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Welcome to my "50 at 50 for Veterans" Semper Fi Fund fundraising page!

I'm attempting my first 50-mile ultra-marathon on 5 May 2018 to support the Semper Fi Fund (SFF) as a SFF Community Athlete! 

You just got that nice little tax refund, right? Will you please make a small donation to help our deserving Veterans?  

Here's the gouge...

THE SEMPER FI MISSION:
The Semper Fi Fund (SFF) is an amazing non-profit that assists wounded, critically-ill and injured service members who have given so much for our freedoms and are an inspiration to many. Community Athletes take the time and initiative to compete in athletic events while supporting the Fund. We pledge to raise funds and awareness for SFF with your donations going towards allowing the SFF to continue helping our injured service members.

THIS MARINE'S MISSION: 
My SFF mission is to complete my first ultra-marathon, the Wild Wild West 50-Miler on 5 May 2018 (https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=48985), in my 50th year, thus "50 at 50 for Veterans." Yes, I've been training, just search Facebook with "50at50 John Payne Jr." 

When you support my "50 at 50 for Veterans" campaign, you will be helping to provide our deserving Veterans with things like:  

  • Hand controls in their vehicle (approx. $2,000)
  • Building a ramp into their home (approx. $10,000)
  • Bathroom modifications (approx. $25,000)
  • Visually-impaired equipment (range $500-2,000) 
  • Adaptive sports equipment (approx. $2,000-5,000). 

BUT IS THE SEMPER FI FUND REPUTABLE? 
Glad you asked! The Semper Fi Fund has been awarded the highest ratings from watchdog groups: A+ Top-Rated Charity from CharityWatch, one of only three Veteran nonprofits to receive this rating in recent years; and Four Stars from Charity Navigator, a rating only given to 4 percent of all charities. The SFF maintains an extremely-low overhead - 6 percent - and it provides rapid assistance with no red tape.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? 
Help me support those who have sacrificed by making a donation. ANY amount is greatly appreciated and will help Veterans, but please immediately consider a SILVER-LEVEL financial contribution of: 

$50

(That's $1 per mile I'll run for Veterans!)


The process is fast, easy, and secure. Just click here, and enter your much-appreciated gift:
https://runsignup.com/50at50forveterans

PLEASE SHARE!
I truly appreciate any contributions you can provide. If you can't make a donation at this point, help me reach my goal by sharing this page on Facebook and Twitter!

Even better, send an email to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page. To learn more about the Semper Fi Fund please go to www.semperfifund.org.  

Thanks so much for your generosity and support to my run and to all our Veterans.

Semper Fi! 

John Payne, Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)
U.S. Marine Corps 
 

