American Cancer Society

In 2014, my father passed away at age 64 from cancer. He was given a terminal diagnosis at the start of my senior year of college, but he held on and survived to see me graduate. My dad was also a marathon runner. While I never took up running while he was alive, I have a newfound love and appreciation for it. So I would like to dedicate April in my father's memory and to raise money to combat this awful disease. Join me in the fight!

I'm running 200 miles to help the American Cancer Society fight for a world without cancer. ACS has a platinum rating on GuideStar (the highest possible), so give with confidence! Please consider making a donation because every little bit helps. Thank you for your support!

Most of you that know me know that I’m a water person and a swimmer. The ACS challenge is to swim 5 miles in a month. That’s actually really easy. Any swimmer will tell you that. My goal is to do it in 1-2 days. Im thinking of doing it in Lake Wenatchee in Washington which is a mile one way. We’ll see though, the water is still pretty cold.

I'm will be swimming the 5 miles to help the American Cancer Society fight for a world without cancer. 100% of donations go straight to the cause. I think we all know someone who has struggled with cancer if not passed on too soon. ACS has a platinum rating on GuideStar (the highest possible), so give with confidence! Please consider making a donation because every little bit helps.

Thank you for your support! I appreciate it a lot.

GrandpaMark’s Hobbies

1st Annual 24 hours build for cancer

Start date: October 11th

Times From 8:00 am Eastern time

Till 8:00 am on the 12th

Rules for the build.

1. You may pick any kit you would like.

a. I highly recommend trying to find something that is on the easier side to give yourself a good chance of completing the build in the 24 hour time.

2. You may paint the body beforehand.

a. This will give everyone a chance to have the paint dry and cured. Some builders rely on the weather to be able to paint their bodies. This will help them get into the build.

3. On or before October 11th Please post a picture of your submission on the GrandpaMark’s Facebook group page, or comment on one of the live chats running on one of our YouTube pages.

a. I have made an album on the group media page. Post a picture of what you are planning on building and anything you’d like us to know about the build or why you wanted to join.

b. If you cannot do that, check in with us on the group chat on one of our YouTube channels while we are live and let us know you are in. The live chat will be running the whole time we are building.

4. If you are able join in on the group chat on YouTube live feed.

a. Bruce, Jason, and I will be broadcasting live to our channels, so please jump in on the live chat and keep us company.

5. I will have a GoFundMe link set up by the end of Sunday 4/27/2025 that will be taking donations for the American Cancer Society.

6. Most importantly, please have fun. This is meant to be a fun fund-raising event.