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I’ve listed the funds I’ll be donating to. If there’s a specific organization you’d like your donation to go toward please let me know in the comments.
- Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: provides vital equipment and funds critical programs to help the LAFD save lives and protect communities.
- Pasadena Humane Society: They are desperately in need of monetary donations to help purchase medical supplies and other resources as they start to see a significant increase in the number of burned and injured animals coming to their shelter.
- Musicares Relief Fund: The Recording Academy and MusiCares have launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals impacted by the crisis, and made a combined pledge of $1 million to kickoff a fundraising effort.
- Project Angel Food: Project Angel Food prepares and delivers healthy meals to feed people impacted by serious illness, bringing comfort and hope every day. 1 meal is only $10.
I had originally planned to launch my fundraiser next week for a different cause, marking 60 days until I run the LA marathon. With the devastating fires in Los Angeles affecting my community and friends, I felt compelled to act now.
When I moved to LA over two years ago, I trained for the NYC Marathon along the PCH, through Will Rogers State Park and many other spots that are now reduced to ashes. Nearly three years later, I’m preparing for the LA Marathon, asking for your support to help families, animals and communities rebuild what they've lost. It feels surreal, these paths, these mountains that I once ran, are now gone. It's a painful reminder of how fragile everything is.
Los Angeles means so much more to me than just a city. It has shown me the truest, happiest version of myself, helping me build a community that now feels like family.
Anything helps, and I truly appreciate each and every one of you. <33
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