Bolingbrook Church Members Hope to Raise $40,000 by Running Marathons
A breast cancer survivor is one of 52 Bolingbrook church members raising money for Team World Vision by taking part in the Chicago Half Marathon or Marathon.
Plainfield resident Beckie Fry wants to make one thing clear. “I’m not a runner,” the 47-year-old mom and breast cancer survivor said. But that’s not stopping her from taking on the 16th annual Chicago Half Marathon and Hyundai Hope on Wheels 5K. Fry will join 50 others as they take part in the Sept. 9 half-marathon to raise money for Team World Vision, a non-profit that works to help children in Africa and Haiti. The runners are members of four Bolingbrook churches, Westbrook Christian Church, Joyful Spirit, Living Water and New Song -- will run in the Chicago Half-Marathon or Marathon this fall. The team, which trains together each week, hopes to raise $40,000 for a water harvesting project in its sister community in Tanzania. More …
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