Chesa's run for Bigshoes
- By: Chesa Boudin
- Short URL: http://www.backabuddy.co.za/chesa
Personal message
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.
I ran the New York City Marathon (26.2 miles) on November 1st to support Bigshoes. I ran along with more than 40,000 other athletes through all five boroughs of New York City. My final finishing time was 3 hours and 6 minutes (7:07/mile).
My fundraising target was 80,000 South African Rand, or approximately US$10,800. I'm asking you to please make a donation in support of this cause.
I spent my summer working on the Constitutional Court in South Africa for Justice Edwin Cameron. In addition to being a brilliant legal mind he is also profoundly committed to civic engagement and social justice. He is, among many other things, the patron of the Bigshoes Foundation. It was through Justice Cameron that I learned about the valuable work Bigshoes does in South Africa with young children, especially those with HIV / AIDS.
Donations must be entered in South African Rand, even though your credit card will be billed in your local currency. Although currencies are subject to daily fluctuation, I have provided a rough conversion chart to facilitate your ability to make a donation you feel comofortable with. If you select the Donate Now link, you will be given five options for making a donation:
1. 100 Rand (= $13)
2. 250 Rand (= $33)
3. 500 Rand (= $67)
4. 1000 Rand (= $135)
5. Other amount (multiply the US$ amount you want to donate by 7.4 to determine the amount of rand you want to donate. For example, if you wish to donate 200 dollars, then 200 x 7.4 =1,480 Rand).
Donating through this site is simple, fast and secure. It is also the most efficient way to donate. Your contribution to this page will benefit the Bigshoes Foundation, the charity to which I am dedicating my run in this year's New York City Marathon. More information about Bigshoes is listed on the left or on the Bigshoes Foundation website. For questions or comments or other ways to contribute, email me at chesa.boudin@yale.edu
Please donate generously.
Many thanks for your support.
Chesa Boudin
Donations
| Name | Comment | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy & Peter | Nov 09, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Jim Collins | Run like the wind amigo | Nov 01, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Najah | best of luck Chesa | Oct 31, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Tjeerd Talsma + Marlene Hoejen | Good luck! | Oct 31, 2009 | R 300.00 |
| Simona Sharoni | In honor of your father! Good Luck! | Oct 28, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Diala | Done. NOW DO IT! | Oct 25, 2009 | R 94.50 |
| Toussaint | take care | Oct 25, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Stephanie | Good luck Chesa!!! | Oct 25, 2009 | R 300.00 |
| Dorothy | CuÃdate! | Oct 23, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| alan and sala | Oct 22, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Jennifer Roizen | Thanks for "doing something" | Oct 22, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Laura Foner | Have a great run Chesa; Laura Foner & David Weinstein | Oct 21, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Dia Sokol | Hydrate! And good luck! | Oct 20, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Eve Marko | in admiration of Jennifer dohrn | Oct 20, 2009 | R 1 753.00 |
| richard millen | best of luck | Oct 19, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Marshal & Moe | Chesa, this contribution is from Marshall and Moe. good luck in the marathon. | Oct 19, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| becca | go fight win | Oct 18, 2009 | R 547.50 |
| mike wang | Keep taking it a bit higher | Oct 17, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Daniel Schulson | Oct 17, 2009 | R 100.00 | |
| Amber Luong | Kudos to you for doing this...and best of luck with the rest of your training!! | Oct 17, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Adele Simmons | Best to you! | Oct 16, 2009 | R 1 850.00 |
| Max Mayer-Cesiano | Run, Chesa, Run!! | Oct 14, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Anna Kennedy Safir | go chesa...! | Oct 13, 2009 | R 185.00 |
| Erika, Carl, & Susan Helms | from Erika, Carl, & Susan Helms | Oct 13, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Carin D'Oliva | Good luck, Chesa - run like the wind... | Oct 12, 2009 | R 370.00 |
| Dan | Good luck. we give all donation $ usually to fight certain disease, but want to help ur work! | Oct 12, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Allison Gilmore | Good luck! | Oct 12, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| glenn | Oct 11, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Wendy Gimbel and Doug Liebhafs | Good luck, Chesa. Best, Wendy Gimbel & Doug Liebhafsky | Oct 10, 2009 | R 1 500.00 |
| kevdunlap | what an experience... | Oct 10, 2009 | R 5 000.00 |
| Jonathan | Good luck Chesa! -Jonathan Harris | Oct 09, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| Suzanne Kessler | Great thing you're doing -- in every respect. | Oct 09, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Ken Yale and Karen Henry | Thanks for doing this & inviting us to support this great project, Chesa! Ken Yale & Karen Henry | Oct 09, 2009 | R 750.00 |
| John Paul Rollert | Oct 08, 2009 | R 200.00 | |
| Cheryl Campbell | Go Chesa!! Love, Magnus, Cheryl, Maxwell and Bump | Oct 08, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Vinessa Anthony | Good luck, Chesa! | Oct 07, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Bill Ayers | Keep runnin' keep pushin' xx Bill | Oct 07, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| Tara | Oct 07, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Jim & Cathy | great thing to do! | Oct 07, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| eve | Oct 06, 2009 | R 1 000.00 | |
