Team Google NYC Marathon 2024
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$10,000.00 goal
A MESSAGE FROM Team Google NYC Marathon 2024
We're honoring our friend and colleague, Vanessa Marcotte, by running the NYC Marathon in November to support the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation (vtmf.org). The foundation promotes female empowerment and aims to reduce violence against women. Our team this year includes Garret Leahey, Niall Mackenzie, and Mike Hernandez. Please support with a donation on our team page. Your support helps further the foundation's important work.

Background

Vanessa was born in Leominster, Massachusetts and graduated from Boston University. She worked at Vistaprint in Boston for a few years after college and then moved to NYC to join our Pharma & OTC Team as an Account Manager. Vanessa was a rising star and wonderful teammate. She was an important part of this community for about 2 years in 2015-2016.  In August of 2016, she was killed by a random act of violence while out for a run near her mother’s home in Massachusetts. 



Vanessa’s death was a traumatic shock for her family and our team. Everyone at Google at the time remembers the day the news broke vividly. News stations were downstairs and the headlines were in our feeds. Client meetings were canceled and counselors were brought in. We held a vigil in her honor in the 111 8th Ave building. We spent a day with her family at Harlem Grown - a nonprofit urban farm where Vanessa volunteered regularly. Google dedicated a yoga studio to her in Chelsea building 8510 - now known as Vanessa’s Rainbow. In the yoga studio, there is beautiful commemorative art on the walls and there are prayer stones in a bowl dedicated to her by our entire team.

Vanessa was an extraordinarily kind and special person who was constantly giving back to her community, so her family and friends created the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation to honor her and promote the values she lived for. The VTMF promotes female empowerment and gender equality. They also provide self-defense training and educational opportunities to help reduce violence against women in our society.

Ever since the foundation was created, Google has been supporting their efforts - from the Falmouth MA 5K to the NYC Half Marathon to the NYC & Boston Marathons. We have stayed in touch with Vanessa’s relatives and friends and they have come to count on Google for our on-going support. 


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    Thanks Garret for the opportunity to support your run for such an important cause.

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    Cheering the NYC team on from sunny San Francisco! Thank you for championing such an important message and cause.

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    Go Garret, Mike, and Niall!! Thanks for honoring Vanessa in this special way!

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    Good luck Garret and Team Google! Run hard Run strong !

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    Thanks for supporting a wonderful cause. Good luck Garret, Niall and Mike!!

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    thank you all for doing this.

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    Thank you!

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    Go Niall! Amazing to honor Vanessa in this way. Have an incredible run!

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    Thank you for raising money for such a good cause. Run fast, Niall!

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    For Niall! Wishing the team great races for an important cause.

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    Proud of you all!

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    For Vanessa <3 Go Google Team!

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    Go Niall!

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    Good Luck on Sunday 3rd November….

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    Thank you for supporting Vanessa's memory. As a woman, a BU alum and fellow Googler, I stand with you.

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    Proud of this Google team - lets have a beer together and celebrate as we cross the finish line!

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    Great work Team, Will be cheering ya on remotely!

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    Way to go OneHealth team! From your friends in Apps

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    Thank you for running and for your support!

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    Best of luck team! What a beautiful tradition.

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    Best wishes to Niall and team on the NYC marathon and keep up the great work!

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    good luck! you’re going to do great! Charlize, Logan, Maddox

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    From Nicole Waibel + Shirley Noble

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    No challenge no change 💪🏃‍♂️‍➡️

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    Good luck Team Google! You got this!

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    Go Mike Go!!!!

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    Good luck guys and thank you again for doing this.

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    Best of luck with the marathon, gentlemen. I hope nobody breaks any (more) bones.

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    thank you for honoring Vanessa. Cheering you on Mike, Niall and Garret!!

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    Thank you for honoring Vanessa

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    Go Team Google! Sending lots of love and support for this!

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    Thank you for keeping her memory alive and continuing to help protect others.

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    Good luck!!! You all will do wonderfully!

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    RUN FAST BOYS! Thank you for supporting such an incredible cause year after year. Best of luck to all three of you in your last few weeks of training.

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    Incredible cause and incredible team ❤️ Go team Google, go!

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    Thank you Gents for running in memory of Vanessa.

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    Go get em

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