What is the The Betterment Project?
It’s a treasure trove of Animal Run community member stories. Each story is a forward movement, a call-to-action, an inspiration to take risks and pursue dreams. Let’s support each other on our journeys to create a better, loving and more sustainable world.
If you know of anyone who has an inspiring story, who is part of the Animal Run community or willing to be, please contact Eileen at theanimalrun@gmail.com for an interview. Thank you so much for being a part of this amazing community!
Jim Weber
This is Jim Weber. A survivor of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Jim introduced himself and his family to me at the inaugural Animal Run in 2018. He told me he would do [...]
kubé nice cream
kubé is an Oakland based artisanal nice creamery with a healthy dose of food justice in each delicious scoop. The owners are Kai and Nee-Nueh Nortey. Let's start with the basics. [...]
The Uncreamery
The Uncreamery is San Francisco's first vegan creamery that makes award-winning artisinal vegan cheeses that slice, shred and melt like their dairy counterparts. The owners are Lisa Myaf and Mark [...]
Walter Handloser
"Do what you want to do, not what you want to be known for." - Walter Handloser I met Walter while we were volunteering together for a mutual friend's charity [...]
Riya Suising
Feeder of the hungry and the needy. https://www.facebook.com/riyasuising/posts/10216244110988789 Fri 9:03 PM Hi Riya, you there? Hi Eileen! Yes, here now. OK, cool. So let's push the quick start button, [...]
Chris Jones
Runner. Soldier. Puppy rescuer. Here is the gripping story of the Ghar Pups (Ghar means “Mountain” in Pashto) as told by runner-soldier and Animal Run supporter, Chris Jones, on Facebook. [...]
Jenn Diesi
Social entrepreneur and Chief Geek. Full disclosure, I'm a Geek Girl Tech investor because I support Jenn's mission to provide affordable data security with a team that looks like today's [...]
Victor Ballesteros
Victor's story is about love. His love of audacious challenges, love for our natural world, and above all, love for his father. Victor Ballesteros is the CEO of Victory Sportdesign [...]
Eileen Francisco
My motto is, anything is possible. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. - Frederick Douglass Hi everyone! Here's what I learned in 2018. It was captured by Garvin [...]