On May 7th, 2006, Charlie’s dad, John Schmitt ran in the Reckson Long Island Marathon / Half Marathon. This is one of the oldest and best established marathons in the U.S. It takes place in the very heart of Long Island, beginning and ending at the beautiful Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY.
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Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
Charlie’s Champions Foundation was created by Tara and John Schmitt in the name of their son, Charlie (12yrs old), who was diagnosed at 6yrs old with Leukemia, he battled the blood disease for 6 straight years and is now cancer free. The mission of our foundation is to raise awareness and funds to benefit Pediatric Cancer research and Psychosocial healing programs most specifically at the Cancer Center For Kids - Winthrop University Hospital,NY.
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