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Schoharie County New York

Marathon for a Better Life
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This Year - June 14, 2025Events/Raffles

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Ok pickleballers! Sign up for our annual tournament. Lots of fun…AND FOR A GREAT CAUSE.

Collect your lap beads from the Our Village Walks team on June 14th!

Family and friends we would love your support for this fundraiser in honor of our sweet friend Charlotte. She is a 12 year old in CR school district, a friend of Kylie and one of my girl scouts. She is an incredible gymnast, who can't wait to beat this battle with leukemia and get back on the gym floor doing what she loves the most. Let's show her and her family they are not alone! Any donation helps! — with Krystal Benninger.

Mark your calendars!! Awesome event by great people for a good cause. Saturday, June 21, 3-7 pm PJ's Auto and Tire Center, LLC

Raffle 2025 tickets are available now!! Link to online purchase in first comment or see any MFABL Board Member.

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Check out the raffle to Benefit Marathon for a Better life . Team Valarie members, me included, have tickets available. Drawing the day of the marathon.

How about taking a chance on a new bike this year? We have your winning ticket you just need to take that chance!

2024 To all of you who believe in Marathon for a Better life, thank you. I cannot find the words to begin to express our emotions after a full day at SUNY Cobleskill. We would like to announce that today $204,000 was raised. We are humbled, grateful, and promise to live up to our mission of aiding those battling cancer in Schoharie County. Your trust in our organization and your giving hearts will enable that no one walks the cancer path alone. The Board of Directors of MFABL is filled with joy and extreme gratitude for the role you played in our record-breaking success. What a great community we live in. God Bless you all, there are angels among us.

How about taking a chance on a new bike this year? We have your winning ticket you just need to take that chance!

Check out the raffle to Benefit Marathon for a Better life . Team Valarie members, me included, have tickets available. Drawing the day of the marathon.

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What we do

The Marathon for a Better Life, Inc. seeks to provide relief and support to distressed Schoharie County residents currently fighting cancer; encourages community solidarity between those who are fighting cancer, those who have fought cancer, and their families, friends, and neighbors; promotes human dignity; and, empowers local residents currently fighting cancer through providing them with financial assistance and other necessary resources to better enable them to overcome personal obstacles, pay for medical treatments and expenses, triumph over cancer, and fight for a better life.

Who we help
The Marathon for a Better Life started in 1996 in response to a need to assist patients in Schoharie County in their fight against cancer. Since we started this organization has helped over 1600 people of all ages who have been battling cancer by giving financial assistance to help with the bills that weigh heavily on the patient's mind. The Marathon cannot pay all bills incurred by cancer patients and their family, but we can be of assistance in trying to alleviate some of the pressure of unpaid bills, whether they be medical or otherwise. The Marathon Committee feels that the cancer patient should decide what bills should be paid. With that in mind the money is sent directly to the cancer patient.

Cheryl "Cherie" L. Stevens SEPTEMBER 9, 1952 ~ JUNE 16, 2018 (AGE 65)

To say Cherie touched the lives of so many is an understatement. She was the ultimate volunteer and meant so much to so many and she will be missed by all. It brings us some comfort in knowing that Cherie has been reunited with her mom in heaven.

Marathon For A Better Life
PO Box 268 Warnerville, NY 12187
Phone (518) 291-9238
[email protected]

​Schoharie County New York

Schoharie County New York