Christian Iantosca 2025 Boston Marathon Stepping Strong Fundraising
After finishing 2024 Boston, with my boys Sebastian & Jaden.
I am excited to be able to raise funds & awareness for the Stepping Strong center for Trauma Innovation!
I was fortunate enough to be on the team last season and ran in April 2024. I can't wait to do it again and improve my race time.
Brigham & Women's Hospital has provided excellent care to our family, including my father's multiple open heart surgeries.
One of the lead Doctors who pioneered a new type of amputation is a friend & former neighbor. Here is a video showing his incredible work funded by the Stepping Strong center: https://vimeo.com/192170409
Learn more about the Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation: www.bwhsteppingstrong.org
In 2013, Boston was changed forever when a beautiful Marathon Monday turned into a senseless tragedy. Gillian Reny, then a high school senior, was one of the 39 critically injured patients rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where doctors and nurses saved her life and both of her legs. In gratitude to the Brigham, the Reny family established The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to help other trauma patients like Gillian regain their strength and ability to step strong once again.
The mission of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is to catalyze trauma innovation for injured civilians and military heroes, through multidisciplinary investigative collaborations across the continuum of trauma care, from prevention to treatment and recovery. Stepping Strong funded initiatives are making a profound difference for trauma patients and their families worldwide. To date, the center has raised more than $27 million. But much more needs to be done.
Trauma is often referred to as the neglected global epidemic of modern society. According to the Centers for Disease Control:
- Trauma is the number one cause of death for people 44 or younger, ahead of cancer and heart disease
- More than $2 trillion per year is spent on decreased productivity, work loss and medical costs due to traumatic injuries
- Trauma accounts for more than 300,000 deaths annually in the U.S., often leaving survivors with permanent mental and physical disabilities
- Traumatic injuries comprise 40% of visits to emergency departments
- Less than 2% of NIH funding is allocated toward trauma research, perpetuating enormous human and financial costs
The Stepping Strong Center remains absolutely committed to filling this gap. When you support a member of the Brigham's Stepping Strong Marathon Team, you are helping the center turn tragedy into hope for civilians and military heroes worldwide who have suffered devastating traumatic injuries.
Thank you for supporting this extraordinary group of runners and continuing to honor the Boston Strong spirit that still defines our city today.
Achievements
Self-Gift Badge
I'm a runner and a Brigham donor!
Personal Progress:
of Goal
$8,750
Raised
$10,000.00
Honor Roll
Carol Moawed
$500
Christian Iantosca
$3,000
David Mesicek
Justin Iantosca
$500
Katie Gustafson
$100
Kris MacDonald
$500
Meredith Couto
$100
Mr. Theodore Orenstein
$250
Mr. Tristan Rushton
$500
Ronda Godin
$150
Ross and Alisa
$500
Ruby Iantosca
$2,500
