A MESSAGE FROM Cillabobilla x Mercy Home
Running a marathon is hard. Running one for something bigger than yourself makes every hard moment worth it.
I am running the 2026 Chicago Marathon with a Mercy Home Heroes charity bib because I believe every child deserves a safe place to land. Mercy Home for Boys and Girls has been giving kids who have been through some of the hardest things imaginable exactly that. A home free from fear. Therapy to heal from the past. The tools to build a future they actually deserve. Education, life skills, and mentors who walk alongside them every single day.
These are kids who needed someone to show up for them. Mercy Home showed up. And now I want to show up for them.
Training for 26.2 miles is a commitment. Every early morning run, every long training day, every hard moment on the course, I will be thinking about the kids at Mercy Home and the future we are helping to build for them.
I would be honored to have you join me on this journey. A donation of any size goes directly to the kids at Mercy Home who need it most. Every dollar makes a difference in a child’s life.
Thank you for being part of this journey with me. It means more than I can put into words.
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