Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation

BUILDING COMMUNITY: SILICON VALLEY: SANTA RUNIN THE NINTH YEAR OF THIS RACE, THE SANTA RUN PROVIDED REVENUE FOR CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK AND DOWNTOWN ICE, SUSTAINING A HOLIDAY TRADITION IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE. DESPITE HAVING TO SWITCH TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE RACE STILL ATTRACTED OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS AND RAISED $10,000 WHICH WAS DONATED TO THE BENEFICIARIES.

BUILDING COMMUNITY: HEART & SOLES THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED A RACE, HEART & SOLES, IN THE SPRING OF 2014 TO HELP RAISE MONEY TO PURCHASE SALAD BARS THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN 2020 THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND SUBSEQUENT LOCKDOWN OCCURRED JUST DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT WAS TO TAKE PLACE. WE WERE ABLE TO PIVOT TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT VERY QUICKLY AND STILL DELIVER A VIRTUAL RUN FOR THE 1,700 PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD REGISTERED, 2,383 FOR THE RACE. AFTER ACHIEVING THE GOAL TO PLACE SALAD BARS IN EVERY SCHOOL WHICH APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED $55,000 TO FUND YOUTH HEALTH AND EXERCISE PROGRAMS.