Join us on Black Friday, November 25th, for our third annual Virtual 5k in support of VT Albania! Whether you walk, run, or roll this will be a great event to support our friends with disabilities in Albania through the ministry of VT Albania.
This year we are offering different virtual races to take part in. To participate in a 3k run is $15, 5k is $20, and 10k is $30. All registration fees and additional donations will go directly to VT Albania. Our goal is to reach $3,000. We would love if you shared this opportunity with your friends and family to invest in the futures of our students with disabilities.
Not able to participate by walking, running, or rolling? Consider sponsoring someone to walk, run, or roll in your place! There are so many ways you can still be involved in bringing hope to our students through this event!
There is no set time for this event, but whenever you are able to complete your 5k on November 25th, post a photo of yourself or your group using the hashtag #vtwalkrunroll. We will post photos throughout the day of our community of support running in solidarity for this great cause!
Additionally, we will have a drawing for a prize from the participants who post their photo with the hashtag and who like the VT Albania Facebook page. The winner's name will be drawn on Saturday, November 26th, and announced through the VT Albania Facebook Page.
VT Albania is a Christian aid organization that began in the United Kingdom to help one young Albanian woman, Valdete, with medical needs but has now expanded to help many others through the provision of a daycare center between the two largest cities in Albania (Tirana and Durres) for those suffering from muscular dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, and other similar conditions that make mobility a challenge.
WHY VT is Necessary
Albania is one of the poorest countries in Europe, still struggling to overcome the legacy of fifty years of Communist oppression and isolation from the rest of the world. Part of this legacy is inadequate resources available for the treatment and care of those with any kind of disability—physical or mental—and the social stigma attached to those with disabilities. Such people are often hidden away at home without opportunities for treatment, education, or social development. Even when taken out, they find that disability access to buildings and suitable toilets are the exception rather than the rule.
WHAT is VT?
VT Albania seeks to serve people with disabilities by opening new doors of opportunity and choice, connecting students with others in meaningful relationships, and cultivating the potential of each individual.
- VT provides a day center and sponsors special outings and activities for its students to socialize outside of their homes, with individuals other than their immediate family members.
- VT offers transportation to the center for its students with a handicap-accessible school bus.
- VT employs teachers and a physio therapist at its center as well as utilizes a network of volunteers to invest in the lives of these students from their academic education to their personal development for a wholistic approach.
VT & WGM
WGM global worker Nathan Waggoner joined the board of VT Albania (formerly known as The Valdete Trust) in 2017. In 2019, WGM global worker Tiffany Janofski began volunteering for VT in the areas of PR and teaching English. In 2020, the VT-UK board of directors entered into a partnership with WGM-Albania, appointing Tiffany Janofski the new manager of VT Albania beginning in the fall of 2020.
VT Albania’s Long-Term Objective
VT’s longer-term objective is to promote a greater awareness among the people of Albania of the needs and human rights of people with disabilities. We believe ALL people are created in God’s image, out of an overflow of His great love. Individuals with disabilities are created and loved by God, and He desires a dignified life for them. Our objective is to uphold their value and demonstrate God’s love for them.
Recent Contributors
Give »| Name | Amount | Date | Comment |
| Tiffany Bennett | $50.00 | Nov 3rd, 2022 | |
| Andrea Sutton | $150.00 | Nov 4th, 2022 | WalkRunRoll 10k x 5 |
| James Ballard | $50.00 | Nov 7th, 2022 | |
| Joy Phillips | $50.00 | Nov 9th, 2022 | 5k - what a great annual tradition to raise awareness of the ministry and funding. Hope it's not as cold out as last year!! Either way I'll be out there. |
| Janet Janofski | $60.00 | Nov 14th, 2022 | |
| Jeff Barrett | $100.00 | Nov 14th, 2022 | |
| Bobby Bennett | $100.00 | Nov 16th, 2022 | Hope this helps! And I think this puts me at a 35K, so no promises I'll make it to the finish line. |
| Nathan Waggoner | $80.00 | Nov 19th, 2022 | |
| Jordan Alber | $100.00 | Nov 23rd, 2022 | |
| Linda Phillips | $200.00 | Nov 24th, 2022 | |
| Lori Neuman | $100.00 | Nov 24th, 2022 | |
| Peter Sargent | $50.00 | Nov 25th, 2022 | |
| Paulette Black | $20.00 | Nov 25th, 2022 | |
| Private | $165.00 | Dec 1st, 2022 | |
| Private | $25.00 | Dec 6th, 2022 | |
| Private | $100.00 | Dec 6th, 2022 | For VT Albania, Ellie & Reni's portion of fund raising in the Virtual 5K. Well done! |
| Shawn Taylor | $100.00 | Dec 6th, 2022 | Run Walk Push! Way to go! Dr.T |
| Jim Schrock | $100.00 | Dec 7th, 2022 | |
| David Kretschmer | $100.00 | Dec 8th, 2022 |
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