Our mission
Our mission
Our mission
is simple
Team LMio Foundation helps student athletes succeed in education and sports through training, cultural dialogue and social opportunities.
- 01Training
- 02Cultural dialogue
- 03Social opportunities
We believe all student athletes can succeed at their goals plus have a better life experience with the proper support.
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Our program
Poetic Archives
Poetic Archives turns students into published authors. Each student chooses a person from history who inspires them, researches that person in the Poetic Archives Encyclopedia, then writes an original poem and illustrates it. Every poem is printed in a full color hardcover book, and every student is credited as a co‑author.
All three photos by Greg Smotherman @smothermanimages
Every participating student
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Becomes a published author
In the annual volume that represents their school.
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Illustrates their own poem
Automatically eligible to illustrate a chapter in the book.
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Gets passes to a major track meet
Complimentary passes for the student and their family to an elite track and field competition.
Our story
How it began
One student running for her community during the pandemic grew into Team LMio Foundation and Poetic Archives.
- 30 daysA 5K every day for a month
- $10,000+Raised to feed families
- Age 14U.S. Congressional Certificate
5KaDay4Food
During the pandemic, L'Mio Edwards ran a 5K each day for a month to raise funds for feeding people who couldn't get groceries due to Covid. L'Mio raised over $10,000 for the program she called 5KaDay4Food.
Food to the doorstep
L'Mio partnered with a nonprofit, New Earth Life, to distribute food partially purchased by her running. In some cases, L'Mio hand delivered food to the doorsteps of Covid infected people. She received a U.S. Congressional Certificate for Humanitarian Service at age 14 for her effort.
From Athletes to Authors to Poetic Archives
In high school, L'Mio noticed students at several competitions couldn't afford track shoes. She created Athletes to Authors, where student athletes wrote essays in exchange for running shoes. The community response was so strong that the program grew into Poetic Archives. Today every participating student becomes a published author and poet and is invited to meet professional and collegiate track and field stars at a major competition. L'Mio co‑founded Team LMio Foundation to keep that mission going.
Where it startedAthletes to AuthorsWhat it is todayPoetic Archives
L'Mio Edwards running for 5KaDay4Food
Team LMio Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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