Jodi's Marathon Page

Creator: Jodi Sorrells

Please sponsor me:

Help me reach my goal of: $4,000
So far I've raised: $2,323

I am fundraising for Children's Hospital!

1/12

Hello and Happy New Year,

I hope 2012 is off to a great start for you! Thank you again to everyone who was already able to make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Boston in support of my fundraising for the Boston Marathon Miles for Miracles program. I am about half way to the marathon in both my fundraising and my training. In other words, I still have some hard work ahead of me! So far so good, and thankfully the weather has been cooperating this winter.

Attached is a picture of Lizzy, my patient partner. When Lizzy was born she was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscle. She was given a 50% survival rate at birth. With care from the cardiologists at Boston Children's Hospital, she is now a happy and healthy 4th Grader at a school nearby in Weston, Connecticut. She has 3 older and athletic siblings but because Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, Lizzy is not allowed to participate in competitive sports. She is excited to follow along in my marathon journey, and I am thrilled to share this experience with her.

The link to my fundraising page is:

http://howtohelp.childrenshospital.org/bostonmarathon/page/Jodi-Sorrells.htm

All donations are tax deductible.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Jodi Sorrells

*Lizzy is the beautiful little girl on the right in the white pants in the picture on the right of my page!

November 2010

Hello friends and family,

I hope this letter finds you well and perhaps in a generous mood! This April I will be running the Boston Marathon and, with your help, raising $4,000 to benefit the Children's Hospital of Boston.

This goal began last year while my friend, Kristine, and I were watching the Boston Marathon together with our children. We were inspired not only to run the marathon but to do so in a way that helps those in need. By your support of The Children's Hospital of Boston and me, we will be able to help sick and injured children and families in need.

The link to my fundraising page is -

http://howtohelp.childrenshospital.org/bostonmarathon/page/Jodi-Sorrells.htm

All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you!

Jodi Sorrells