2016 Boston Marathon fundraiser
Donation protected
This is my 4th year running the Boston Marathon to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club. In 2013 I ran my first marathon for the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club and it was an experience that changed my life, but everyday lives are changed are Boys and Girls Clubs. Over the past 3 years with support from people like you we have raised over $15,000 to help run programs that change kids’ lives. From after school sports that let kids experience being a member of a team, to music programs that teach kids how to express themselves, to food programs that might be the only steady source of consistent food in a child’s day the Club offers it all.
The cost of running the Waltham Boys and Girls Club is over $1.5 million dollars per year. What many people don't realize is that each individual club is responsible for raising funds for their own operation. That means that the $1.5 million budget for the Waltham club is made up almost exclusively by donations from private and corporate donors in our community. A donation to the Waltham Boys and Girls Club goes directly to helping the youth in the Waltham community. If you're wondering what kinds of risks the youth in our community face consider this, 42% of 12 graders at Waltham High School report binge drinking. 21% of students at Waltham High School have resorted to self-injurious behavior at some point, 13% have planned a suicide attempt, and 10% have carried out that attempt. 30% of the students in Waltham High School report not having a person they can talk to about their problems at the school and 15% reported not having anybody they can talk to at all. Our community needs a safe place for these kids and that is exactly what the club provides.
To run a Marathon it takes around 635 miles of training over 18 weeks. That is over 1,117,600 steps and the equivalent of almost 4.5 days of running. If you make a $500 donation that would break down to less than 1/2 of a cent for every step I took training...or you can look at it another way. $500 is enough to pay the membership fees for 25 youth to have a safe warm place to go every day after school for a full year. $250 is less than 1/4 of a cent for every step...or enough to provide 62 youth with a warm meal. $200 is less than 1/5 of a cent for every step...or enough to send one youth to a full week of summer camp. $100 is less than 1/10 of a cent per step...or enough to provide music lessons and recording sessions to club members for 2 days. $50 is less than 1/20 of a cent per step...or enough to provide 8 youth with safe transportation to the club. Finally $20 is less than 1/40 of a cent for every step taken but it is still enough to pay the membership fees to give a child access to a warm and safe place to go every day after school for a full year.
The cost of running the Waltham Boys and Girls Club is over $1.5 million dollars per year. What many people don't realize is that each individual club is responsible for raising funds for their own operation. That means that the $1.5 million budget for the Waltham club is made up almost exclusively by donations from private and corporate donors in our community. A donation to the Waltham Boys and Girls Club goes directly to helping the youth in the Waltham community. If you're wondering what kinds of risks the youth in our community face consider this, 42% of 12 graders at Waltham High School report binge drinking. 21% of students at Waltham High School have resorted to self-injurious behavior at some point, 13% have planned a suicide attempt, and 10% have carried out that attempt. 30% of the students in Waltham High School report not having a person they can talk to about their problems at the school and 15% reported not having anybody they can talk to at all. Our community needs a safe place for these kids and that is exactly what the club provides.
To run a Marathon it takes around 635 miles of training over 18 weeks. That is over 1,117,600 steps and the equivalent of almost 4.5 days of running. If you make a $500 donation that would break down to less than 1/2 of a cent for every step I took training...or you can look at it another way. $500 is enough to pay the membership fees for 25 youth to have a safe warm place to go every day after school for a full year. $250 is less than 1/4 of a cent for every step...or enough to provide 62 youth with a warm meal. $200 is less than 1/5 of a cent for every step...or enough to send one youth to a full week of summer camp. $100 is less than 1/10 of a cent per step...or enough to provide music lessons and recording sessions to club members for 2 days. $50 is less than 1/20 of a cent per step...or enough to provide 8 youth with safe transportation to the club. Finally $20 is less than 1/40 of a cent for every step taken but it is still enough to pay the membership fees to give a child access to a warm and safe place to go every day after school for a full year.
Organizer
Chris Young
Organizer
Waltham, MA
