My  fundraising  goal: $2,500
Amount raised so far: $3,739

While I was born in New York City, I have a deep affinity for Peru. My mother was born in Callao, west of Lima, Peru's capital. When I was little, we would travel to Peru to visit my grandparents and other relatives. I remember so many wonderful childhood trips, filled with visits to La Punta, having warm milk with Milo every morning, going to the beach, reading Condorito comic books, eating alfajores and drinking Inca Kola, walking around Miraflores, having a family outing and lunch at El Rancho, visiting the artesanias, enjoying D'Onofrio candy (Sublime and Fruna, in particular), touring the Museo del Oro, visiting Arequipa and especially exploring Machu Picchu twice.

My childhood memories of Peru are filled with joy and laughter. Every child deserves a wonderful childhood, and should have access to quality healthcare and education. It is for this reason that I've become involved with the Children of Peru Foundation, which raises funds to provide these essentials to children in Peru.

I am running (ok... maybe some walking) the NYC Half Marathon on March 21 to raise funds for the Children of Peru Foundation's important mission. Back (way back) in the day, I used to be an avid recreational runner, having completed the NY Marathon '99 and the Paris Marathon '01, along with a number of half marathons and countless 5k races (I have all of the t-shirts to prove it!). Flash forward almost 10 years, and running has fallen by the wayside.
So, I've decided to start this new decade with a commitment to complete the NYC Half Marathon, and get back into the fun spirit of recreational running. But best of all, I am running it on behalf of the Children of Peru Foundation.

Please join me in supporting this cause (we cannot rely on celebrity-studded telethons), and make a pledge today. No contribution is too small! Your individual contributions can collectively have a big impact on the deserving children in Peru.


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Tracking your donation and my goal:
A list of the donations I have received will be displayed on this website as the Foundation receives them.

Muchas gracias!!

Monica


$  30  Maureen Schneider
$  50  Susan Vaimberg - Good for you Monica!!! Best of Luck! The LI Vaimberg's
$250  Steven Susel - I am very proud of you and love you very much! Steve
$  50  Mariya Baron - You never fail to inspire!
$  50  Markella Mihalios - What a wonderful cause! Good luck!
$500  Stephen Harris
$  25  Christopher Stephens
$  50  Margaret Adams
$180  Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Matching Gifts Program
$  50  Dianne Yospe
$  50  Michelle Hijar
$100  Patty Tehrani
$100  Kenneth Novak
$  50  Barton Azwalinsky
$  25  Miriam Radin
$  50  Sue Vinciguerra
$150  Eti Harris
$  20  Lisa Roth
$  50  Thomas Milch - Good luck from the Milch Family!
$150  Steven Weintraub - Good luck, Susie , Steve & Jason Weintraub
$  50  Allyson Yospe
$250  Richard Susel
$  33  Anna Dopkin - Good luck!
$100  Esther Posner
$  36  Beth Olarsch
$  40  Mischa Vaimberg
$100  Gary Susel
$200  David Novak
$  20  Melissa Coluccio
$  20  Bonnie Wiener - Monica, good luck. You are my inspiration!
$180  Philip Solomon
$  35  Michelle Cohen
$  25  Caryn Cherlin
$  50  Rachel Ellingson
$100  William Golz
$100  Esther Azwalinsky
$  50  Jay Yospe
$  50  Ann Doyle
$100  Mitzi Vaimberg
$  10  Catherine Nassa
$  50  Jeff Leopold
$  20  Barbara Fried
$  20  Neal Berger
$  20  Jodi Butterman
$100  William F Fox