15 brothers and sisters in Ireland are soon to become the largest number of siblings to compete in a marathon. The O’Donoghues will run the Dublin City Marathon in Dublin, Ireland on Monday, October 29th. Nine brother and six sisters are participating.

“It’s crazy because no member of our family has ever run or even walked a marathon before, so it is a huge challenge to undertake,” said Ruth O’Donoghue.

The family hopes to raise $50,000 for Down Syndrome Ireland while running the marathon. Their nephew Mark was born with Down Syndrome.

The siblings Siblings Noel, Mary, Therese, Adelaide, Pa, Margaret, Willie, Kieran, Joe, Robert, Cronan, Jimbob, Brenda, Kevin and Louise are between the ages of 32 and 52. They decided to aim for the Guinness World Records when the youngest family member received a copy of Guinness World Records for Christmas and noticed the listing for the largest number of siblings to run a marathon.

Source: Independent.ie

A charity relay race will be held at Johnny Unitas Stadium Saturday, September 22nd in the evening. This year more than 300 student athletes are expected to participate. 175 students are from Towson University and 125 are from the University of Delaware. Funds raised from the relay race will benefit the Special Olympics Chapters for Delaware and also for Maryland.

The football game-ball will be held during the relay. It will be held by the student runners for approximately 58 miles during the relay race.

The relay event was also held last year when Towson University played the University of Delaware in a football game. That event also benefited the Special Olympics chapters in both respective states.

“We have broken the athletes up into three squads of runners. Each group will cover 10 miles and each athlete is expected to run one mile, but they can run the mile they are assigned and then any additional ones before or after that that they want,” Tversky said.

Donations are still being accepted, $18,000 has been raised to date. $9,852 from the University of Delaware and $8,324 from Towson University.

Source: The Towerlight

Jim Armbruster left home (Aurora, Illinois) on May 6th and is walking across the country to reach the final destination of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. Armbruster is expected to reach California by late October. To date he has walked 600 miles, reaching Scandia, Kansas. He is walking to raise funds for Marklund, a not-for-profit organization that provides care for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Geneva, Illinois.

Armbruster has raised $24,000 for Marklund. His 23-year-old son Nathan is a resident of Marklund. Armbruster has been a long-time supporter, a board member and an active fund-raiser for the organization for a long time.

He walks 20 miles a day on a five day schedule. He has not missed a day of walking since he begun his walk across the country.

Jim Armbruster, a 60 year-old businessman began walking on May 6th and will walk from Illinois to California. He is raising money for Marklund, a charity that provides care for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Armbruster is personally connected to Marklund. His son, Nathan is developmentally disabled and is a resident of Marklund. Armbruster has donated both time and resources over the years to Marklund.

His campaign called “California or Bust for Marklund’s Kids” will end when he reaches the Golden Gate Bridge. He anticipates reaching the bridge the third week of October. Armbruster travels an average of twenty miles each day.

At night he sleeps in a motor coach driven by a friend. He walks a route during the day which follows major interstates. People can follow Armbruster’s journey by visiting his website to make a donation or to cheer him on.

So far he has raised $26,694. He hopes to raise more but he has not set a specific goal to target.