{"id":4704,"date":"2025-08-25T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&p=4704"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:09:02","slug":"why-i-run-united-parag-bajaj-team-bronco","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/why-i-run-united-parag-bajaj-team-bronco\/","title":{"rendered":"Por qu\u00e9 corro con United: Parag Bajaj, equipo Bronco"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4704","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-run-united"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":4705,"quote":"If people don't have the means, it\u2019s our responsibility to give them the opportunities their financial means do not.","citation":"Parag Bajaj, Run United Team Bronco","topic":[277],"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"Why I Run United","heading":"Parag Bajaj","summary":"Parag shares his experience with Run United on Team Bronco.","image":4705,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"No soy una gran corredora de maratones, pero me encanta caminar. Todos los d\u00edas camino entre seis y siete millas aproximadamente. Mi golden retriever es mi motivaci\u00f3n; llueva, nieve o haga sol, ella hace su ejercicio y yo el m\u00edo.\n\nCaminar me da tiempo para despejar mi mente. Obtengo energ\u00eda al estar al aire libre en la naturaleza. Si fallo un d\u00eda, puedo sentir la diferencia y no duermo bien por la noche.\n\nEn mayo, escal\u00e9 aproximadamente 18,000 pies hasta el campamento base del Monte Everest con mis dos hijos. Pens\u00e9 para m\u00ed: \u2018Dios m\u00edo, \u00bfen qu\u00e9 me he metido?\u2019. Pero era algo mental, y me dije a m\u00ed misma: \u2018Esto es algo que eleg\u00ed hacer, y puedo hacerlo\u2019.\u2019","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":4799,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":4800,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

MOTIVADOS PARA CORRER UNIDOS<\/h3>\r\nEl a\u00f1o pasado, Amy McLain<\/a> me present\u00f3 Run United. Le apasionaba mucho Equipo Bronco<\/a> y apoyar a United Way para el sureste de Michigan. Comprend\u00ed que todo lo que United Way hace para apoyar a nuestras comunidades locales tambi\u00e9n son cosas que est\u00e1n muy cerca de mi coraz\u00f3n.\n\nDurante los \u00faltimos 25 a\u00f1os, mi madre ha dirigido una instituci\u00f3n educativa en la India para m\u00e1s de 900 ni\u00f1as. Sus estudiantes provienen de zonas muy rurales y no tienen los recursos para financiar su educaci\u00f3n, por lo que se les ofrece internado y alojamiento gratuitos.\n\nMi madre siempre crey\u00f3 que educar a una ni\u00f1a es educar a una familia. Tiene 80 a\u00f1os y sigue fuerte; esa ha sido mi inspiraci\u00f3n. He visto de primera mano la diferencia que hace la educaci\u00f3n para retribuir a las comunidades en las que vivimos.","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":4801,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

IMPORTANCIA DE LA EDUCACI\u00d3N<\/h3>\r\nLa educaci\u00f3n es el cimiento de cualquier comunidad s\u00f3lida. Es algo que nadie puede robarle. A trav\u00e9s de la educaci\u00f3n, usted puede proveer para s\u00ed mismo, su familia y otros necesitados.\n\nSi las personas no tienen los medios, es nuestra responsabilidad brindarles las oportunidades que su situaci\u00f3n financiera no les permite. Creo firmemente en aportar nuestra peque\u00f1a parte para marcar la diferencia, es por eso que apoyo a United Way.\n\nCuando las organizaciones apoyan a organizaciones sin fines de lucro, pueden ayudar a cerrar brechas. A trav\u00e9s de Corre Unido<\/a>, United Way y Ford, organizaciones conocidas en todo el mundo, se han unido para recaudar fondos para actividades relacionadas con STEAM. No podr\u00eda haber una combinaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s ganadora.","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":4802,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":4803,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"United Way para el sureste de Michigan, anual\u00a0Corre la Marat\u00f3n Virtual United<\/a>\u00a0apoyar\u00e1 a los estudiantes en oportunidades de aprendizaje STEAM. Los participantes tienen el reto de registrar 26,2 millas entre el 11 de agosto y el 14 de septiembre. A trav\u00e9s de\u00a0Una causa<\/a>, amigos, familiares y compa\u00f1eros de equipo pueden ver su progreso y animarlos virtualmente.<\/em>","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_impact","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_impact":{"header":{"title":"More stories like this...","abstract":"","link":""},"dynamic_population":true,"version":"1","topic_filter":[277],"program_theme_filter":[],"layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"version_4","story_col_1":null,"story_col_2":null}]}}]},"yoast_head":"\nWhy I Run United: Parag Bajaj, Team Bronco - United Way for Southeastern Michigan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/why-i-run-united-parag-bajaj-team-bronco\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why I Run United: Parag Bajaj, Team Bronco - 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