Two weeks ago, Ethan was the youth honoree at the San Francisco Walk to Cure Arthritis. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the foundation, and Ethan has been working hard to raise money since last fall.
It was not a smooth or linear journey, but he did work hard to accomplish his fundraising goal. Impressively, he raised over $40,000, with over 500 individual donations! He was the top fundraiser in the walk, and one of the top in the country!
The event was was held on a Saturday morning at the SF Zoo. Jason's parents and my dad joined to walk with him, as well as a bunch of his friends from school. He even gave a short speech --which was quite articulate.
Afterwards, we had a nice brunch at Jason's parent's favorite place, Westlake Joe's.
The following week at his school, Ethan gave a school-wide TED talk on invisible diseases that highlighted juvenile arthritis and his personal journey. It was a great and motivational speech!
Finally, prior to the event, Ethan was interviewed by a local reporter about the event for the Marin Independent Journal, which is our county newspaper. The article just was published today--and we are really proud! Here is the link!
