A MESSAGE FROM Kevin's Race Against the Stigma
Hello all,
Very excited to announce I will be running (for real this time!) the 2022 NYC Marathon on behalf of the JCK Foundation! For those of you that are unaware, the JCK Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization founded by my close friend John Tessitore and whose mission is to combat the stigma of mental illness and promote mental wellness in schools, businesses and communities alike through educational programming, research and advocacy.
John was inspired to begin the JCK Foundation in 2012 after the tragic passing of his dear friend and mentor John Cleaver Kelly who took his own life after a lifelong struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. As someone who has been involved with the foundation since it's inception first as a supporter, later as a volunteer and for the last several months as a presenter alongside John, I could not be more proud and humbled to be carrying on the JCK legacy through this race; and as someone who has long used running as a tool to combat my own personal mental illness, I could not be more excited to hopefully inspire others to do the same!
With that all being said, no donation is too small or unnoticed, and you can be sure that every dollar is going toward a worthy cause that I believe truly touches all of our lives in some form or another. My wonderful teammates and I appreciate each and every one of you, and please remember: YOU ARE NEVER ALONE!
Learn More
Foundation Website:
https://jckfoundation.org/
The John Cleaver Kelly Story:
https://vimeo.com/301481905
