‘I’m working for myself, for these nonetheless combating’
Boston Marathon
Stephanie Silva is working Boston to lift funds for Haymakers for Hope, which hosts charity boxing and working occasions to struggle most cancers.
In our “Why I’m Operating” sequence, Boston Marathon runners share what’s inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston.
Identify: Stephanie Silva
Age: 37
From: Peabody
I’m past excited to have been chosen as a member of the Haymakers for Hope Operating Staff (Haymakers Harriers) the place every contribution made will help most cancers analysis, care, consciousness, and survivorship.
Haymakers for Hope is a 501(c)3 charitable group that hosts novice charity boxing and working occasions in an effort to KO most cancers.
This group started with six novice boxing occasions in 5 main cities, and has expanded to pounding pavement at highway races throughout the globe. Collectively, these initiatives have resulted in additional than $25 million in funds (and counting) raised to finish this horrible illness.
I’ve been blessed to be concerned on this group since 2017. As a survivor, I’m working for myself, for these nonetheless combating, and for these we’ve got misplaced alongside the way in which … as a result of the struggle in opposition to most cancers nonetheless doesn’t have a end line.
Editor’s notice: This entry might have been calmly edited for readability or grammar.
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