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Create a peer-to-peer fundraiserI'm running the 2020
Chicago Marathon for Mission of Our Lady of the Angels, a Catholic Mission
serving the poor on Chicago's West side. The Mission serves around 1,000
families a month with food and other basic material needs, assists 900+ at risk
kids in after-school programs, serves bi-weekly community meals and, most
importantly brings the love of Christ to a neighborhood desperately in need of
hope.
I am committed to train (running over 400 miles) over the
long, hot summer and run 26.2 miles on Marathon Sunday (October 11) and I am
counting on your support! I need your prayers to persevere through training and
finish the race. Your prayers are needed so I can successfully spread the good
news about the Mission through my running.
Finally, I need your financial support. The Mission is able
to provide all of its services to its neighbors for free because of many
generous donations from people like yourself. Funds raised from Team OLA 2020
will be used to complete the renovation & begin the programming out of the
Mission's new outreach center to the poor in West Humboldt Park, Chicago. The new outreach center will provide
the very needed space for the Mission's donation storage/ distribution, a
handicapped accessible kitchen/ dining room, meeting space for neighborhood and
retreat groups, and a 45+ bedroom retreat center for volunteers and retreat
guests. We are very excited to be opening this facility in 2020!
We need your help to complete this project! If you are able
please consider donating. Every single donation no matter how small or big
helps! With your donation you will be making a positive difference in somebody
else's life.
Thank you for your prayers and support!