The text below is directly from Michelle Varney's Angelwish website. She is running in the NYC marathon to try and raise money for chronically ill children. Go check out the website here and donate if you can!
I am so excited to be running the New York City Marathon in memory of Jonah Coal Varney and to help raise funds for Angelwish to benefit chronically ill children!
Last October when I ran the Chicago Marathon, it was the most amazing experience of my life! It is an amazing feeling doing something that in your wildest dreams you never imagined that you would be capable of! I mean, it is the ULTIMATE test of mental and physical strength! This experience lit a FIRE in me to run another marathon, and I thought it would be much more meaningful to run the marathon for charity this time around. I also thought why not run the biggest marathon in the USA, The New York City Marathon. I have dreamed of running this marathon even before I was a runner! And, with the help of my cousin, uncle, and aunt that dream is going to come to fruition.
When I initially ran the idea of running the NYC marathon by my cousin, Chad, I discovered that he was as ecstatic as I was about this whole idea! Chad said that he would like me to run the marathon to honor the memory of his son, Jonah Coal Varney, who passed away March 8th shortly after he was born. He and his wife, Heather, told me that after looking through the available charities that Angelwish was their favorite for me to run for their little angel up in heaven. After contacting Angelwish, I was fortunate to receive the last slot on Team Angelwish. Please join Chad and I in honoring the memory of Jonah as we help raise money for this wonderful organization!
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