| James Bell | Don't let blisters be the enemy of the good. | Oct 06, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| Aiyah | Run with the wind. xx | Oct 06, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Heather Renwick | Oct 06, 2009 | R 100.00 | |
| Precious | Keep up that training- it's impressive xx | Oct 06, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Edwina von Gal | Oct 06, 2009 | R 750.00 | |
| Saqib | Oct 06, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Frannie Carr | Oct 06, 2009 | R 200.00 | |
| Meagan | Good luck, Chesa! | Oct 06, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Matt Klapper | Good luck brother! | Oct 06, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Lisa Yun Lee | Chesa, you are always an inspiration and a show off !! :-) | Oct 06, 2009 | R 2 720.00 |
| Judith and Ken DeWoskin | Hi Chesa, enjoy the run! Love from Judith and Ken | Oct 06, 2009 | R 750.00 |
| rachel | Nice work, honey! Love, R | Oct 06, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Margherita T. | ¡Pa'lante, Chesa! | Oct 06, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Ann & Bob Seidman | It's great to hear of the good things you're doing! Our love to you and Kathy- Ann & Bob | Oct 05, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Jason Glick | Oct 05, 2009 | R 150.00 | |
| Guida | Run well--good luck! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Gregory Ruben | Great cause - mazel tov and good luck! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Shonu Gandhi | Go Chesa Go!! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| barbara mianzo | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Wayne Osborne | Good luck! Wayne | Oct 05, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Dave Prouty | Good luck Chesa! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Ellen Sklar | Great job, Chesa-Good luck! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| wendy vanden Heuvel | My sister katrina, sent this to me . Hope it goes well. | Oct 05, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Anna B | Water + Sharkies Organic Energy Fruit Chews | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Cyrus | I'm proud of you, old friend. | Oct 05, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Vicki | sending good running energy to you! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Catherine | Whoops - just saw the part about our donating in R instead of USD - | Oct 05, 2009 | R 225.00 |
| Catherine | Good luck! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 25.00 |
| Nazira | Great effort! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Eugene Schiff | congrats! best of luck & excellent cause - muchos saludos | Oct 05, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Liz Brundige | such a wonderful idea. good luck, and enjoy the race! | Oct 05, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Deborah and David Epstein | Oct 05, 2009 | R 1 000.00 | |
| The Mangolds | Thanks for sharing this so we can support Bigshoes and your run. Run steady, run strong, have fun | Oct 05, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Peter Coyote | Go, Chesa | Oct 05, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Djeulander | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Forest | Good luck. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| James Silk | Thanks, Chesa. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| lucy | Good job and good luck | Oct 04, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Emma Baar-Bittman | Sorry I can't do better-- unemployment. Have fun, man. Run hard. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Zayd Dohrn | Good work, bro. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Claire Potter and Nancy Barnes | Claire wishes she could run it with you! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Carel | Good luck Chesa! I'll make sure some pecan pie is waiting for you at the finish xo | Oct 04, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| David Hamsher | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Matt Matera | Good luck with the run! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Robert Accordino | So proud of you, Chesa! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Brett Dignam & Michael Graetz | Our hearts will be with you; best of luck. Brett and Michael | Oct 04, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| NYC JERICHO | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Jeff Haas and Mariel Nanasi | keep on truckin for all of us | Oct 04, 2009 | R 2 000.00 |
| katherine mondadori | go go from the "italian group" | Oct 04, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| Matthew Moore | My best to you Chesa | Oct 04, 2009 | R 300.00 |
| Alex M | Suerte compañero! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| arlene lee | quietly cheering you on. arlene | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| John O. and Carin K. | Go man go! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Adam Chandler | Best of luck, Chesa. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Richard S | Keep on going, Chesa. | Oct 04, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Grace Kim | It's small, but thank you for allowing me to be part of this! Good luck! | Oct 04, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Diego y Lore | nuestros mejores deseos!!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| tb | from tb & jj | Oct 03, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| Jill McSorley Valle | Keep up the good work & good luck in the run. | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Yen | Oct 03, 2009 | R 400.00 | |
| Anne | Good luck!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Bj Richards | Glad to help you support your efforts. Wish it was more! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 230.00 |
