2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Semper Fi & America's Fund Team

Welcome to my fundraising page!

I'm proudly supporting Semper Fi & America's Fund as a community athlete for the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Semper Fi & America's Fund Team. 

Semper Fi & America’s Fund cares for our Nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families. Supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, we provide one-on-one case management, connection, and lifetime support. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

• Semper Fi & America’s Fund is A+ rated from CharityWatch — their highest rating.

• Semper Fi & America’s Fund ensures our combat wounded, critically ill, and catastrophically injured U.S. service members and military families experience the appreciation and respect of our supporters. Our warriors and their families will achieve the highest possible quality of life and independence in a loving, caring, and committed community and will not be forgotten on their road to recovery and beyond.

• Semper Fi & America’s Fund manages and operates diverse, comprehensive programs in the areas of Service Member and Family Support, Transition, and Integrative Wellness through a “needs-based” approach. All grants are delivered through a one-on-one case management relationship, the result of which is life-changing and lifesaving.

• Semper Fi & America’s Fund employs a powerful holistic approach, integrating physical, mental, and emotional recovery through powerful therapies and innovative technologies, which most often leads to both healing and post-traumatic growth.

• To date, Semper Fi & America’s Fund has given $345 million in vital and ongoing assistance to over 33,000 service members, veterans, and military families.

Please lend your support to the Fund by clicking on the Donate button below.

Thank you for supporting Semper Fi & America's Fund and for helping those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom!   

As most know me I have always struggled with my weight. I was up to 440Lbs and one afternoon before work I woke up in Afib, spent the night in the hospital. Of course I didn’t change very much after that, so god instead of throwing a rock he tossed a boulder at me. Again woke up in afib and after that I have changed everything about my life and diet. Down over 240Lbs, completed my first half and full marathon this year. It is a dream come true to run in a world marathon and to help out a great organization that helps vets. 
thank you 

Joshua