 The Chicago Marathon was this past Sunday. $1,009,503.15 was raised by 1040 runners for 45 different charities, and donations are still coming in! Paul raised $31,615 for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Jacquelyne raised $20,431 for Cure JM Foundation Tom raised $16,875 for Caring for Carcinoid Foundation Inc Raymond raised [...] All the long miles, the aches and pains, the sacrifices away from family and friends - is about to pay off! Three more days and you will be celebrating all your hard work. As a fellow marathoner, I know [...] With the Chicago Marathon just over a week away, the runners may be tapering, but they are kicking their fundraising into high gear for the home stretch. Paul has raised over $30,000 for the Families of Spinal Muscular [...]  The kids are barely back in school, and Firstgiving’s fall marathon fundraisers are already heading towards the million dollar mark! As of Labor Day 2,134 runners have raised $877,633 for 310 different non-profit organizations.  Last week we highlighted Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall’s fundraising page for World Vision on the Team Firstgiving Blog. (By the way, Hall finished 10th in Beijing, helping the U.S. team to its best finish in 32 years). |
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