Team Hope Story - 2026 TCS New York City Marathon

Friends, family, and colleagues,

This November, I have the incredible honor of running this year’s TCS New York City Marathon as part of Team Hope Story. 

Hope Story is an official charity partner dedicated to ensuring that when a parent receives a Down syndrome diagnosis, they aren't met with just medical statistics—they are met with hope. They provide free resources to medical professionals to help deliver diagnoses with care, and they connect new parents with "Hope Advocates"—parents who can say, "I’ve been where you are, and your child’s life is something to be celebrated."

In my running, I’ve learned that you never reach the finish line alone.

By donating to my NYC Marathon fundraiser, you are directly helping Hope Story:

• Equip medical providers with tools to better support families.
• Provide Hope Kits to new and expectant parents.
• Foster a community where every child is welcomed with joy.

Every donation provides a story of hope to a family who needs it most. Thank you for supporting me, my profession, and the amazing families of Hope Story. Let's make this 50th anniversary TCS New York City Marathon one for the books!

Here's how your donation can be put to work:

$5.00 - Prints 10 “How to Deliver a Down Syndrome Diagnosis with Hope” Booklets.

$10.00 - Prints 8 Hope Stories Booklets, which answer questions in story form that new parents may have. These books are distributed nationwide to new parents and physicians.

$25.00 - Provides one Hope Kit to an existing parent of a child with Down Syndrome so they can “adopt” their medical professional and provide peer support to new local parents.

$50 - Produces material for twenty medical professional folders, providing resources to help medical professionals deliver a Down Syndrome diagnosis to new parents. 

$75 - Provides and ships one box (thirty books) of our Hope Stories Booklets to a medical office to give to families with a new diagnosis 

$100 - Helps create five podcasts that can encourage parents with a child with Down Syndrome 

$250 - Helps maintain, host, and update our website so that we can continue to reach new families

$500 - Funds a table for our medical professional dinners. These dinners allow medical professionals to hear firsthand from families raising a child with Down Syndrome and experienced medical providers who have cared for families of children with Down Syndrome for over a decade.

$1000 - Helps create new video content for new parents and medical professionals.

Thank you, 

Blair 

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