| Willow | Good luck Chesa! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Leah Rosenkrantz | What a great cause! Have a great run! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Eric Fish | good luck! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| Sarah Stillman | Yay -- excited for you. | Oct 03, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| MNL | Oct 03, 2009 | R 200.00 | |
| Alice Bach | Am so proud of you and what you stand for. I am teaching Gringo next semester! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Josh Geltzer | Best of luck, Chesa! Sounds like a great cause. | Oct 03, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Kathe Karlson | May you have an easy run!!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Maria Paz Gaviria | It sounds like you're doign well and we have lots of catch up on. all my best to you, MP | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Don Stillman/Judy Scott | Viva, Chesa...Viva | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Edwin | So proud of you Chesa! Good luck with more training and the eventual marathon ... | Oct 03, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Ryan Keller | When in doubt, vote Chesa. Você é admirável! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Jonathan Smith | Have a great race! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Brad | Animo!!!!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Rob James | Good luck. And good idea--that org sounds solid. | Oct 03, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Chesa Boudin | Hope you meet your goal, Chesa - saw your lovely dad this summer. Peace, Claudia | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| David Robinson | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| michelle kuo | wonderful! so excited for you, amigo | Oct 03, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| Fred Klonsky | Good luck. | Oct 03, 2009 | R 200.00 |
| susan and howard | is this what they call sweat equity? | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Damon Wolf | Good luck bro | Oct 03, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Woody | Oct 03, 2009 | R 200.00 | |
| Teresa Overskei | Good luck Chesa!!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 350.00 |
| Paul Rodriguez | Good luck! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 150.00 |
| Rick Ayers | Run, Chesa, Run! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Andres Idarraga | Good luck!!! | Oct 03, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Alice Hwang | Good luck Chesa! :) | Sep 29, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Alison Crawford | Good luck Chesa! Hope you meet your goal! | Sep 29, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Ben Aronson | Good luck bud! | Sep 28, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Nathalia | Corre como el viento, amor! You'll be great. | Sep 28, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Elizabeth Joynes | Sep 28, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Jen Russ | Thanks for all your hard work, Chesa. All the best from Oakland! | Sep 28, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| hari & eman | go chesa. u da man. | Sep 21, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Mandisa Mbali | Good luck with it! | Sep 20, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Ariana Green | Rock it, my friend! | Sep 20, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| cbc_osu | best of luck with your training and race day - run like hell! | Sep 19, 2009 | R 430.00 |
| Cheryl-Lyn | Hope you meet your target. Good luck w/the race! | Sep 16, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Al May | Buena suerte, Chesa. Tal vez nos vemos el 5 de noviembre. | Sep 13, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| lowry pressly | Sep 09, 2009 | R 200.00 | |
| Lupita de la Torre | Con el corazón por delante mi Chesa! All the best! | Sep 01, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| jean and david | yeah, chesa! | Aug 28, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Kate Bittman | wishing you all the luck in the world. love, kate xx | Aug 26, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Logan | Have a great time! | Aug 19, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Carole Travis | love to you dear | Aug 18, 2009 | R 750.00 |
| the Gilberts | Run well--Love | Aug 18, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| logan47474 | Good luck, Ches! Run a great race for a great cause. | Aug 17, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Patrick Duncombe | Sounds like a great cause, darling. Best of luck with the Marathon! Paddy xx | Jul 23, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Tulika | Mozambique | Jul 22, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Gina | Jul 21, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Kara Loewentheil | Have a great race! | Jul 18, 2009 | R 120.00 |
| Kennedy's | Ggo with the wind Dear Chesa. ,we love you., The Kennedys | Jul 17, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| John Mage | :) | Jul 17, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Tom Boone | Chesa, All the best. Tom | Jul 16, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Maud Reiter | :) | Jul 15, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Gaby Reiter | Jul 15, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Diala | Can i make my donation conditional on your running it in 3.5 hours? | Jul 14, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Helen O'Reilly | nice work, Chesa! | Jul 14, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Priya | Jul 13, 2009 | R 250.00 | |
| Sarah Medway | Good luck with the race! | Jul 10, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Jordana | :) | Jul 10, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Stasia | See you at the finish line :-) | Jul 10, 2009 | R 250.00 |
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