Top Donors

$7,584 Raised By 115 Donors

$500 On Behalf Of Ed Meek
$500 On Behalf Of memory of Dale Estle
$250 On Behalf Of Amanda Myers
$250 On Behalf Of Barbara Root
$250 On Behalf Of Brandon Payne
$250 On Behalf Of Michael McNamara
$250 On Behalf Of Wesley Ahlgren
$200 On Behalf Of Olde Towne Smoke Shoppe
$100 On Behalf Of Anthony Orlando
$100 On Behalf Of Brett Kessler
$100 On Behalf Of Carlene Payne
$100 On Behalf Of Dean Fox
$100 On Behalf Of Eric Peck
$100 On Behalf Of Jackie Kirkwood
$100 On Behalf Of Joel Schiro
$100 On Behalf Of Justin Butts
$100 On Behalf Of Justin Butts
$100 On Behalf Of Larry Carmon
$100 On Behalf Of Lynne Cockman
$100 On Behalf Of Martin Llanos
$100 On Behalf Of Melanie Mathews
$100 On Behalf Of My classmate Neal Roundtree, USMC, Da Nang
$100 On Behalf Of Shipmates lost at sea
$100 On Behalf Of Tori Earls
$75 On Behalf Of Mike Harris
$50 On Behalf Of All Veterans
$50 On Behalf Of Ben Ceranowski
$50 On Behalf Of C.R. (Bob) C.R. (Bob)
$50 On Behalf Of Carla Troxclair
$50 On Behalf Of Charles R Soldner
$50 On Behalf Of Christopher Young
$50 On Behalf Of Christopher Zimmerman
$50 On Behalf Of Christopher Zimmerman
$50 On Behalf Of Colleen and Brendan Mangan
$50 On Behalf Of Dan Albosta
$50 On Behalf Of Dellas Bennett
$50 On Behalf Of Donald Simpson
$50 On Behalf Of Drew Ware
$50 On Behalf Of Francis Turner
$50 On Behalf Of Fred Reger
$50 On Behalf Of Gerald Hopkins
$50 On Behalf Of Harold Maynard
$50 On Behalf Of Hayes Dent
$50 On Behalf Of James Robertson
$50 On Behalf Of James Robertson
$50 On Behalf Of Jason Harris
$50 On Behalf Of Jason Wiederstein
$50 On Behalf Of Jeff Crotty
$50 On Behalf Of Jennifer Valerio
$50 On Behalf Of Jennifer Parker
$50 On Behalf Of Jill Hansen
$50 On Behalf Of jim kuriger
$50 On Behalf Of Jimmie Barnes
$50 On Behalf Of John Payne Jr.
$50 On Behalf Of Jon Stutzman
$50 On Behalf Of Kevin Marchessault
$50 On Behalf Of Lawrence Arnold
$50 On Behalf Of LeAnn Splitter
$50 On Behalf Of Madison, Thomas, Connor, and John
$50 On Behalf Of Mai Lee Eskelund
$50 On Behalf Of Mickal Adler
$50 On Behalf Of Patrick Twohig
$50 On Behalf Of Paul & Debbie Jones
$50 On Behalf Of R. B. Humphreys
$50 On Behalf Of Ramsey Russell
$50 On Behalf Of Richard Sullivan
$50 On Behalf Of Ronald Rook
$50 On Behalf Of Scott Weidie
$50 On Behalf Of Sherri Homme
$50 On Behalf Of Steve Enos19
$50 from Anonymous
$50 On Behalf Of Thomas Young
$50 On Behalf Of Tom Scott
$50 On Behalf Of Tracey Alexander
$50 On Behalf Of Val Baker
$50 On Behalf Of Victor Krulak
$50 On Behalf Of WILLARD BARKS
$40 On Behalf Of Carl Bratton
$25 On Behalf Of Avel Ocampo
$25 On Behalf Of Brian Canino
$25 On Behalf Of Carl Rinald
$25 from Anonymous
$25 On Behalf Of Chuck Burrows
$25 On Behalf Of Dana Pettigrew
$25 On Behalf Of Dana Pettigrew
$25 On Behalf Of Dana Pettigrew
$25 On Behalf Of Dana Pettigrew
$25 On Behalf Of Failure To Launch
$25 On Behalf Of Harold Faulkner
$25 On Behalf Of Jon Beale
$25 On Behalf Of Kirk Bruno
$25 On Behalf Of KMZ ⚓️
$25 On Behalf Of KMZ ⚓️
$25 On Behalf Of Lee Heilig
$25 On Behalf Of Mary T Payne
$25 On Behalf Of Michael Michael
$25 On Behalf Of Ms. Logan, Best teacher ever.
$25 On Behalf Of Pato Sentado
$25 On Behalf Of Patricia Ricks
$25 On Behalf Of Peter Spitz
$25 On Behalf Of Robert Johnson
$25 from Anonymous
$25 On Behalf Of Ruth Todd
$25 On Behalf Of Shannon Shannon
$25 from Anonymous
$25 On Behalf Of Tim Gravino
$25 On Behalf Of wanda bryant
$25 On Behalf Of wanda bryant-jones
$15 On Behalf Of Cyrus Shokraii
$14 On Behalf Of Van Payne
$10 On Behalf Of Chris Harper
$10 On Behalf Of John Correia
$10 On Behalf Of Michael Weis
$5 On Behalf Of Steve Massey
$5 On Behalf Of Zane Poe

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