Becker’s annual Haitian Hustle 5k made its eleventh appearance last Saturday on the streets of Becker to the delight of hundreds of walkers and runners. The HH 5K is a fun run/walk to benefit families in country of Haiti.

It all began in 2010, when professional and novice runners and walkers hit the streets of Becker to raise money to cover the educational costs of the children living at the Lighthouse Children’s Home run by Jesus in Haiti Ministries.

The Haitian Hustle 5k was started to help raise money for children in Haiti affected by the 2010 earthquake. Many children were orphaned from the quake and the Lighthouse was created to care and tend to the children. The Lighthouse is not an orphanage, but an intentional family made up of these orphaned children (many now teenagers and older) and their caregivers.

Dawn Bengtson has chaired the event since its inception and she and her volunteers organize and set up the course for the morning venture. All money raised from the race goes to cover the educational costs of the children living at the Lighthouse Children’s Home in Bon Repos, Haiti.

Race money will cover tuition, books and other supplies and transportation to school. If funds raised exceed what is needed for educational costs, the additional goes toward their living expenses for the coming year.

Persons interested in donating can do so by going to the website, www.HaitianHustle.com.