From Food Line to Marathon Runner: Seal Witherspoon's Journey with City Harvest

From Recipient to Volunteer

• 💡 Seal Witherspoon transitioned from receiving food donations for two years to becoming a dedicated volunteer for City Harvest.
• 🌱 She now helps distribute essential items like fruits and vegetables at City Harvest mobile markets, even humorously noting she became a vegetarian due to lack of funds for meat.

City Harvest's Impact

• 🎯 In 2023, City Harvest aims to rescue 86 million pounds of food that would otherwise be discarded.
• 🍎 This rescued food is then distributed to 400 food pantries and soup kitchens across New York City's five boroughs.

Running the NYC Marathon for a Cause

• 🏃‍♀️ Seal is participating in her fifth New York City Marathon as part of Team City Harvest.
• 💰 She has successfully raised over $25,000 for the nonprofit, significantly exceeding her $3,500 goal.
• 👏 Her fundraising efforts alone are projected to help 58,000 New Yorkers.

Overcoming Challenges

• ⚠️ Despite battling asthma, Seal is committed to completing the marathon.
• 🏅 She acknowledges her fundraising prowess surpasses her running speed, aiming to finish within 9 hours.

Team City Harvest's Marathon Goal

• 📈 Team City Harvest collectively aims to raise enough funds through the marathon to support over 1.1 million New Yorkers.
• 📺 ABC7 will provide extensive coverage of the TCS New York City Marathon, starting with pre-race events and culminating in live race coverage.