A letter from Kelly and Brent
As we went through the shattering revelation in late February of 2010 that our little girl would never come home, you wrapped your arms and hearts around us. You helped us find the strength to draft and enact laws that now provide protection for more than 17 million kids. You helped us create the sunflower scholarship program which has awarded over $650,000 to amazing students heading off to college, as Chelsea dreamt of. You have run with us in our annual 5k, Finish Chelsea’s Run, and played baseball at our annual Home Run for Chelsea tourney. You have provided us the light and the strength to move mountains.
As beautiful as each of these events and accomplishments are, they come with a toll. There is always a balance now in our lives that has pain on one side, and joy on the other. It never goes away. It’s the paradigm of loss. With this said, we are choosing to change the way Chelsea’s Light Foundation accomplishes its mission.
Going forward, we have decided to sunset these “annual events” and, shift our focus to advocacy. We will still be providing our sunflower scholarships thru the ongoing success of our annua golf tourney, held this year on July 13 at the RB Inn. We hope you take the time to learn more at www.protectthejoy.org
Thanks for always being with us in protecting our children,
Brent and Kelly
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FINISH CHELSEA’S RUN – March 3, 2018
Please join us for the 8th Annual Finish Chelsea’s Run in partnership with the Girl Scouts of San Diego and in honor of Chelsea King. The event will take place in Balboa Park where Chelsea loved to visit and where she practiced with the San Diego Youth Symphony. The event will feature a competitive 5K race and fun run/walk, family festival, children’s activities, team competition, entertainment and refreshments.
EVENT OVERVIEW: In 2010, in the weeks following the passing of high school scholar and athlete Chelsea King, a handful of members of the San Diego running community were so affected by her loss that they asked some of their friends to meet one Saturday to finish the run Chelsea started on February 25 in Rancho Bernardo Community Park.
Chelsea’s life was cut short by the heinous act of a known sexual predator while in the midst of her training run that day in the park. Word quickly spread and on the morning of March 20, 2010 more than 3,500 community members joined together to run and walk in solidarity with, and in honor of Chelsea, who they adopted as one of their own.
The original grassroots “Finish Chelsea’s Run” was such a moving and healing experience for the community that Kelly and Brent King decided to make it an official, annual tradition in San Diego hosted by the Chelsea’s Light Foundation, the organization they founded to make positive change for children. Click here to get a glimpse of the original community event that started it all.
This annual run/walk is now the primary fundraiser for the Chelsea’s Light Foundation Sunflower Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships for San Diego County college-bound teens who have embraced characteristics that embodied Chelsea’s academic prowess and service-over-self ethic.
We have joined forces with Girl Scouts San Diego, an organization that shares our values and has a long history of creating youth leaders. This partnership strengthens our common vision of recognizing and supporting young people who will make the world a better place. By combining forces, we anticipate growing the run/walk, leading to an even greater ability to protect children and provide scholarships for youth.
Contacts
| Jen Strachan | Chair | jen@chelseaslight.org |
| Annie Adams | Volunteer Coordinator | Annie@chelseaslight.org |
| Aubry Paris | Merchandise | aubrey@chelseaslight.org |
| Brenna Olsen | Graphic Design | brenna@thecreativecellar.com |
| Jescina Clark | Family Festival | jescina@chelseaslight.org |
| Jeremy Hersch | Entertainment/Social Media | jeremy@chelseaslight.org |
| Karen MeKenzie | Hospitality Tent | karen@chelseaslight.org |
| Kathryn Takeuch | Student Ambassadors/ School Teams | kathryn@chelseaslight.org |
| Katie Rooney | Team Coordinator | katie@chelseaslight.org |
| Kim Straw | Family Festival | kim@chelseaslight.org |
| Lexy Bouras | College Communications | lexy@chelseaslight.org |
| Maureen Roadman | Sunflower Scholarship Chair | moroad@hotmail.com |
| Meredith Nady | Sunflower Scholar Liason | meredith@chelseaslight.org |
| Tyler Burtis | Chelsea’s Light Board Liason | tyler.burtis@att.net |