Mark Adkins

Dear family and friends,

I will once again be running the New York City marathon in support of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). As many of you know, I serve on the board of directors of CMOM and, for the second year in a row, CMOM has been selected by the New York Road Runners to be an official participating charity of the marathon. I am seeking your support for a very worthwhile cause to benefit underprivileged children.

As in prior years, my marathon performance promises to be terrible, but I really think I still have a shot at beating Oprah Winfrey’s time of 4 hrs., 29 mins. I only missed it by about 6 minutes last year and managed to beat both the Chilean miner and Jared from the Subway commercials.  Watching me suffer through it should be reason enough to make a donation.

The mission of CMOM is to inspire children and their families to learn about themselves and the culturally diverse world in which they live, through a unique environment of interactive exhibitions and programs. Each year, CMOM serves more than 375,000 people, which includes 30,000 children who visit CMOM as part of a school group and more than 34,000 children served through outreach programs offered at nearly 50 sites throughout New York City. These outreach programs support children and their families from at-risk communities through partnerships with community-based organizations, schools, hospitals and libraries.

I would greatly appreciate you supporting CMOM by sponsoring me in the marathon. Thanks in advance for your support!

Mark

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