In Love & Purpose
5K for Freedom
Sun, Jan 11
|Where 2 Or More Gather
Join us on Jan 11, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, for the Petals of Hope 5K for Freedom. Walk, run, or bike to raise funds to Rescue, Restore, Empower & Prevent Child, Teens & Young Adults from Human Trafficking
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where 2 Or More Gather, 1538 Quail Ridge Rd., Escondido, CA 92027
About the event
Petals of Hope 5K for Freedom
An Unplug & Connect: IRL EventJanuary 11 – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world, and the United States is a top destination. It’s a $150 billion global industry (U.S. Department of State), and according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), reports of online enticement of children have increased by 82% in the last five years. Nearly 1 in 9 children who use the internet have been sexually solicited online.
Most of these children weren’t kidnapped.They were recruited.Through conversations that started online.Through connections that felt safe—but weren’t.
The Petals of Hope 5K for Freedom is part of our Unplug & Connect: IRL program, created to protect what matters most—our children, our families, and the sacred trust between them. On January 11, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, churches, businesses, schools and community…