Be The Boat Fund

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm running a 50-mile ultramarathon in Palisades Idaho raising money to benefit the "Be The Boat" Fund, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

This fund was started by the family of a friend, Lawlor Coe, in honor of his brother Hunter. Lawlor and I bonded over our love for running and the amazing benefits it has brought to our lives in both the mental and physical realms. Lawlor has used running ultramarathons and triathalons as an opportunity to raise funds for Be The Boat and i'm honored to be able to join him in these efforts.

Since 2016, Be The Boat has distributed nearly $275,000 in Hunter’s memory.

 2016 and 2017

o Hephzibah Home (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to provide swim and sailing lessons for

children who’d been removed from their homes due to abuse/neglect

 2018

o Hephzibah Home (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to deliver pet/art therapy at Hephzibah

o Infant Welfare Society (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to provide direct mental/behavioral

health services identified in children at/below the poverty line during routine dental

visits at The Children’s Clinic

 2020

o Hephzibah and Infant Welfare Society – unrestricted grants issued to address COVID-

associated needs

 2021

o Hephzibah Home (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to deliver art therapy at Hephzibah

o Infant Welfare Society (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to provide direct mental/behavioral

health services identified in children at/below the poverty line during routine dental

visits at The Children’s Clinic

o Harmony Church (Chicago, IL) – grant issued to fund an intensive after-school tutoring

program in the North Lawndale section of Chicago.

 2022

o Hephzibah Home (Oak Park, IL) – grant issued to deliver art therapy at Hephzibah

o Harmony Church (Chicago, IL) – grant issued to fund an intensive after-school tutoring

program in the North Lawndale section of Chicago.

The opportunity to change the trajectory of a child’s life with a well-timed intervention motivates our

work.