TEAM RESTORATION at NYC MARATHON

Dear Friends,

As many of you already know, Restoration has its first ever team in the ING NYC Marathon. Team Restoration consists of nine phenomenal men and women from Brooklyn and beyond who care deeply about Restoration and community development. We hope that you will consider supporting our team by making a donation and/or by coming out on November 6. To view the race route and Restoration cheering sections, click here! We are looking to assemble family, friends and supporters of the Team and Restoration at a few points along the race. Please join us.

Brooklyn
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)- 30 Lafayette Avenue (between Asland Pl and St Felix Street).
Emmanuel Baptist Church- 279 Lafayette Avenue (north east corner of Washington Ave).
Dough- 305 Franklin Ave (corner of Franklin Ave and Lafayette Ave).

Manhattan
Queensboro Bridge (North East corner of 1st Ave and 60th Street)
Madison Ave Bridge (North East corner of Madison Ave and 138th Street)

We thank and congratulate our team in advance for donating their time to train and raise money for the Restoration, while also maintaining their lives and careers.

Drema Brown, Vice President of Education, Children’s Aid Society
Heidi Burkhardt, Chairman and Founder, Dane Professional Consulting Group
Alisha Cowan-Vieira, Director of Media Strategy and Content Development, American Values Initiative;
Pierre Downing, Analyst, The Related Companies;
Jessica Freeman, National Development Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation;
Colleen Flynn, Community Development Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation;
John Scott Johnson, Senior Project Manager, West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing;
Melissa Lee, Managing Director, Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS);
Folake Oguntebi, Senior Product Manager, American Express and Board Chair for Grow Brooklyn;

To date, the team has raised over $28K. As a team, we’re hoping to raise $50K. Please consider making a donation of $26 – $1 per mile for 26 miles.

Your support not only will help Team Restoration reach its goal, but most importantly will provide funding for Restoration’s community development activities.

Sincerely,
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation