Team UNICEF

UNICEF has partnered with the 2009 ING New York City Marathon as an opportunity to build a new and exciting outreach and fundraising strategy. The members of Team UNICEF are active citizens running toward the day when zero children die from preventable causes, an attainable goal by which UNICEF offers the strength, knowledge, and efficiency to get it done. Team UNICEF believes that no child should ever die from a preventable cause. Yet, every day, 25,000 do. The members of Team UNICEF believe that zero preventable deaths is the finish line.

Each member of Team UNICEF has committed to raising a minimum of $3,500 to help UNICEF achieve the day of zero preventable deaths of children worldwide.

What does $3,500 buy?

• 7 water pumps, which will help keep 7 different communities safe from deadly waterborne illnesses.
• 350 HIV test kits, allowing 3,500 mothers to take the first step to preventing the spread of mother-to-child HIV/AIDS.
• 15 school-in-a-box kits, helping 1200 children receive temporary schooling after an emergency situation.

For the inaugural Team UNICEF, the goal is to raise over $100,000, which will benefit UNICEF’s work life-saving work in over 150 countries world-wide.

Meet the Team

Sarah Glaudel
Paso Robles, CA
Registered USF Volunteer

A new USF volunteer, Sarah has been deeply involved in UNICEF’s volunteer activities since January 2009. After teaching 3rd through 6th graders about UNICEF and water sanitation, leading a penny drive to raise over $300, volunteering for the TAP Project in San Luis Obispo County, California, and founding a UNICEF Campus Initiative at Cal Poly State University, Sarah now embarks on a new mission: running the 2009 ING New York City Marathon on behalf of Team UNICEF. Sarah sees Team UNICEF as an opportunity to become a closer part of the UNICEF network and knows the her friends, family, and local connections made on behalf of UNICEF will help her reach her fundraising goal while her dedicated work ethic will help her in the extensive training process. To donate to Sarah’s page, please visit Sarah's Team UNICEF Fundraising Page and record an online donation.

Malik Abdul
Chicago, IL
Former UN Headquarters Intern

Malik was first introduced to the concept of Team UNICEF as an intern at the United Nations Headquarters in 2008. While this is his first major experience with fundraising, his involvement in the field of international affairs and marathon running has proved useful. Malik has embarked on a unique mission, one he has titled 2 Marathons 3 Weeks. Running the Chicago Marathon on October 11 and the New York City Marathon on November 1 may be a daunting task, however, as part of Team UNICEF Malik is dedicated to completed his objective and raising $3,500 towards his and UNICEF’s mission to save lives. Malik pledges to run the last mile of the New York City Marathon barefoot if he reaches his fundraising goal by race-day, as a means to create awareness of the brutal conditions children around the world are forced to live in. For more information on Malik’s mission, please visit http://www.2marathons3weeks.com. To donate to Malik’s page, please visit http://inside.unicefusa.org/goto/mabdul and record an online donation. 

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