Garrett Mendoza

I'm trekking to Machu Picchu (virtually)

Fundraising for SameYou
US$1,600
raised of US$1,500 target
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Event: The SameYou Inca Challenge, from 24 August 2020 to 30 September 2020
SameYou Inca Challenge
Campaign by SameYou (RCN 1170102)
Join Emilia Clarke and the SameYou team on our first virtual challenge. Walk, run, cycle or swim the length of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (26 miles) in aid of brain injury recovery.

Story

I'm fundraising for SameYou as part of the Virtual Inca Challenge and I'm hoping to raise $1500 to support brain injury recovery. But I need your help to get there! I'll be WALKING/RUNNING/CYCLING/SWIMMING 26 miles - the length of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu! However why stop there when I could do the trek 6 times in one month which is a total of 156 miles. Fundraising for SameYou is important to me because in my 17 years on this planet it has been a collosal hardship to lose people to brain related injuries. I've lost a best friend/teammate over the years due to a brain aneurism and also terrible sport related head injury. I've also lost loved ones to tumors and brain related accidents, and the hole that those deaths have caused will never go away. But I'm here to help and aid in the better tomorrow for those who've suffered these terrible and uncontrollable circumstances.  Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is caused by injury to the brain after birth. This includes strokes, tumours, concussions and accidents. 1 in 3 people will have an Acquired Brain Injury at some point in their lives but this is hardly ever talked about.SameYou wants to change this. They are working to break the silence around brain injury and help give people the best possible chance of recovery after leaving hospital. Any donation would help and would be really appreciated. If you are interested in learning more, go to: https://www.sameyou.orgThank you in advance for supporting me. I couldn't do it without kindness of friends and family like you. 

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About the campaign

Join Emilia Clarke and the SameYou team on our first virtual challenge. Walk, run, cycle or swim the length of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (26 miles) in aid of brain injury recovery.

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SameYou

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RCN 1170102
1 in 3 people will experience a brain injury at some point in their lives. SameYou works to develop better mental health recovery treatment for survivors, raises awareness and advocates for improvements in rehabilitation. A registered charity in England and Wales and a 501c(3) charity in the USA.

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US$1,599.70
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