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In 2010 I successfully lost 35 pounds through diet and exercise. I had not run since high school because my knees couldn’t take it. However, once the weight was off I started running again with no pain and I renewed my love affair with running. I ran my first marathon in 2012, and I plan to keep on going...forever running!

Thursday, January 30, 2014

One Run For Boston II

On July 1st 2013, One Run For Boston made running history when runners crossed the Boston Marathon finish line carrying a baton that started in Venice Beach, California and was passed from person to person across the US, thus becoming the first non-stop relay to cross.  Here I am holding Miles, the baton that crossed America, last year!

Over 2000 runners helped complete the 3300 mile journey, raising $91,000 for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.  In the process an inspirational running community was born.  I have made friends doing this run that I hope to have for the rest of my life!  One Run For Boston, or ORFB for short, has become a symbol of hope and positivity that inspired a powerful grassroots movement which continues to unite the running community at races across the country!

This year One Run For Boston returns to blaze an even brighter trail across America and will coincide with the first anniversary of the Boston bombings. This time the One Run For Boston family of the relay hope to raise $1,000,000 for the One Fund Boston. 
The journey starts March 16, 2014 in Santa Monica, California with stage 1 of 336 stages. I am running stage 335.  The finale arrives in Boston on April 13, 2014 - 8 days before the Boston Marathon.

I’d love you to be part of it. I am writing to ask for your sponsorship to help raise funds for the One Fund Boston. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino announced the formation of the One Fund Boston on April 16, 2013, the purpose of which is to raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during the 2013 Boston Marathon.

My desire is to honor the victims, encourage the survivors and support the families by running in this relay. To sponsor me, simply click on the link below, then click on “sponsor me”.

http://www.onerunforboston.org/u/nealgrasso/

Thank you so very much for your thoughtful consideration and generosity.

Happy Running!
Neal

Discover more about One Run For Boston online at:
Donation details:Donations for this event are collected by the One Run For Boston Fund, a fund of the Essex County Community Foundation. Donations to this fund will be passed on to the One Fund Boston. Essex County Community Foundation will send a tax acknowledgement letter to donors of all donations of $250.00 and above. Essex County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.  Tax exemption number 043-407-816
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