Get me to Berlin!

Hello friends & family! As you probably know, a few years ago I started running. What started as 'something to do' turned into my own running journey: over the past few years I've run 7 half marathons and my first full marathon in May 2023!

Now, I am flying to Berlin in September 2023 to run the Berlin Marathon! Hat tip to my friend Kevin for the idea. The Berlin Marathon is one of the Abbott Marathons (with New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Boston & Chicago and hat tip to Christina for cluing me in), and I've made it a life goal to complete all. Registration is difficult, but I signed up to raise money for two charities, Phoenix Houses of New York & Long Island and I-MED Vision International to secure my spot by September 3, and I need your help to get me to Berlin!

UPDATE: Thanks to a generous matching pledge, every new donation under $150 will be matched!!! And to emphasize, EVERY DOLLAR donated will go to charity!!!

I ask you humbly to contribute here $50, $75, $100, $125 or whatever you can today. Phoenix Houses of New York & Long Island is a non-profit that works to provide addiction and substance abuse treatment through New York City and Long Island. This is a critical issue close to my heart, and has impacted many close to me. You can visit them here: https://phoenixhouseny.org/. I-MED Vision International is a fantastic organization based in Germany. I-MED helps children in Southern and sub-Saharan Africa by improving the region's medical industries and medical education in the nutrition field. One of their missions is delivering nutrition and nutrition-education services to pregnant women. I am incredibly grateful to support this group. You can check out their website at https://www.imed.ngo/.

Please help today with a contribution of whatever you can on this page and get Jared to Berlin!

With Thanks,

Jared Lacertosa