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No, I'm not fast enough to get a qualifying time, so I'm running for a Charity, The Boston Athletic Association. The B.A.A. does incredible work promoting health, wellness, and fitness through youth clinics, inclusive running programs, and community initiatives. Your donations directly fund grassroots fitness projects that empower individuals of all backgrounds and abilities to lead active, healthy lives.

The way the charity bibs work is that the runner (me!) is expected to raise a certain amount of money (thousands of dollars!) for the charity in exchange for that bib. So in some ways I have to work HARDER than the faster runners because I not only have to train like they do, I have to raise $$ for the privilege of doing it! 

Some of my friends wanted to help support me in this endeavor so I came up with the idea of "rewards" for donations. You can see the details below. 

You are under NO obligation to donate! But if you want to, the link is below. 

Anthony Colletti
Riley Edwards
Dana Zamora
Carrie Spear
Joan Bailey
Regan Zick
Karen Flamand
Danielle Nease
Stephanie Newell
Lynn McCrea
Robin Mitnick
Stacey Rice
Annette Reavis
Nettie Allen

Tara Creelman

Catherine Curtis

Jacqueline Koch
Barbara Harris
Sandy Smith

Judy Thompson
Ann Burrows
Leanne Best
​Tricia Paramore

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1.NO OBLIGATION TO DONATE ANYTHING!
2.DO NOT DONATE MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD!
3.If you can’t afford to donate anything but still want a sticker, just message me!
4.FORWARD ME YOUR RECEIPT EMAIL WITH YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR THANK YOU GIFT! (Susan@stokeraces.com)
5. Gifts will arrive most likely starting in late December 2026 or January 2027. Please be patient while I get things ordered!

Any Amount
Sticker
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor

$25
Two stickers & magnet
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor

$50
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor

$100
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor
Custom socks

$250
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor
Custom socks
Custom fuzzy blanket

$500
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor
Custom socks
Custom fuzzy blanket
I’ll use your name (or a name of your choosing) in an upcoming book as a secondary character…first and last name.

$1000
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor
Custom socks
Custom fuzzy blanket
Pick a scene from any of my books and I’ll write that scene from YOUR point of view…as if you were there watching…what you saw, what you were thinking. It has to be a scene in “public.” At Aces Bar and Grill, On the plane that was hijacked with Caroline and Wolf on board, At The Staggering Moose, etc.

OR
   
Coach handbag or Kate Spade backpack bag

$1,500
Two stickers & magnet
The Starting Line Collection Box Set paperback (2 series starters in one new paperback!)
Your name in TSL paperback recognizing you as a sponsor
Your name on my website recognizing you as a sponsor
Custom socks
Custom fuzzy blanket
Have a heroine named after you

Debra Calhoun
Karen Hoffman
Phuong Phan
Tina Gordon
Barbara Tarbuck

Kelly Gray
Amy Townsend
Amy Davis
Leanne Barbour
Becca Jameson
Margaret Cox

Kris Hecker

Pamela Marden

Theresa Stachowiak​

Jo Ann Lindenthal
Donna Altare

Suzanne Ault
Lyndsay Rickerby
Francette Carlson

Donna Aylsworth
Misha Blake
Julia Murphy

Theresa Kehoe
Mariah Reed
Christine Hooks
Betty Sims
Payton Marks
Kristi Malloy
Courtney Tenisci
Krirsten Hansen
Cheri Mullin
Susan Bailey
Carole Noy
Mona Davis
Gia Cobie

Niki Murray

Yvonne Roller

Cheryl Wooten

Cara Smith
Heather Hartman
Debra Marsicano

Amanda Shively
Claudia Stover
Nicki Adkins

Thank you to the following people for helping me reach my goal and get to the Boston Marathon in April! 

On April 19, 2027, Susan is running THE Boston Marathon! EEK! 

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Katharine Madden
Margaret Way
Teri Patton
Bonnie Ostrofshy
Jenny Nitz
Kathleen Stritch
Jane Wells
Shireen Spaull
Amy Kiernan

Lisa Herget
Ingrid Morales
Heidi Parker
Nancy Pasquale
Tressa Tompkins

Jackie Koenig
Barbara Zimnox

Sandy Vickers
Lori Chambers
Gail Oines
Carol Toschlog
Alice Chaffin
Patricia Fischer

That's Susan in the white shirt! For real!
When she ran the Boston 5K!