Dear Family, Friends and all Stepping Strong Supporters,

I had a fantastic experience running with the Stepping Strong Boston Marathon 2024 and 2025 teams - I'm looking forward to another inspiring year running in 2026!

Everyone who donates will be on my Sponsor-a-Mile list - I write all your names on a very small piece of paper, and have it in my pocket for all 26.2 miles!

This will be my 8th consecutive Boston Marathon and 26th marathon overall. Since the 2025 Boston Marathon I've continued my active marathon training and racing, completing the London Marathon 6 days after Boston for my Abbott World Marathon Majors 6-star medal!

I'm asking for your help to meet my campaign goal of raising $11,000 for The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation. Tax-deductible gifts supporting Stepping Strong runners are the fastest way to support the work of the Center. Matching Grants from your employer will double your impact! As a runner, I am honored to join the history of over 1,200 runners participating in the Stepping Strong running teams.

Please click on "GIVE NOW" and make a generous donation as we give back and encourage the Stepping Strong runners toward Boston 2026. You may make your gift personal in honor or memory of a friend or loved one, and I encourage you to share your story of why making this donation is important to you in the section "Additional comments about my gift."

Follow our progress on

• https://www.facebook.com/leighanne.clevenger
• Leigh Anne Clevenger on Strava

Impactful moments from the 2025 marathon season included

--Learning how far reaching the work is at the Stepping Strong Center from the community outreach on injury prevention to the advanced research Breakthrough and Innovator awards

--Taking a "Stop the Bleed" course

--Proud donors to my sponsor-a-mile list - I carried the list of sponsors with me all 26.2 miles, and look forward to repeat sponsors

--Meeting and encouraging first time Boston Marathon charity runners on race day

Please "GIVE NOW" and show we are all Boston Strong!

Leigh Anne Clevenger, Saratoga Springs, NY

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Corporate Matching Grant information: http://marathon.bwhevents.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2024-Matching-Gifts.pdf

**The Brigham Stepping Strong Marathon Team is proud to participate in the Boston Athletic Association?s Official Charity Program**