Welcome to the team fundraising page for the 2023-2024 Scott Carter Foundation runDisney Race Season! The SCF is devoted to raising funds for children's cancer research. Scott was a 13-year old boy who died in December 1993 after a courageous three-year battle with bone cancer. He believed that if enough time, energy and money were devoted to children's cancer research, a cure could be found. During the duration of his illness, he put together a remarkable collection of sports and celebrity memorabilia, which was previously on display at the Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. Each year, SCF partners withrunDisney to participate in all their run events to raise money and further Scott's dream of finding a cure!

I am running the 2024 Walt Disney Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge (5k, 10k, Half-Marathon, Marathon) with my husband Fred. We are committed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle (I have lost 83 pounds since 2022!) and running has been an important part of our journey. With the Dopey Challenge we are pushing ourselves to reach new goals! At the same time we are excited to support the Scott Carter Foundation. Fortunately, I do not have any family members that have suffered from childhood cancer, however, I am running these events in honor of three very special family members who courageously battled cancer. My mother, Patricia, who was an inspiration to everyone around her and is the one who encouraged me in everything I set my mind to, including my  very first 5k! My brother, Jeff, who left us way too soon, but whose humor and positivity will forever be in my heart. My mother-in-law Faye, who always treated me like one of her own.

I appreciate any donation to support SCF and my own personal running journey! Please support my journey and the SCF foundation by sponsoring one of my 48.6 miles of the Dopey Challenge. To sponsor a mile, please make a donation of $10 and leave a comment or send me a message with the title to an inspirational running song. I will add your song to my running playlist and run that mile in your honor! Feel free to sponsor more than 1 mile, if you choose!

Thanks so much for your support as we embark on this incredible journey and support a wonderful charity!