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Addiction Medicine
55-Year Old Grandmother Documenting Journey of Running Seven Marathons Across Seven Continents
September 26th, 2008
At 55, Linda Quirk has been on an amazing journey -- seven marathons across seven continents. She began her trek across the globe by running the Boston Marathon this past April. The goal of this heralding feat is to help raise one million dollars for Caron Treatment Centers' addiction scholarship program that helps families in need pay for addiction treatment at Caron. Caron has already given $9 million in scholarships this year. To help achieve her goal, Linda launched http://www.run7on7.com/, a captivating website that has been documenting her adventure around the globe while accepting much-needed scholarship donations. "The road has been long, but...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-09-26)
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