Preview the artwork to be sold at the auction

You can now preview all the artwork offered for sale at the charity art auction on December 8th. Many thanks to the gifted artists who have donated their work for this event. Buy your tickets today!

How you can help

Dear Friends,

When I wrote to you last year about my training for the Florence Marathon, I did so with some trepidation—after all, at that point I wasn’t sure that I had it in me to complete a full marathon. Turns out that I did, and what’s more, I so enjoyed running that I have since completed the Charlottesville Marathon and the Marine Corps Marathon this October.

I am once more asking for your support to enable me to run the Boston Marathon next April. Even though I have been getting faster, I would never stand a chance of qualifying for this run through regular channels (the qualifying time for my age group is 3 hours 20 minutes). However, the AIDS Marathon program has made available a few slots to runners willing to fundraise for the fight against AIDS. So, if all goes according to plan, I will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to run the granddaddy of all marathons and raise money for a wonderful cause at the same time.

The money I raise will benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, a non-profit that provides direct medical care, food, housing, and other important AIDS services—to help keep people alive until there’s a cure. This is why I am committed to raise at least $5,000 before December 31^st, although I would like to raise even more. I’m asking for your support. Any donation you can make to help me meet my goal would be most appreciated! It only takes a few moments to make a contribution that could enhance the life of someone living with HIV/AIDS.

Preparing for Heartbreak Hill in Boston will be the next challenge for me as I run marathons—but I am confident that with your help I can make it over that hill and to the finish line. Thank you for supporting me in this tremendous undertaking. When I hit the road in April to complete the marathon, I’ll know that you helped me and many others along the way.

Thank you so much!

Stefan

Donations: http://aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=CH-5507&EventCode=BO08