The Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation (PPIE), an organization in America, was started in 1987 to raise money for local schools. (最近)，it hosted a running event for the community. To date, it has raised $1 million for the school district.
"We have (多于) 3,000 runners, volunteers and spectators, said Mindy Louie, the manager for PPIE. This year's event had races of two miles, five kilometers and (十) kilometers. The BURN Youth Development (B. Y. D. ), a (当地的) runners' group, joined
in it as well.
"The B. Y. D. was born in 2020 to help keep kids positive in life," explained Jerry Wu, its (领导者) and coach. The B. Y. D. has since grown to include more than 100 young (成员) and 30 of them ran in this year's PPIE event. "Watching them running makes me
(微笑) every time," said Jerry Wu.
So far, Jerry Wu has (教) students valuable running skills for about three years. Eighth grader Ollie Gu is one of his excellent students. He completed the race in 40 minutes and 46 seconds and (赢) first place in the 12-15 age group.
"What an (有教育意义的) race!" Ollie said. "I'm looking forward to it next year."
