Help Esti raise money

UPDATE:
I am very pleased and grateful to announce that in under 48 hours we're only $20 away from the original goal. So why stop there?
NEW GOAL: $540! Why $540? Three times chai!* Let's go!

Hello! Thanks for stopping by :)

My name is Esti, and here is a little bit more about me and why I plan to run the Run It Out 5k on April 25:

About 6 or 7 years ago I hurt my knees (ironically while running), then broke my foot (not while running), and when my foot healed I decided I needed to “give thanks” with my legs. But because I never focused on healing my knees, any time I attempted to run I ended up hurting myself, so the goal of running a 5k was put on the back burner.

I finally started going to PT in 2020 to retrain my muscles, and a few months ago I began a beginner 5k program, and actually started running – and not hurting myself!

I’ve decided to run this 5k to prove to myself that I can do it, to finally give physical thanks for my ability to walk and run and dance, and last but most certainly not least, to help raise funds to stamp out blood cancers.

I did not know Brian Fleury, but I know people who have fought the same battle. I am running in his memory, in their honor, and to raise the money that I hope will soon bring a cure to the blood cancer battle.

Why $360?

My goal is to raise $360. In Hebrew, the number 18 is equivalent to the word chai, which means life, so it’s become "a thing" for Jews to raise money in multiples of 18*. I felt that since I was running a 5k in hopes of bringing life to people, especially during a time of uncertainty, I should also select a multiple of 18. I chose $360, because 36 is “twice chai”, two times life! And let’s ten-fold that, because everything feels 10 times bigger, tougher, and more important these days.

Thank you in advance for your support! Every dollar counts.

(*but no, you don’t have to donate $18 or multiples. You can donate $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, whatever.)