A MESSAGE FROM Kade Bulanadi's Fundraiser for #TeamPantry
Hey everyone! The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry has been given the wonderful opportunity to become a recognized partner for the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon! While raising funds for our 501(c)(3) nonprofit food pantry that presently feeds ~10,000 people a month and empowering the research that the McCourt Foundation does to cure neurological diseases, I am trying to qualify for the 2027 Boston Marathon! My current PR is 3:05:04 and I need to run under 2:55:00 in order to qualify.
My own running journey has been a bit unconventional. I ran track and cross country for all four years of high school, but I took a three year hiatus before I was convinced to run the 2025 Los Angeles Marathon. Since I have begun running the longer disciplines, I have run 2 half marathons and 2 full marathons. I am currently preparing for CIM or the California International Marathon in December of this year. I count myself incredibly grateful every single day that I have an able body that can move in this way. It is a privilege to exercise and it means the world to me to provide solace to others in anyway that I can.
No donation is too small. Each dollar goes directly to our mission of addressing food insecurity in our community. From all walks of life such as families facing uncertainty, senior citizens, college students and of course the unhoused population, no individual should go hungry. Any support is greatly appreciated! #TeamPantry
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