kev merritt
Let's end the water crisis in our lifetime
I joined the charity: water community in 2018 to help end the water crisis. Please consider joining me to support charity: water. 100% of your donation goes to clean water.
About charity: water
charity: water is a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe water to people around the world. We work with local partners to implement sustainable, community-owned water projects and prove each one with photos and GPS coordinates.
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9 comments · 14 donations
  • kev merritt
    posted an update to Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles 
    over 5 years ago

    hi everybody,

    i just wanted to send out one last update. I felt a little irksome having not actually run a marathon after all the hoopla and charity oriented social media posts...So I tried again! and...

    2nd time's a charm! Ran a sub 4 hour marathon today at about a 9 min mile pace. Which I hear isn’t too shabby. Thanks again for all of your support!

    https://i.imgur.com/6GZ5qNP.png

    Also I quick looked up an appropriate quote solely for this update, here it is;
    “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” JFK

    :)
    -kev

  • kev merritt
    posted an update to Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles 
    over 5 years ago

    Hi Everyone,
    I wanted you to know the marathon was [mostly] a success! I can not thank all of you enough. Together we raised $965 and provided 32 people with access to clean drinking water by helping fund new fresh water wells or through the maintenance of pre-existing ones.

    As for the run, I unfortunately didn’t follow my own advice on pre-run dieting and had stomach issues after mile 16. So...I’m just going to run it again Thursday :).

    On a personal note;
    The creator of charity:water had been a nyc party promoter for most of his life, after a decade he decided he no longer wanted to live an egocentric meaningless lifestyle and created charity;water.

    His story, the story of charity:water, is similar to how I’ve felt about myself for the past 5+ years. I thought you’d like to know that in helping with this endeavor you not only provided underprivileged people with clean water but you also helped me to take a step away from a self-indulgent past and a step forward in my ongoing attempt at becoming a better person.

    “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.”

    Thank you for adding something good to the world and to me.
    -Kev & Jaxi.

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    Anthony Antonelli
    donated $20 to Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles 
    over 5 years ago

    Please eat more and calm down you're making the rest of us look terrible.

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    Anonymous donated $20 to Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles
    over 5 years ago
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    Caryn Epstein
    donated $25 to Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles 
    over 5 years ago

    Go, Kev, go!

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kev merritt’s reported impact to date

kev merritt has partially funded 1 project.

Past campaigns
Kev & Jaxi Charity Run, 40K / 25 Miles
Ended Sep 30, 2018
Raised $520