Chicago Marathon Raises Record Charity Funds

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon just completely shattered expectations by raising over

forty-seven million dollars for charity in a single race. We are not talking about a small bump

in donations here because this year’s participants smashed the previous fundraising record by a staggering

eleven million dollars. It is honestly hard to wrap your head around that kind of generosity when

you realize this money is coming from everyday people who are already putting their bodies

through the absolute ringer just to cross the finish line. To understand why this number is so

huge, you have to look at the individual stories of the people actually running.

Take Jim Preschlack for example. Back in April of twenty-five, his wife Paula got