re born there, you can expect to live a measly 42 years. Our little church group went there to visit an orphanage called Beautiful Gate, and we haven’t looked back since.

Since that first trip, we’ve sent more groups to Africa, and raised a lot of money for Beautiful Gate. It’s a ministry that God has given us to grow, and it has made its way into the hearts of just about everyone in our community. You may recall my portrait session with Brenda. She spent almost a year living at Beautiful Gate. Now Brenda is part of a team of people organizing the Beautiful Run in Redlands on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The Beautiful Run is part of a larger Beautiful Africa campaign designed to raise money to pay for food and supplies for the Beautiful Gate orphanage. Mark Leonard Imaging is proud to be the official photographer for the event. If you have an itch to walk or run for children in Africa, check out the Beautiful Run in Redlands.

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