Friends:
On Thursday April 13, I will be running 5 Km. On Friday April 14, I will run 10 Km. On Saturday April 15, I will run half a marathon. Finally, on Sunday April 16, I will run 19 miles and my wife will run the extra 7 miles to complete the marathon (I am almost 57, so I have to be careful).
Every year I have to do something crazier and more creative to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Tucson. In Tucson, there are 6 Clubhouses located in rough neighborhoods, that offer kids a place to go after school and be safe. More often than not, these kids live in areas infested by crime, in broken homes where only one parent is present and has to work long hours, or in homes where one or both parents are in jail. When the kids finish school, if they don’t have a safe place to go, it is easier for them to get involved in drugs and gangs. The B&G Clubs offer the kids a safe place to practice sports, do their homework, and socialize with other kids. Furthermore, the Clubs feed dinner to every kid every night.
I have witnessed miracles. I know first-hand of a young lady that used to be in drugs and fights and now is in college hoping to work for the FBI. I know of another one, whose Mother was deported to Mexico when she was 14, and she still managed to successfully finish high school and now is in college trying to become a Lawyer. Finally, I know of another young lady that used to skip school to go and do drugs and now she has been accepted to college. They all claim that, the biggest reason for turning around their lives, was the positive influence that they got from the Boys & Girls Club.
Now we need to raise funds for being able to keep the Clubs open during the summer, and I really need your help. Please go to https://bgctuc.ejoinme.org/juan2017
It doesn’t matter where you live. As I mentioned a couple of years ago, the world is becoming smaller, and this kid that you may be helping now in Arizona, could be your next Doctor in Texas, employee in Toronto, or son in-law in Mexico, instead of your next drug dealer.
If you want to come on Sunday, April 16 and run a few miles with me, please email me and I will give you the details of where I will be running. It will be less lonely!!
Thanks in advance for your help.