2026 United Airlines NYC Half

FITB Supporter

Awarded when Anyone receives 1 or more donations

Awarded 11/12/2025
1/3 of the way there!

Awarded when Anyone reaches 33 % of goal

Awarded 11/28/2025
Halfway There!

Awarded when Anyone reaches 50 % of goal

Awarded 12/02/2025
2/3 of the way there!

Awarded when Anyone reaches 66 % of goal

Awarded 12/02/2025
Fundraising Achieved

Awarded when Anyone reaches 100 % of goal

Awarded 01/16/2026

I’m excited to be running in the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon in support of Filling in the Blanks!

Filling in the Blanks is a Norwalk-based nonprofit that fights childhood hunger by providing weekend meals to children in need at over 200 sites in Connecticut and New York. For many children who receive free or reduced-price meals at school, food becomes scarce on the weekends. Filling in the Blanks provides weekend meals to “fill in the blank” for those children.

As a member of the Filling in the Blanks Associate Board, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible impact this organization has in the community and the lives of the families that Filling in the Blanks serves. I’m so passionate about this cause and excited to support it in a new way — on the race course!

Just $10 provides a weekend meal bag for a child in need. My fundraising goal of $1560 will feed 156 children for one weekend—or 3 children for an entire year!

Here's how you can help:

Donate: Contribute whatever you can—no amount is too small.
Spread the Word: Share my fundraising page with your friends, family, and social networks to help spread awareness.

Your generosity can help turn miles into meals. Every donation helps me reach my fundraising goal and directly impacts this important cause. Thank you for supporting me in this effort!

Filling in the Blanks currently provides weekend meals to over 10,000 children each week and delivers over 1 million meals a year.

Locally, 1 in 6 households with children lack consistent access to enough food. Filling in the Blanks seeks to fill that gap, as food insecurity takes a physical, mental, and emotional toll. All children deserve the chance to lead productive, healthy lives without the burden of food insecurity.

Each child enrolled in Filling in the Blanks' program receives a weekend meal bag that consists of nutritious snacks and pantry staples equivalent to four meals—two breakfasts and two lunches, which the children would otherwise receive in school. Bags’ contents are selected with care and attention to childrens’ tastes and nutritional needs. Filling in the Blanks purchases 99% of the food it provides.

To complement the weekend meal program, Filling in the Blanks' Fresh on the Move mobile food pantry brings produce, meat, dairy, and other fresh food staples to families in low-income neighborhoods. In 2024, the mobile pantry distributed 698,000 pounds of fresh food to 12,150 families.

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