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HI FRIENDS.
I don't like running and I'm not good at it, but on October 12th I'm running a marathon (26.2 miles!!) to raise money for kids in Zambia.
I'm attempting this utterly ridiculous personal challenge in order to help fund clean water projects in Zambia. Please consider supporting my race by donating to World Vision or sponsoring a child.
This video explains Team World Vision (please ignore the possibly offensive nike commercial before it):
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1430551070/bclid1126074425/bctid1747278190
(Ryan Hall, from the video, finished 10th in the Olympic Marathon last Sunday. I've been able to hang out with him a few times, and we made this commercial together http://www.youtube.com/teamworldvision)
The more I learn about life elsewhere, the more I realize how blessed I am. So it's in that spirit that I'm running, and in that spirt that I sponsor Gabin (left) through World Vision. I'm going to pin his picture, and other pictures of children that are sponsored through this page on my jersey during the marathon as a reminder what I'm running for during the last, difficult miles. If you want to sponsor a child, please click the banner below. (After you choose a child to sponsor, right click the picture, "save as", then e-mail the picture of your child to me so I can pin it on during the marathon!)
Questions, comments, encouragement and wisecracks can go to kylevermeulen@gmail.com
Updates at my marathon blog: http://www.fakemarathoner.blogspot.com
click the sponsor me now button to make a one time donation. Your donation is tax-deductable; You will recieve a statement from firstgiving that will serve as a reciept.
click the sponsor a child button below to change the life of a child for $35 per month, and be changed through your relationship with that child.
THANK YOU!
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thank you Kelly Start for sponsoring a child through this webpage! I'll be wearing a picture of your sponsored child during the race :)
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