Help Mikaela raise money

Like so many other childless 30-something year old millennials, the intense urge to start training for a race has set in hard. A couple of years ago I made it a bucket list item to run a half marathon, and, with a little coaxing from friends, got suckered into running the BMO half marathon on May the 4th (Starwars day) this spring.

*As a side note, I hope to dress like Luke Skywalker training to be a Jedi under Master Yoda's watchful eye. *  

Although I have been running casually for many years, I started my half marathon ramp up training in January of this year with the guidance of my own Jedi Master, Carol Ann. With her help I can proudly say that I am on my way to completing a successful half around the 2 hour mark. 

As a part of my bucket list run, I have decided that this would be a great opportunity to raise funds for a charity that I believe in. Doctors Beyond Borders Canada/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an organization that delivers critical healthcare to people facing crises in more than 75 countries around the world.  If you don't know a lot about Doctors Beyond Borders Canada/MSF, here is a quick list of some of the amazing relief efforts they provide!

- Respond to medical needs of people who have been misplaced

- Have developed tools to provide rapid relief and critical medical assistance and coordinate with local authorities and first responders

- Provide healthcare during conflict based on needs alone and works with communities to reach people most in need of help. 

- Provide emergency teams that are prepared with supplies and the know-how to respond quickly to disease outbreaks to the most at-risk people, mainly those living in precarious conditions such as poverty, armed conflict and mass displacement

I'm hoping to raise a minimum of $500.00 for Doctors Beyond Borders/MSF over the next month while I continue the final push of training! Please join me, if you are able, by providing a small donation to help keep this critical healthcare going for some of the most vulnerable and at-risk folks around the world. 

Thank you everyone! Let's keep running :)