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Check out the Email Template and Social Media Templates tabs to get your fundraising messaging started!

Here is a sample email message you can send your family and friends to join you in fundraising for MK! Make sure to edit the bolded and italicized words!

Dear Friends and Family,

I’m inspired to run for Miriam’s Kitchen, and I need your support. Miriam’s Kitchen has been a trusted lifeline for individuals experiencing homelessness in DC since 1983. They serve our neighbors who have been without housing for years—people who have fallen through every crack in our city’s social safety net and are now surviving under bridges, in encampments, and in shelters.

And despite the rising hostility, harmful policies, and public rhetoric that continue to vilify and target people experiencing homelessness, Miriam’s Kitchen is proving what’s possible. Just this year, they helped house 243 people — the most in the organization’s history. That is 243 individuals who now have a bed, a door to lock, and a place to belong. It’s the strongest response to injustice there is: impact.

Their belief is simple and bold: ending chronic homelessness starts with a meal and ends with everyone having a home. It may sound ambitious, but their results show it’s achievable — not someday, but now, and with community behind it.

That’s why I’m running. And that’s why I need you with me.

I’ve set a fundraising goal of $X by November 15th, and every single dollar helps fuel housing, meals, dignity, and lasting change. If you’re able, please support my Run 4 MK page here: [insert your unique donation link].

Your generosity doesn’t just help — it moves us closer to a DC where everyone has a safe place to sleep, to heal, and to live.

Thank you for standing with me, and with Miriam’s Kitchen, in this urgent yet hopeful work.

Your friend in the cause,
Your Name

Here are a few samples to post on your social media pages to encourage others to give to Run 4 MK! Make sure to edit the bolded and italicized words!

Instagram/Facebook
I’m running for Miriam’s Kitchen, and I need your support.

Right now, in DC, our unhoused neighbors are being pushed out, vilified, and targeted. But instead of giving up, Miriam’s Kitchen is fighting back with impact — this year, they helped 243 people move into housing. That’s the most in their history.

Their mission is bold and simple: meals first, housing always; homelessness ended for good. And I believe in it — deeply. That’s why I’m running.

I’m trying to raise $X by Nov. 15 to support their work. Will you help me? Every dollar fuels meals, housing, and hope.

Donate here: [insert your unique donation link]
Join the movement.
Stand with our neighbors.

#Run4MK #MiriamsKitchen #EndHomelessness #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingFirst #DCNonprofit #DCCommunity #RunForACause #CharityRun #Fundraiser #RunMotivation #RunnersOfInstagram #RunningForGood #RunToGiveBack #MutualAid #CommunityCare #EveryMileMatters #HopeInAction #RunDC #WashingtonDC #MakeADifference

X/Threads
I’m fundraising for @MiriamsKitchen because DC’s unhoused neighbors deserve safety, dignity, and a place to call home.

This year alone, MK helped 243 people move into housing—their biggest impact yet. I’m running #Run4MK to support their mission, and I’m aiming to raise $X by Nov. 15. Join me?

Donate: [insert your unique donation link]

#Run4MK #MiriamsKitchen #EndHomelessness #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingFirst #DCNonprofit #DCCommunity #RunForACause #CharityRun #Fundraiser #RunMotivation #RunnersOfInstagram #RunningForGood #RunToGiveBack #MutualAid #CommunityCare #EveryMileMatters #HopeInAction #RunDC #WashingtonDC #MakeADifference

LinkedIn
I’m proud to share that I’m running and fundraising for Miriam’s Kitchen, an organization that has been ending chronic homelessness in DC since 1983.

In a moment when unhoused individuals in our city are being targeted, displaced, and pushed further into crisis, Miriam’s Kitchen has remained a constant source of dignity and change. This year, they helped 243 individuals move into permanent housing — the highest number in their history. That is measurable impact and real hope.

I’ve set a goal to raise $X by November 15 to help fuel this critical work — providing meals, housing support, and long-term solutions that end homelessness for good.

If you are in a position to give or help share, I’d be truly grateful. Together, we can create a more just and compassionate DC.

Donate: [insert your unique donation link]

#Run4MK #MiriamsKitchen #EndHomelessness #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingFirst #DCNonprofit #DCCommunity #RunForACause #CharityRun #Fundraiser #RunMotivation #RunnersOfInstagram #RunningForGood #RunToGiveBack #MutualAid #CommunityCare #EveryMileMatters #HopeInAction #RunDC #WashingtonDC #MakeADifference