Hi Friends and Family, 

This year, I will be running the Chicago Marathon for the first time with Team Palestine and the PCRF. I have been running my entire life, but this will be the first time I will be running for a cause, and this is a great cause to be running for. The PCRF has been doing incredible work and this is my way of trying to make a difference. Every time I hear stories about the people the PCRF helps treat, I remember how fortunate I am for my health and all the resources I have around me. I am inspired by the kids who go through so much just to try and live a normal life, and that is what drives me to run harder. Please consider donating to this amazing cause. Any donation at all will go a long way to help make these kids we run for get the treatment they need!

Thank you so much for your generosity!

Fares Ibrahim

For the sixth consecutive year, members of Team Palestine for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) will take the 26.2 mile journey in the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon to raise funds for PCRF. PCRF was established in 1991 to help address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youths in the Middle East, and has become the largest provider of free specialized surgical care to all Arab children regardless of race, religion or ethnic background (www.pcrf.net). Since its inception in 2009, Team Palestine has raised over $200,000 for PCRF (www.teampalestine.com). The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of the premiere marathons in the world and there is no better way to help thousands of children in the Middle East who are in need of desperate medical attention that is not available to them in their homeland than by running for PCRF. Please support our runners by making a donation to this worthy cause.  Every dollar and every mile saves a child.

THE PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND (WWW.PCRF.NET) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO HELP ADDRESS THE MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FACING PALESTINIAN YOUTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IT HAS BECOME THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE, SPECIALIZED SURGICAL CARE TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009, TEAM PALESTINE HAS RAISED OVER $300,000 FOR PCRF (WWW.TEAMPALESTINE.COM).  IN 2016, YOUR DONATION WILL BENEFIT A CANCER CENTER TO BE BUILT IN GAZA, PALESTINE. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR RUNNERS BY MAKING A DONATION TO THIS WORTHY CAUSE.  EVERY MILE SAVES A CHILD!