Jaime & Janet Acosta's Fundraiser
I am running the Chicago Marathon in support of the Danny Did Foundation. Your gift will help protect kids with Epilepsy.
Please consider supporting my 26.2 miles for those suffering with seizures.
We are no longer accepting donations on this campaign, but there are other ways for you to support us today!
Amy Sullivan
"Proud of you Jaime!"
$25
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Dan Stipanuk
"Way to go, Jaime!!"
$50
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Luke Smith
"Congratulations Jaime! Great cause and spectacular achievement. "
$50
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Daniel Stern
"GO JAIME"
$50
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Chris Galton
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Nick Cuccia
I donated in support of this campaign.
$50
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Anne Wegner
"Good luck!"
$26
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Ted Rennert
"Good luck!"
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Matt McKee
"Good luck Acostas!!"
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Michael Dionisopoulos
"Good Luck Jaime! "
$50
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Brad Kleinman
"Go Jaime! #tsj - the Kleinman’s"
$20
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Zak Stambor
I donated in support of this campaign.
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Esteban Izquierdo
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Stephanie Blum
"Good Luck Jaime!! "
$26
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Lizzy Silvia
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Sophia Holy
"Good luck Jaime!! You're going to do amazing!!!"
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Paul Zimmerman
"Good luck, Jaime!!"
$26
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Michael Hess
"Good luck Jaime!"
$100
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Mohan Zachariah
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$100
A supporter of Jaime & Janet Acosta
I donated in support of this campaign.
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Franklin Woodland
"Excited to see you and your mom in the same race raising money for a great cause! "
$100
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John Lawrence
I donated in support of this campaign.
$100
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Julia Nilan
"good luck Jaime! "
A supporter of Jaime & Janet Acosta
"Way to go after it, Jaime!"
$250
A supporter of Jaime & Janet Acosta
"On behalf of Dan Fritcher & John Stooksbury"
$110
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Elayne Stipanuk
"Good luck Jaime, I know you'll do great!! Love you, Gigi"
$100
A supporter of Jaime & Janet Acosta
I donated in support of this campaign.
$50
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David Fiore
"I'll take mile 13 - half way point. Good Luck."
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Danilo Acosta
"Vamos!"
$50
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Lisa Burris
"GO TEAM ACOSTA!! Proud of you!💪🏻"
$100
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Boramy Gray
"You can do it!! "
$50
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Jim and Lori Wynstra
"Good luck Jaime!"
$100
Though I am a lifelong athlete, I would not consider myself to be a long distance runner. About 5 years ago, I promised my mom that if she ever would register to run the Chicago Marathon (in my backyard), I would run it with her. Well, she is doing it in October 2019 so I am following through and will honor my promise 😬.
I thought if I'm going all out and run my 1st marathon, I'd run for a meaningful cause. I got introduced to the Danny Did Foundation through my friend, Tom. He is a real advocate for the foundation's mission and purpose: “to prevent deaths caused by seizures and to advance public awareness of Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy (SUDEP)".
Some facts include:
- More than 3.4 million people in the United States and more than 65 million worldwide are impacted by Epilepsy.
- Seizures can sometimes be fatal - more people die as a result of seizures than from fires and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) combined.
- 1 in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy.
- Thousands of deaths happen annually from SUDEP, status epilepticus (prolonged seizures), and other seizure-related causes such as drowning and other accidents.
I'll be running for the Danny Did Foundation and I've set a fundraising goal of $2,620 ($100 per marathon mile I run), so help me finish the 2019 Chicago Marathon by donating towards this great cause (and hopefully push me to finish with a time faster than my mom's 🤐).
Thank You