Act #10- Sponsoring a Neighbor (Nicole)

My neighbor posted the below on Facebook today.  She is going to be running and raising $ for a cause that is close to her and her daughters heart.  I see a lot of posts like this, but today- despite money being tight, I decided to help her reach her goal and made a donation.

The Nayeli Faith Foundation was created by the parents of a child who survived a birth defect known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a life threatening birth defect which occurs 1 in 2500 live births, with a 50% survival rate. CDH occurs when (in utero) the child’s diaphragm does not close properly. This allows the child’s stomach contents to travel into their chest, which stunts the growth of the child’s lungs and displaces the child’s heart.

The Nayeli Faith Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation. The Foundation assists families facing a CDH diagnosis, families who have a CDH child in the hospital, families who have brought a CDH child home and require further assistance, and families who have lost a child to CDH. They also focus on public awareness and CDH Research at University of San Francisco, a front runner in research of this birth defect.

Madison and I met little Nayeli during one of our Kindermusik classes back in 2011 and over the last couple of years have watched her grow and thrive. She is a survivor and is now joined by healthy twin brothers. The family continues to support their foundation mainly with this SF marathon which I have been running in for the past 2 years, this will be my 3rd year raising money and running with them.

On June 16, 2013, I am running “The San Francisco Half Marathon” with a team committed to raising funds for the Nayeli Faith Foundation. The funds raised will be given to the UCSF CDH Research Program, and to families who need assistance from the Foundation.

I have a fundraising goal of $513 dollars. All donations are tax deductible under the Nayeli Faith Foundation’s Federal tax identification number, which is 80-0417228. You can mail your donation to (please notify me directly with amount and date sent so I can keep track):