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Fundraising Goal Update #3 : And BOOM! $1k reached! I can't thank you enough! Not only for supporting a cause near and dear to me but for giving me some extra motivation for this ridiculous challenge I signed up for! If you're still looking to support, please consider donating to one of the other #MarathonHeroes! Together we will #endfoodwaste and #endhunger!

Ron Alvarado - Ed Auer - Ryvkah Bake - Sarah Baugher - Torie Belz - Karl Bezak - Melissa Bilec - Lawson Bloom - Lucy Burgunder - Reed Campbell - Emily Carey - Anthony Carter - Shadley Centofanti - Tony Claiborne - Kristin Daniel - Esmee de Cortie - Evan Delgado - Danielle DeWitt - Michele Dunlap - Jeffrey Eaton - Michael Esser - Mary Beth Fazio - Barb Fink - Eliana Fleischer - Megan Furrow - Madison Geisler - Michele Giometti - Brittany Greene - Bandhul Hans - Lauren Hedderman - Megan Henderson - Kylexandr Holin - Ken Hornfeck - Timothy Hutchinson - Tyler Iddon - Laura Jackson - Nora Jaras - Prachi Jhala - Danielle Kernan - Joshua Kery - Luna Lattanzi - Lorenzo Lattanzi - Timothy Leech - Courtney Levendorf - Rachel Maher - Alyssa McGrath - Tim McGrath - Rosemary Mihalko - Kokebe Negash -  Nebeyu Negash - Greg Nicholas - Makenzie O'Connor - Danielle Onda - Katherine Osth - Andrea Perez - Gwendolyn Perkins - Paige Pinkerton - Lucas Prible - Lauren Pugeda - Thiyagarajan Ramakrishnan - Raulimar Ramirez - Keegan Ramser - Declan Reilly - Jessica Reilly - Megan Reilly - Robyn Rhindress - CiArra Robinson - Shari Rogal - Jake Rostek - Molly Sanders - Matthew Saut ­- Jensen Scamardi - Amritesh Sharma - Sergei Sheludiakov - Emily Shepard - Lincoln Shock - Rebecca Simon - Amy Skukalek - Jarrett Smith - Patience Stevens - Becky Stone - Abe Stucky - Sabrina Sukhin - Gretchen Swecker - Eva Terzigni - Maria Terzigni - Dhaniyasree Thiyagarajan - Krishang Thiyagarajan - Maddy Thomas - Elizabeth Vitali - Parker Walsh - Natalie Weida - Sam Williamson - Daniel Wilson - Adit Yadav list as of 4.22.22

Fundraising Goal Update #2 : Whelp.... you guys are my heroes. In less than 24 hours I reached my $724 stretch goal. I heard stretching was good for training so... stretching some more! $1,000 to represent the fact that 412 Food Rescue and Food Rescue Hero, want to reach 100 cities across the US and Canada by 2030.  We can do it!   

Fundraising Goal Update: You met my initial goal of $412! So thankful for all my special supporters. Stretching the goal to  $724 in honor of 412 Food Rescue's goal to provide healthy food access to  the entire Southwestern, PA region.  

Training Update: The Pittsburgh Marathon, and my very first marathon, is less than a month away and I have to admit...training has been... rough. My training runs are getting more and more demanding. It's physically and mentally taxing and I'm struggling to find the life balance I need in order to support my body properly while making sure I put in enough miles to accomplish my goal.

But I'm Running for a Reason.

Yes, it is hard. But I remind myself that I have the privilege and means to accomplish my crazy goal. I have the time it takes to train and I have the convenience of accessible healthy food—both of which are absolutely essential to not only achieve this goal, but to live. Period.

The people that I'm running for, our neighbors experiencing food insecurity, are faced with difficult challenges exacerbated by the very things that afford me the chance to participate at all: time and transportation.

412 Food Rescue is committed to eliminating these unnecessary challenges. They are adamant that EVERYONE has a right to conveniently access healthy, nutritious food. Wasting nearly 40% of perfectly good food while 1 in 7 people don't know where their next meal will come from is just unacceptable.

That's what keeps me going. I'm running in support of 412 Food Rescue and our efforts to #endfoodwaste and #endhunger.

It's challenging. But it's possible.

Please join me with a donation to this great cause! Thank you! 

Original Post: First my first marathon (eek!) I'm running in support of 412 Food Rescue, an organization near and dear to my heart, founded on the simple belief that every small act of kindness matters. That there are enough caring hearts that believe it is absurd that we throw away 40% of our food while 1 in 7 people experience hunger. That by mobilizing these hearts, perfectly good food will feed people, not landfills. And that solutions to the seemingly impossible problems are possible when we all join in. As I run, every step will serve as a reminder that though it may just be one small step, it matters. It's a part of something bigger. Every person's, every action matters. And I run to honor each and every one of you choosing to care. Thank you for supporting me on this journey. And I hope that you incorporate little steps of kindness into your day because it matters. (Becoming a #FoodRescueHero is a pretty easy way to do just that! Hit me up if you'd like to learn more!)