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June 7, 2015, 9 AM start, Baldwin Park, 8th annual 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk
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REGISTER and or DONATE for Long Island's only AIDS run or walk. All runners who register by May 21 will receive a personalized dryfit Event t-shirt. Register after May 21 and you will receive the same shirt but without your name. My name is Richard Brodsky and I'm President of the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) public charity. I'm HIV+ since 1997, a brain cancer survivor since 2002, and a marathon runner for life. Here is the FACEBOOK Event page. Kindly invite your friends.
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Jodi Brodsky wearing the 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk Event t-shirt. Thank you Runner's Edge for providing $200 in gift certificates to the m/f overall and masters winners. An additional $200 in gift certificates will be provided so each of the 4 winners will receive $100 in gift certificates. The m/f winners of all 5 year age groups from under 12 through 85+ and 2nd & 3rd place overall and masters will all receive $25 gift certificate. All of these winners plus 2nd & 3rd in all five year age groups will also receive a trophy, courtesy of
Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group, LLC.
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Running, leading a healthy lifestyle and having a marathon-ruuning-loving wife is what keeps me going. To those of you who know me, you know I am a very lucky guy. There are so few activities for people living with HIV and to a lesser extent cancer. There is no charge for people living with HIV or cancer to participate in this 5K Event. Complete a paper application and indicate you are either HIV+ or a cancer survivor. No need to indicate which and your health status will not be disclosed.
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- $22 registration fee before May 21, after May 21 $25. No price increase in 8 years thanks to our generous sponsors and runner/walker turnout.
- $5,000+ in free raffles
- Sumptuous brunch
- $30 in gift certificates for first 300 registrants to local restaurants on Long Island
- Entire run is within Baldwin Park and Ronald McDonald will be there with some goodies
- Chef Paula of LIL Special Events will be entertaining
- and finally, and most important, how can you say NO to an almost 8 year old kid with an intelligent grown-up vision beyond his years knowing we can do so much more to help others less fortuante than us...
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The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation donated $30,000+ in cash, toys and clothing in 2014 to the following organizations: Angels on the Bay, Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY, Center of AIDS Research & Treatment at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH), Client Advisory Board for Center of AIDS Research & Treatment at NSUH, Five Towns Community Center (AIDS Service Program), Five Towns Early Learning Center, Five Towns Kiwanis Club, Hispanic Counseling Center, Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition (Hewlett House), Options for Community Living, Ronald McDonald House, South Nassau Communities Hospital, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital and Suffolk Perinatal Coalition
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... or maybe its something like the book that says, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, and as grown ups we forgot what we learned in kindergarten. Help Matt celebrate his 8th birthday by donating $8.
or as the Abbey Lane Elementary School administration had to say about the toy donations
Young Boy Makes a Big Difference
For the past few years, Matthew, a second grade student at Abbey Lane Elementary School has been making the most of his birthday. Like most kids his age, he celebrates his big day with a birthday party. His parties are slightly different because instead of bringing him presents, he asks his friends to consider donating money to a charity of his choosing. Last year he selected Sloan Kettering and this year he chose the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation. Mr. Brodsky's foundation raises money and awareness to find a cure for AIDS, as well as research to benefit those already living with HIV/AIDS, and to support those living with brain cancer. The foundation also provides food, shelter and shoes for orphans living in Kenya and raises awareness about the 11,400,000 orphans living in sub-Saharan Africa who need vaccinations, clean drinking water, education and clothing.
Matthew learned about the foundation after his mother ran in Brodsky's 5K Run. In addition, he found out that his pediatrician, Dr. Richard Sartori, works with the Brodsky Foundation by visiting Africa and providing medical care to those who desperately need it. Mr. Brodsky was so touched by Matthew's generosity, he decided he wanted to do something for him in return. This year, Mr. Brodsky reached out to Matthew and told him that he would like to donate toys to a place of his choice. Matthew thought about it and decided he wanted to help those who were less fortunate in his own school community. On March 12th, Mr. Brodsky appeared at Abbey Lane with his car completely filled with toys. Boxes upon boxes of toys were unpacked and stored and will be used to make birthdays and holidays a little brighter for children of families in need.
It is truly amazing to see how Matthew's act of generosity and kindness started a chain reaction that helps so many people, both locally and around the world.
Standing Left to Right: Dr. Richard Sartori, Principal, Dr. George Maurer and Mr. Richard M. Brodsky
Seated: Matthew
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5,000 BROCHURES (2014 Brochure pictured above) will be donated again for 2015 by
clubflyers. The brochures are being updated to include 2015 sponsors. Brochures will be mailed to local runners on Long Island + nearby counties, and sponsors.
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World AIDSMarathon
5K Free AIDS Cancer Run/Walk
Richard M Brodsky Foundation
DONATE NOW online. Donations are greatly appreciated and can also be mailed to the
Richard M. Brodsky Foundation
1247 Mara Court
Atlantic Beach, NY 11509
For all donations noted below, you will also be entitled to gifts noted for smaller donations. For a donation of
$25, your name will appear on the Event banner, certificate of completion which all runners receive, and a certificate of appreciation depicting the 5K Event. The Certificate of Appreciation will be mailed to you.
$50, you will receive the 32 page book, Richard Brodsky's Journey of Hope.
$100, your name will appear on the Event t-shirt if received before May 24 and you will receive a shirt
$150, your logo and website or phone number on the shirt + 2 shirts for you.
$200, your website will be linked to homepage of this website + 5,000 race brochures (needed by April 25)
$250, Your logo will appear on Event banner.
$4,500, thank you for donating 550 premium dryfit Event t-shirts, your name noted on shirts for donating shirts.
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April 16, 2016,Great Neck North High School sponsors 4th annual co-ed faculty basketball game to benefit Richard M. Brodsky Foundation
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Jodi and Richard Brodsky after finishing the 2015 Miami Marathon. My last 3 marathons (age 62) have been my fastest since my terminal brain cancer diagnosis back in 2002. People, even those living with HIV and cancer can reverse their aging process if they have access to doctors and medicine. I promise to continue running my hardest and fastest.
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Great Neck North High School and its AIDS Awareness Club will be sponsoring its 4th annual co-ed faculty basketball. Blood has fallen, tears shed... read more on the FACEBOOK Event page. Kindly invite your friends.
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About the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation
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The Foundation donates money to various AIDS projects in Kenya, sponsors orphan dinner dances and provides medical care for Kenyan orphans, AIDS and cancer research projects in America and to organizations providing aid to people living with HIV and cancer. The Foundation also provides toys and cash to local hospitals and toys to pediatric offices that care for children in underprivileged areas. To make a donation to the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, you can mail a check to the Foundation's address, Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, 1247 Mara Court, Atlantic Beach, NY 11509, USA, or visit the Foundation's website and click on PayPal donate link. Alternately you can make your donation via the World AIDS Marathon website by clicking here or 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk website by donating here.
For more information about the Foundation's mission, the World AIDS Marathon, and 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk in America, please visit Foundation, World AIDS Marathon, and 5K AIDS Cancer Run Walk in America websites. There are some great photos of the 2004 and 2006 through 2014 World AIDS Marathons and they can be viewed by visiting the links on the World AIDS Marathon website, PHOTO links.
We are always looking for volunteers, participants and sponsors so if you have managed to read the entire newsletter, we could use your help. Please contact me, Richard, at:
Richard M. Brodsky Foundation
1247 Mara Court
Atlantic Beach, NY 11509
contact: Richard Brodsky
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