from Lauren, Raphael's wife:
Dear Friends and Family,
Donations in honor of Raphael C. Allen (1958-2018) can be made to Outdoor Afro. Outdoor Afro inspires and celebrates African American connections to nature, helping people take better care of themselves, their communities, and the planet.
Raphael was an early and true supporter of Outdoor Afro. He went to their first training of eleven people, and today that group has grown to eighty leaders across thirty states, reaching over thirty thousand people. Throughout his life, Raphael helped facilitate interpretive engagement with nature and history, by researching and including the stories of under-represented people.
Please continue and enhance Raphael’s connection to this vital organization by making a contribution to Outdoor Afro:
http://outdoorafro.com/giving/Love on ya,
Lauren Ekman (Raphael's wife)
"When it comes to my work, there are few moments that move me more, aside from nature itself, than when someone decides to generously share resources to help Outdoor Afro fulfill its mission and grow. When Lauren Ekman called me the other day in the middle of her grief having just lost her beloved, and my friend, National Park Ranger Raphael Allen, to tell me she wanted people to donate to Outdoor Afro in his memory, I did not care who saw me stooped over crying on Lakeshore Ave... My gratitude is so wide and deep, giving birth to more nodes of thankfulness for each gesture of generosity since her post. Thank you Lauren Ekman -- Raphael Allen lives on in all we will ever do in our work."
--- Rue Mapp, Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro:
