I want to share some exciting news! This year, I will compete in the Chicago marathon on October 11, 2026.

As I set out on my journey, I have pledged to raise $3,500 for Smile Train and the many children living with untreated clefts around the world whose families cannot afford the care they need. Through your support, we will be able to provide free cleft surgery and other essential services, giving them not only a new smile but a second chance at life.

Babies born with clefts are often forced into lives of isolation, sickness, and shame ? and will sometimes even die of malnutrition. Cleft surgery is safe, takes as little as 45 minutes, and saves lives. Yet it is out of reach for millions of children around the world because their families either don?t know treatment exists or are unable to afford it.

Another baby is born with a cleft every three minutes. With your help and the help of Smile Train, we can give them all the opportunity to live and thrive.

Join me as I support Smile Train and race to save these children?s lives. I am selling these shirts in support, but I also have a fundraising page. https://www.mysmiletrain.org/participants/4082/donate