Help kids with cancer pursue their passions and run for the Connecting Champions Pittsburgh Marathon Team in Memory of Victoria
Registration is open! Join now!
Ready to join our team?
1. Select Connecting Champions from the menu during race registration! 2. Team captains Heather Grace Thomas, Alanna Figurelli, and Sara Thomas will reach out with a welcome email and packet of helpful information. 3. Reach your fundraising minimum and get reimbursed for your race registration fee! Questions? Contact us! Arias Fischer, Assistant of Everything-- Arias@ConnectingChampions.org Heather Grace Thomas, Team Captain -- HeatherGraceThomas21@gmail.com Alanna Figurelli, Team Captain -- Afigurelli5091@gmail.com Sara Thomas, 5k Team Captain -- Sarathomas1416@yahoo.com |
Connecting Champions is a mentoring organization that asks kids with cancer, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and connects them with a mentor who can be a friend throughout the cancer journey. Everything we do is research-based and outcomes-driven, built to bridge the developmental gap between kids with cancer and their peers. We've matched kids with 42 different types of professions -- everything from clown to chef to train conductor to constitutional lawyer!
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By joining our team you will be part of a vibrant and passionate community while using your journey toward the Pittsburgh Marathon to raise funds to help kids with cancer.
Perks of running with us:
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Team members can participate in any of the Pittsburgh marathon events, including the full marathon, half marathon, marathon team relay, 5k, kids marathon, toddler trot, and pet walk. Once you reach the fundraising minimum for your desired event, you will be offered a reimbursement for your race registration. As a charity runner, you will also be eligible for fundraising incentives through P3R, and will be invited to the Connecting Champions Team pre-race carbload party and celebration, where guest speakers will include Connecting Champions kids and alumni, and some of our hospital partners.
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Victoria Ondo-Burnfin was a Connecting Champions intern and mentor, and a special friend to children with cancer, even while enduring her own battle with the disease. She was a constant source of inspiration, teaching us to chase our dreams and not let anything, even cancer, hold us back.
In October of 2018, Victoria's cousin, Heather Grace Thomas, approached us and asked to start a Connecting Champions Pittsburgh Marathon Team in Memory of Victoria. We were humbled and grateful for the opportunity to honor Victoria's memory through the smiles on our kids' faces and the hope in their eyes.
In October of 2018, Victoria's cousin, Heather Grace Thomas, approached us and asked to start a Connecting Champions Pittsburgh Marathon Team in Memory of Victoria. We were humbled and grateful for the opportunity to honor Victoria's memory through the smiles on our kids' faces and the hope in their eyes.
Register as an individual or as a relay team -- Help kids with cancer pursue their passions during the 2020 Pittsburgh Marathon!
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Questions? Contact us!
Arias Fischer, Assistant of Everything-- Arias@connectingchampions.org Heather Grace Thomas, Team Captain -- HeatherGraceThomas21@gmail.com Alanna Figurelli, Team Captain -- Afigurelli5091@gmail.com Sara Thomas, 5k Team Captain -- Sarathomas1416@yahoo.com |
The 2019 Connecting Champions Pittsburgh Marathon Team in Memory of Victoria set the bar high in our first year as a team, both in terms of passion and love for our kids and their impact on our organization. With no shortage of drive and compassion, our team of 19 ran a collective 182.8 miles, raised $12,669, making 50 friendship moments possible for the kids in Connecting Champions, and began what we hope to be a Connecting Champions tradition for years to come.
