2020 World AIDS Marathon + feeding 800 - 1,000 Kenyan orphans + providing medical care

Racing to Save Lives

2020 World AIDS Marathon + feeding 800 - 1,000 Kenyan orphans + providing medical care

Racing to Save Lives

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We had hoped to be returning to sponsor the 15th annual World AIDS Marathon in Kisumu, Kenya + 4 orphan dinner dances for 800 - 1,000 Kenyan orphans + providing medical care. Since 2006 we have sponsored 37 orphan dinner dances for 10,514 Kenyan orphans and provided medical care, oftentimes lifesaving for 2,511 orphans.This year the World AIDS Marathon, half marathon and 10K will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2020 on the Far Rockaway Boardwalk and the Events in Kenya will be scaled back due to Covid 19.

In 2015, a Spanish TV company produced a video about the World AIDS Marathon, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlP25OGqxqk&featu... The second half of the video features the November 30^th orphan dinner dance and World AIDS Marathon. You can also see what we were able to accomplish last year by viewing http://www.worldaidsmarathon.com/PhotosfromWAM2019.html

Please consider making a donation,

https://grouprev.com/WAM2020

We need to raise $25,000 which covers sending out sponsorship packages, sponsoring orphan dinner dances and providing doctors and medicine, running bibs, medals, and sending out post event t-shirts, certificates and thank you notes to sponsors. Even if we cannot make the trip, we plan on donating $4,500 - $5,000. Money will also be donated to local AIDS organizations in Queens / NYC and the list of organizations will be noted here by October 27.

For a $50 donation, the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation will send you the 4th edition, 48 pages, of Richard Brodsky’s Journey of Hope.

Even if we cannot make it to Kenya, please enjoy the trailer and video, https://youtu.be/PCxazkmXxXk andhttps://youtu.be/sGwNJbaZ-v8 World AIDS Marathoners Love Affair With Kenya. The video is a celebration of Kenyan life which includes a video message from Eliud Kipchoge; musical performances by Kysh Roberts, Zikki of Kenya, Coster Ojwang; Kenyan artists; dancing and dining at orphan dinner dances; Kenyan runners; sleek animals; and the World AIDS Marathon in Kisumu, Kenya.

Jodi and I continue to do everything we can to help eliminate the stigma of AIDS. Pictured below is Jodi and me finishing the 2015 Miami Marathon.

On July 23, 2017, at age 65 I finally qualified to run the 2018 Boston Marathon. I’ve been told it was the worst weather in the marathon’s 132 years. It wasn’t a fast marathon time for me as we were running into 30 mile per hour headwinds and a torrential downpour, but I did finish in 04:48:09 and I was just thrilled to have finished. I did run five marathons in 2019 and if any race directors would like to invite my wife and me to run their marathon, kindly write me.

According to the Internet, there are no other marathon runners who are living with HIV and brain cancer. Please join my marathon-running-loving wife Jodi and me in raising awareness to others living with HIV and cancer that just because you are living with so called fatal illnesses does not mean you cannot help others by leading an upbeat, healthy lifestyle.

More specifically for the following donations you will receive the following thank you commemorative items: (plus for all larger donations you will receive items listed for smaller donations).

● $25: Friend: a certificate depicting Events of the 2020 World AIDS Marathon + related Events

● $50: A Book for You: Richard Brodsky’s Journey of Hope + items listed for smaller donations

● $100: A t-shirt For You: a post Event t-shirt with your name or company name noted on shirt + items listed for smaller donations

● $200: A Rock Star: two post Event t-shirts + your name or company name with phone number or website noted on shirts + link to World AIDS Marathon and 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk websites + items listed for smaller donations.

● $360: A Song for Life: same as $200 donation

● $500: Patron: same as $200 donation

● $1,000: A Star You Are: same as $200 donation and 4 post Event t-shirts

● $5,000: King of Africa: same as $200 donation and 8 post Event t-shirts

● Other: same as category of donation in next lower category, i.e., a $150 donation would be considered as a $100 donation

Roffe Family	$120.00
Jameelah Aziz	$100.00
Jacqueline Seltzer	$100.00
anonymous	$1,850.00
Tikal's Auto Repair	$150.00
Robert Mayer	$50.00
Bjorg Klem	$25.00
Mark Josefovic	$25.00
Shannon Moroney	$25.00
Gladys Brodsky	$25.00
Wanda F & Paul A Myers on behalf of Living Hope Fellowship Church of Massapequa	$300.00
Rebecca Lindenbaum	$360.00
John and Anita LaSpina Best wishes for continued success	$100.00
Dr. Tarika James	$1,000.00
William Doepper s	$20.00
FACEBOOK fundraiser	$290.00
CWA Local 1104 XL	$100.00
Katzman Family
Cuisine by Claudette Cuisine by Claudette supports the 2020 World AIDS Marathon	$100.00
First Calvary Baptist Church, Inwood, NY	$150.00
Sahil Batta	$101.00
Elegante Restaurant of Rockaway Beach	$150.00
Boardwalk Bagel of Rockaway Park	$150.00
Tiffany. T	$15.00
Anonymous	$30.00
Nancy J. & James J. Capozzi Jr.	$50.00
Sarita and Noah	$25.00
Jacqueline Seltzer	$250.00
Shujaat H dhar	$50.00
Dean C & Anna Backer	$500.00
Ridgewood Savings Bank	$200.00
Hafsa Fatima	$10.00
Key Food West Long Beach	$200.00
David Adhami, Attorney	$36.00
Jihan Kumar	$15.00
G4 Development Group LLC	$360.00
Laurie Levine	$100.00
FACEBOOK fundraiser	$714.00
Julian & Wendy Goldstein Trilling	$36.00
anonynous Good luck with your fundraising efforts!	$500.00
Linda Joan & Richard A. Simon	$18.00
Brett Linzer	$50.00
Leslie B. Rheingold	$10.00
Betty Horstman m	$100.00
Richard Brodsky	$5.00

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