A MESSAGE FROM Nina's NYC Half Marathon for NYLAG
2022 was a big year for me--I graduated law school, moved to New York City, and started working as a lawyer. It's been exciting, challenging, and a dream come true. And for 2023, I wanted to celebrate all those achievements by taking on a new challenge: running my first-ever half marathon on the iconic United NYC Half Marathon course and raising money for my organization, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)!
THE CAUSE: I can't imagine a better organization to have started my career as a lawyer. I wanted to work at NYLAG because they're a leader in combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for New Yorkers experiencing poverty or in crisis. Every day, I get to learn from incredible attorneys and staff doing important, interesting work, from visiting all five boroughs to defend low-income people in court (yes, including Staten Island) to litigating huge class actions against companies that violate people's civil rights. I get to directly help people struggling with unfair medical debt and collaborate with policy experts across the country. In order to run, I have to raise $2,500 by the race date of March 19, 2023. By supporting me in running this race, you're also supporting me in doing this work! (Plus, it's tax deductible!)
THE RACE: When I got injured running cross-country in high school, I thought I'd never race again. But I started running again here, and not only has it brought a long-lost joy into my life, it's allowed me to explore my home in a whole new way: I've run on the Queens waterfront, Roosevelt Island, Willamsburg, and Central Park, just to name a few favorite spots. So naturally, I wanted to run the United Half Marathon because it's a celebration of this city. The 13.1-mile journey begins in Brooklyn, goes over the Manhattan Bridge, heads north on the FDR Drive, zips through Times Square (only 1 of 2 times it is closed each year!), and finishes in Central Park. What better way to commemorate my move here!
In short, by donating on my page here, you're helping me take on my next challenge in so many ways: by supporting my work as a new lawyer, by giving me a new way to explore this city, and by cheering me on as I get back into a sport I love. Every donation, no matter how small, means so much to me. On March 19, 2023, when I run through Times Square, I'll be thinking of you!
Off for a run,
Nina
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