8 Half’s or 105 miles to Fight Homelessness – Donate

“My name is Dylan Alphenaar, I am a senior at Regis High School in New York City, and I am going to be running 8 half marathons (104.8 mi/168.7 km) from April-October 2023 to raise money for the Coalition for the Homeless. Please help me help the less fortunate among us! Donate whatever you can!

Races:

• NYC Runs Brooklyn Half-Marathon-4/23 (Completed- 1:28:53-204th overall)
• Long Island Jovia Half-Marathon-5/7 (Completed – 1:28:02-14th overall)
• Rockaway Beach Firecracker Half-Marathon -7/8 (Completed 1:40:05 4th overall)
• Queens Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon -7/16 (Completed-1:44:06 8th overall)
• Ice Cream Social Half-Marathon -8/26 (Completed – 1:33:33 21st overall)
• Golden Lights Half-Marathon -9/17 
• SoNo Half Marathon -10/1
• Paine to Pain Half Marathon -10/8

My Story:

I ran my first half marathon with my dad in 7th grade and since then I have fallen in love with running. I run 6 days a week and I am captain for Regis High School’s Cross Country and Track team. Last year I started volunteering for Xavier Mission’s Sunday welcome table soup kitchen on 15th Street, and during this time I have been able to serve a small population of homeless New Yorkers. This service was great but I wanted to do more. So, I decided to use my love of running to raise money for the homeless. I decided to help the Coalition for the Homeless because they provide an expansive list of services and engage in legal advocacy for homeless New Yorkers.

I would really appreciate your support. Any donation goes a long way! Also, thank you to all the donors who have already donated via my GoFundMe page before it was moved to the Coalition for the Homeless website.