My team
My Story…
I am honored to be racing Falmouth this year as a team member of Empower! Empower’s mission is to support children and young adults who have experienced the loss of a parent. I have been a mentor for several months for my mentee, Asher. It has been great getting to know him and I am fortunate that Empower was able to connect us.
I lost my father when I was sixteen, and it impacted me in ways I would not realize until years later. Losing a parent is challenging beyond words, especially at a young age. It can make you feel as though you are stuck on an island, away from all else, and not understood by others. In learning about my own grief, I have been able to use it to help my friends and family who have also experienced the loss of a parent, showing them that they are not alone.
I am running in honor of my father, Robert Sr, as well as Asher’s father, Philip. Please consider donating so that Empower may continue their incredible work.
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Join me in supporting Empower by helping me raise money as I take on the 2025 Falmouth Road Race!
Empower is an international nonprofit with a very specific mission — to empower, support, and connect children and young adults (up through age 24) who have experienced the loss of a parent. Empower provides events that remind children they are not alone in their grief, and a unique one-on-one mentor program with positive role models from the community who help teach, “loss is survivable.”
Cara was nine years old when her mother Kit died of breast cancer and formed Empower as a grassroots movement out of the gratitude she had for all the layers of support her family received growing up. Empower operates with a lean staff and thousands of volunteers from across the globe and all programs remain at no charge to the family. For more information, or to become a Mentor or enroll a child, please visit www.weareempower.org
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | Natalie | $25.00 |
