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WHAT'S NEW?

We Run the 510! Oakland Rising at the Oakland Running Festival 2012!

Jan. 10, 2012

The Oakland Rising All-Star team has a New Year's resolution to RUN the 510 in 2012 and we're starting by bringing together a strong team to represent at the Oakland Running Festival.

Special Thanks to our Donors for helping us make our Fundraising Goals

Jan. 10, 2012

At the close of 2011, Oakland Rising set out to run our first ever end-of-year fundraising drive and raise $3,500 by the end of 2011. We reached out to our circle of donors, supporters, and volunteers and asked you once again to stand with Oakland Rising by supporting our campaigns with your grassroots donations and we were successful! We...

Oakland Rising Announces our first Deputy Director

Jan. 10, 2012

We are thrilled to announce that Jessamyn Sabbag will become the Deputy Director of Oakland Rising beginning January 15th, 2012. “Over the last three years as Field Director, Jessamyn has been a cornerstone of Oakland Rising...