ABOUT FIRECRACKER
MISSION
“TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND FITNESS, EDUCATION,
CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.”
Established in 1978
Staging additional festive activities in celebration of the Lunar New Year to attract a broad audience to Chinatown during the 70’s, a group of volunteers focused on an event which could draw a large and diverse audience to Chinatown.
Starting humbly with a 10K Run, L.A Chinatown Firecracker has evolved decades later to host the largest Lunar New Year 5K Run/Walk, 20 & 50 Mile Bike Rides, a Kiddie Run and a Paw’er Dog Walk event in the United States. The annual event now attracts over 20,000 spectators and about 9,000 participants over a two-day period in celebration of the Chinese Lunar holiday. Proceeds from the annual event are donated back to the Chinatown and surrounding communities.
L.A. Chinatown Firecracker Run Committee, Inc. (LACFRC) is a non-salaried group of volunteers who donate their time and energy to organize and stage events and programs promoting health, fitness, and cultural awareness to the greater Los Angeles community.
Community-based organizations and schools receiving Firecracker donations have created unique programs such as raising awareness of physical fitness and healthy lifestyles for seniors and youth. One project helped launch the CSULA Food Justice program through the creation of culturally relevant gardens where young children learned to grow their own fruits and vegetables within a concrete urban landscape. Firecracker donations have been used to fund school field trips, launch a fine arts program in an under served elementary school and many activities to support the health and physical fitness of our youth. Firecracker continues to be an volunteer-based organization and your participation in our annual Firecracker event will help fund future programs for our diverse communities.
Net proceeds from the event are reinvested into the community to organizations that align with the mission of Firecracker.
The Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker Run Committee is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt organization. Tax ID 95-4440752.
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