Black HerStory Coloring Book
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​AmazonSmile donates to Runway for A Cause Foundation when you do your holiday shoping at SMILE.amazon.com

Runway Moms for a Cause
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Mission​
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​​Runway for a Cause Foundation is a Maryland nonprofit organization with federal tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3. Our mission ​ is to support the well-being of indigent women and children in marginalized communities through self empowerment and self care.   

Our main initiative is through a fashion platform called Runway Moms for a Cause (RMFC) - a fashion initiative with the mission to serve as a vehicle to raise funds to support our programs.  Each year, RMFC profiles and celebrates accomplishments of mothers who impact change in their communities in a fashion runway show.​

Founder​
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​Lara Akinsanya is the founder of Runway For a Cause Foundation and the face behind internationally acclaimed ready-to-wear clothing brand L~Shandi Designs. Since her grand entrance to the global fashion scene, she has been featured on Fox, WUSA, Washington Post Express, and Lucky Magazine to name a few.  As a philanthropic a mother of twins, volunteering is part of her life - she participates in various charity works within the community andIt was only a matter of time before she began to use her successful fashion design platform to raise awareness on issues close to her heart.

Executive Director, Moms Night Out Experience 

"Give freely and generously; Give what you can with what you have; Giving is loving" -Lara Akinsanya