RW Oct 2008 featured Steven Isenberg, MD, a head and neck surgeon in Indianapolis, who was so moved by a cancer-stricken colleague that he gave him his finisher's medal. "You are running a much more difficult marathon than the one I completed."
Dr Isenberg went on to start Medals4Mettle, a non-profit organization that collects medals and donates them to people battling illnesses. Not surprisingly, most medals go to children hospitals. Todate, Medals4Mettle has collected more than 3,500 medals. This meant more than 3,500 patients have been uplifted in spirit!
Some future plans include working with marathons to arrange a meaningful way to distribute unused medals and arranging the gifting of unused marathon T-shirts to deserving recipients.
What a simple and wonderfully inspired idea.
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