Marathon Fever - 20 Miles! - $10 Campaign Challenge

Good evening everyone! I know I should be in bed... but the Marathon Fever came over me as I discussed with my sister her logistical strategy for meeting me along the Marathon route. She might even run the last mile with me!!

As I talked about the upcoming marathon with my sister Molly, she said, “Wow, Katie! 20 Miles! You’re golden now!”

I definitely feel a sense of excitement and relief, and I know the students of Bottom Line feel the same way once they’re accepted into the Bottom Line program, perhaps even more excited!

Bottom Line offers guidance, mentoring, and support for disadvantaged students - for students that want to go to college, but don't know where to begin. Their guidance counselors are overwhelmed, their parents don't have the experience; the students don't have the necessary to support to navigate through the process, but with Bottom Line they're on their way to go far in life!

Please view this new short video (the end is the best part!) about Bottom Line: http://bottomline.org/about/mission.shtml
Bottom Line counselors give personalized attention, and the small gestures of help and attention are creating big results! Bottom Line students are earning college degrees at twice the rate of the national average in their peer group!

One recent study tracked eighth-graders who were high achievers in math over a 10-year period. Among those from high-income families, 99 percent went to college and 74 percent graduated. Among similarly high-achieving students from low-income families, 75 percent went to college but only 29 percent graduated. Even these high-achieving students were faced with obstacles throughout college that they did not have the means to deal with.

Whether a student has financial, academic, professional, or personal barriers to overcome, the one-on-one guidance and the network of support that Bottom Line provides gives our students the tools to graduate from college at high rates.



I haven’t trained for the marathon on my own and these students need our help to make it through the marathon of high education!

Please visit my Firstgiving.com/katierunsboston for the

$10 Campaign Challenge!

Help me Raise $1500 in the last Marathon Fever MONTH! Ask your friends, forward to your parents, mention it to your neighbors -

Let’s Gain Strength in Numbers! Don't miss the chance-

donating just $10 can help change the lives of the Bottom Line students. They have dreams of becoming doctors, teachers, accountants, orthodontist, scientists, designers, surgeons, and looking to make a difference in the world!

Thanks Everyone!