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Garrett Ash, Swarthmore '05
Swatties have talent. I just got a sneak peek at Swarthmore ‘05 Class Notes from Jessica Zagory, which included this juicy tidbit:
Garrett Ash’s organization Running Across Borders is making great progress: they have arranged sponsorship for a training facility in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. This allows Ethiopian youth from rural areas to come to the city and benefit from opportunities in professional athletics, English education, and specialized training in alternative careers. If any Swatties are interested in coming for an extended stay and contributing to our teaching programs please contact Garrett. All information is at www.runningacrossborders.org.
Pretty rad - Garrett Ash used to run circles around me (literally) at practice in college. Now he’s turned it into his mission and co-founded a non-profit with Malcolm Anderson.
Cheers to Garrett in his entrepreneurial venture!
Tags: Garrett Ash, Malcolm Anderson, Personal Information, Running Across Borders, Swarthmore
April 15th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
It was nice to see our class doing so well, and to see so many folks involved in startup. As “unbusiness” as Swat tends to be, I think private industry does have a real chance to make positive change in the world. So I give equal props to the Garrett’s as I do to the other folks that seem to be making a difference in the workforce - woot for all!
April 16th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Matt, I agree that it was great to see our class doing well 4 years out. I think the focus on academia and non-profit work is of the gaps of Swarthmore (as well as one of the reasons I loved it so!) but that as we go forth and talk to non-Swatties (per Al Bloom’s commencement speech) we have the opportunity to expand our minds and challenge our thinking.
Private enterprise can definitely make a positive change in the world