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    Open Doors for Refugees is an all-volunteer organization based in Madison, Wisconsin whose mission is to help refugees make a home in the Madison area.
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Freeze for Food – A Big Success

Posted on March 8, 2022August 6, 2022 by Alex H..

ODFR and RPCV organizers Kate Schachter, Kathleen Wannemacher, Jess Collins, Tricia Blanco, Jules Frazier, and Cassie Rademaeker celebrate a successful Freeze for Food event with weather that included an unexpected downpour, wind, mist, sunshine and even a rainbow.

After a COVID year of running virtually, over 360 runners, joggers and walkers, accompanied by toddlers, dogs and cheering fans, turned out for a day of unusual weather and a successful fundraising event in Vilas Park, Madison.

For the sixth consecutive year, Freeze for Food Walk/Run sponsors and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison dedicated race proceeds to Open Doors for Refugees. Participants themselves donated $5,000 in addition to their entry fees, to bring the total well over the record $10,000 raised in 2021. Thank you, RPCV-Madison, as well as the organizing team, volunteers, and generous sponsors. See you next year!

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