My name is Justin Herold and I am proud to be running the 2024 Boston Marathon on behalf of Service Credit Union helping to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital/Miles for Miracles and the Credit Unions Kids at Heart Team.
Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a collaborative charitable organization of the credit union community throughout New England. Together, we raise money for research aimed at the prevention, treatment, and, one day, cure of pediatric neurological disorders. Our fields of interest are pediatric epilepsy and seizure disorders, Moyamoya disease, Cerebral Palsy, and pediatric brain cancer.
Our Team’s fundraising goes directly to medical research and clinical trials, performed at Boston Children’s Hospital and in partnership with their research affiliates. Boston Children’s Hospital has led the way in superior innovations in treatment and care since their founding 154 years ago. Our medical investigator partners believe, as we do, in the remarkable resilience of children, and in a future where every child can enjoy good health. We are proud to partner with their world-class research enterprise to help make their important discoveries and innovations available to children worldwide.
I am running this year to raise awareness and research dollars for Batten Disease in the name of my patient partner Isla. Isla's mother and I have been coworkers at Service Credit Union for the past nine years. This past May, my colleague and her family received a life changing, terminal diagnosis for their pride and joy. Please join me in raising money to support research for Batten Disease in Isla's name. #IslaStrong
Thank you for supporting my run, supporting my Team, and for joining our mission to help children lead healthy and happy lives.