Tucker Winstanley is running for the Corey C. Griffin Foundation
"It motivates me to know that the funds I have raised are going to awesome programs ... in and around Boston. "
In our “Why I’m Running” series, Boston Marathon runners share what’s inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. If you’re running the marathon, you can share your story here.
Name: Tucker Winstanley
Age: 18
From: Concord
For the past year at school, I have been tutoring middle school students who are part of the Achieve Program, a program that the nonprofit the Corey C. Griffin Foundation supports.
The Corey C. Griffin Foundation partners with Boston nonprofits focused on underprivileged youth as well as those with medical challenges.
I can see firsthand some of the challenges that these students, who are close in age to me, deal with day-to-day, and it makes the challenges I have faced with my training seem insignificant in comparison. It motivates me to know that the funds I have raised are going to awesome programs like Achieve in and around Boston.
With an April 15 birthday, it has long been a dream of mine to run the Boston Marathon a couple of days after I turn 18. Realizing this dream by running for Team CCG has been awesome, and I’m looking forward to race day.
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