The Results Are In...

Who Won the Race: Ana and Mechie. We crossed the finish line together!
Who's Oufit was Cuter: Ana. Thanks to OYE's art program La Calle, Star OYE Volunteer Coty and OYE Designer Chele!! Check out Ana's Race4OYE Bling shirt in the photos below.

Ana Online Donations: $2,304.95
Ana Checks: $250
Ana Total: $2,554.95

Mechie Online Donations: $2,055
Mechie Checks: $500
Mechie Total: $2,555.00 

Who Raised More Money: Mechie. By 5 cents! (Thanks A LOT Ben...)
 
Ana & Mechie Total: $5,109.95

Michael Total: $1,067 

Race 4 OYE Grand Total: $6,176.95
...and the winner is: OYE!

Team OYE

 

The Incredible Team OYE!

Racing 4 OYE

Hey sports fans!

Welcome to Mechie (the athlete formerly known as Demetri) and Ana's blog! We're battling it out on and off the track, to see who can raise the most money for OYE and who can finish the San Pedro Sula Marathon, with possibly the hottest pavement temperatures of all marathons in the world. I hope I don't melt my kicks... We've been training hard, pulling in a grand total of ten minutes of training time, combined! Wow. Anyway, we hope our fundraising will get off to a better start than our training program has, so open up yer wallets and support our run! As you already know, OYE means a helluva lot to both of us. We are constantly impressed by these young people as they literally run OYE on their own. So in honor of that, we're going to (try to) run alongside them and show our support for their incredible efforts to transform the future of their country.

Thank you for all of your support and follow this page for lots of fun updates on our progress (or lack thereof).

Ana & Mechie

What We're Running For...

Mechie and Ana are raising money for the Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE), to benefit at-risk youth in Honduras. OYE is a small, grassroots organization that develops young people's self-esteem and leadership skills that Ana helped found six years ago in El Progreso. OYE provides scholarships and capacity building programs to students who would not otherwise have the means to stay in school. Through OYE's programs, these youth gain the tools they need to become active leaders in their communities. OYE relies on individual contributions from friends and family like you to make our work possible. Learn more about OYE on our website www.oyehonduras.org.

You can help Mechie and Ana reach their combined goal of raising $4,000 for OYE by sponsoring their race in the San Pedro Sula Marathon through the Chipin widget on the sidebar - it's fast and totally secure. You will be redirected to OYE's PayPal page where you can make a secure credit card donation directly to OYE. Thank you!