Equal Start is an organization that secures equal education for every child. Regardless of location, inner-city or suburbia, children should have the same opportunity to learn. A group gathered in late 2004 and made a commitment to help bring awareness to the plight of so many schools. With a desire to raise funding, Equal Start was represented in the Big Sur International Marathon. Through a successful race campaign, over $20,000 was raised. With a solid partnership with the Sacramento City Unified School District, Equal Start began a long journey to see the lives of students changed one class at a time. Today, over $30,000 and 2000 man hours have been donated to Oak Ridge Elementary School.