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For participating in The 2025 ASICS Falmouth Road Race

Jessica and Octavio

Raised: $16,687.20
Goal: $15,000.00
100.00% raised
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Make-A- Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Total raised: $45,562.31

Goal: $37,500.00

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My Story…

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page! We are lacing up for one more Falmouth Road Race, this year running for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

As many of you reading this know, our son Jameson (now 18), has battled chronic health issues since a very young age. Participating in the Falmouth Road Race for a decade, while raising awareness & funds for the Sturge Weber Foundation with an amazing team, gave us a great sense of purpose. In 2019 we ran our final race for the Sturge Weber Foundation, this time as a family, and three short months later we would almost lose Jameson to a near fatal case of the flu/pneumonia. And just a few months after that, COVID-19 would shut down the world as a global pandemic.

After a very long recovery, almost two years out of school, and a new long-term diagnosis of chronic lung disease to manage, Jameson was granted a wish of a family trip to Hawaii in May 2024. It was truly an amazing experience for our family from attending a luau, learning to surf in the Pacific Ocean, swimming with a dolphin and more. 

We knew we would want to pay it forward so that another family could experience a wish trip like this....so here we are! We decided to combine our love of running for a good cause (though a tad harder as we age), with our love of the Falmouth Road Race, to intentionally raise the amount it typically costs for a family trip to Hawaii through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

We would be grateful for your support through a donation to this amazing organization. Let's get another family to Hawaii for the trip of a lifetime! 

With gratitude,

The Melo Family



Description

Together, we create life-changing wish experiences for children with critical illnesses. Every year, approximately 500 Massachusetts and Rhode Island children are newly diagnosed with a serious illness and newly eligible for a wish. Our ultimate goal is to grant wishes for every medically eligible child in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.    

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Jun 18 Tosches family Best of luck, wishing you perfect running weather! $55.35
Jun 16 Kozub Family Go get em! Undisclosed amount
Jun 16 Brenda Pickett $55.35
Jun 16 The Dalans Way to go Jess and Ogg! You are a great team, and of course this is such a great organization to give back to! xoxo $109.85
Jun 01 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
May 29 The Altavillas Amazing cause and and even more amazing family. Love that you’re returning to Falmouth! $109.85
May 26 Porecha Thank You! Undisclosed amount
May 21 Jaime Bordwin Company Match $50.00
May 21 Kevin O'Brien Company Match $100.00
May 21 Daniel A Mahoney Company Match $109.85