Fundraising Goal: $3,000 by race day

Race Day Information: Bib #18268 in the Blue Wave departing Hopkinton at 10:50 a.m.

Target Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes.

Congratulations, Josh!

This year Josh ran this Boston Marathon in support of Valor Together. With your help, Josh raised over $3,600 to support Valor Together’s initiatives and bring awareness to our efforts.

From Josh:

Thank you for supporting my run at the Boston Marathon this year!

Due to your generosity, we exceeded our target and raised over $3,600 for Valor Together.

It has been an honor to support this organization in memory of my classmate, Karen Hirschfeld. May her memory be a blessing to those who knew her.

Above is a picture from my run taken moments before crossing the finish line on Boylston Street, when I realized that I will break my goal and finish in 3 hours 19 minutes.

Karen was a true champion and warrior for the causes and the people that she cared about. Whether it was bringing education and support to women in Afghanistan or helping to feed those in need with Oxfam America, she never backed down from a challenge. Sadly, with her death this past January, we lost the presence and passion she gave to helping others. She is and will be deeply missed by both those who knew her and those whose lives she touched. Through my Marathon run, I hope to honor Karen’s legacy of kindness by supporting a non-profit that seeks to provide children and youth the mental health support they need: Valor Together. 

Valor Together is a non-profit organization founded by another high-school classmate, Zoe Meselson Forbes in memory and honor of her sister, Amy.