Help Paul raise money

Hi! My name is Paul. I am a father of three young kids. We live in a neighborhood full of kids and great families. I was lucky enough to be Melina's neighbor.  I used to see her almost every day, until I didn't. I can remember her riding her bike around the court and hanging out with my kids.

I am excited to run the Akron Marathon this year for Melina! All proceeds go directly the Melina Michelle Edenfield Foundation for finding a cure for pediatric brain tumors.

On May 22, 2020, the lives of the Edenfield family changed in an unimaginable way, when their youngest of three daughters, Melina Michelle Edenfield — a joyful, energetic, and brilliant little four-year-old — was diagnosed with a deadly childhood brain tumor called Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG). Despite initial hope from the doctors that radiation treatment might extend her already limited prognosis, the tumor was one of the most aggressive the doctors had seen, and just a month and two days later — on June 24 , 2020 — the tumor took sweet little Melina’s life.

The Melina Michelle Edenfield foundation was established in her memory to help find a cure for this terrible disease. All proceeds go directly toward research.