2024 SoJo Newsletter
It’s currently Christmas Eve, 2024, and I am sitting on the floor of my room, writing this. I have just finished my 9th annual Chicken Run as of a handful of hours ago, and I am so grateful, relieved, and happy that I was able to make over 100 lives a little merrier on Christmas […]
2023 SoJo Newsletter
This year, we raised $1,600 again and delivered 150 chickens and warm jackets to camps and individuals in downtown San Jose. It was a special year for two reasons: my grandfather joined us for the first time, and I contributed my own earnings from refereeing fencing tournaments.
2022 SoJo Newsletter
Hi, this is Sophia, and now I am 14 years old. This year it was already the 6th Annual SoJo Foundation Chicken Run. San Jose homelessness in 2022 remained devastating. Nearly three-fourths of them were unsheltered and camping out in tents, in cars, or along sidewalks. By foot and vehicle through downtown and along Monterey […]
2021 SoJo Newsletter
A sprained ankle and pouring rain delayed our annual Chicken Run to December 30, but we made it happen. With 120 chickens and 75 flannel shirts, we visited camps along Monterey Highway and into the Tully community.
2020 SoJo Newsletter
The pandemic didn’t stop us. It made our mission more important. In 2020, we raised $800 to purchase 80 rotisserie chickens and 30 sweaters. With masks, gloves, and precautions in place, we delivered meals to camps along the Coyote Creek Trail, Roosevelt Park, and St. James Park.
2019 SoJo Newsletter
This year I made my 3rd Annual Chicken Run happen. In 2019, homelessness in San Jose expanded further. An overwhelming majority of individuals we encountered didn’t even have a roof over their heads, only tents or sleeping on the street. That saddened me a bit, and it reminded me why Chicken Run is so important.
2018 SoJo Newsletter
By the following year, I had grown more ambitious. With the help of friends and family, we raised enough money to purchase 50 rotisserie chickens. On Christmas Eve, we distributed meals along the same route, meeting people living in tents and temporary shelters. We partnered with another family who distributed blankets and clothing to make […]
2017 SoJo Newsletter
That first Christmas Eve, my family and I raised $200 to buy 40 rotisserie chickens from Costco. We loaded the warm meals into our car and drove along Monterey Highway, handing them out to people living on the streets and in homeless camps. At one stop, a man in a wheelchair almost cried when he […]