Insert Photo WAM Start (This Photo Can Be Full Size)

World AIDS Marathon - 2013 In 2013, the 8th annual World AIDS Marathon was held again in Kisumu on World AIDS Day (December 1st). The Event was sponsored by the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation and Kisumu World AIDS Marathon Group. You can read the two page newspaper article (Maryanne, please insert link where it says two page article) titled Richard Brodsky Kisumu’s Hero Who Makes Every World AIDS Day Tick written by Phillip Orwa in The Counties. You can also (Maryanne, please include the German translation link where it says read the blog with photos)read the blog with photos of a German Marathon runner, Rene Wallesch, who participated in the World AIDS Marathon and 2 of the 3 orphan dinner dances.

Insert photo WAM start (this photo can be full size) start of the 2013 World AIDS Marathon The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation sponsored 3 orphan dinner dances for 1,000 Kenyan orphans on Thanksgiving Day, November 29 and 30, 2013. 300+/- orphans were examined and treated at these festive dinners by Dr. Richard Sartori of Garden City Pediatrics, and Dr. Benson Bonyo of Bonyo's Kenya Mission and the team of doctors accompanying him. The medicine was donated by Dr. Sartori.

- 75% of the kids had intestinal parasites. The cure is one chewable tablet and another tablet in two weeks - 75% had malaria and the cure is a 3 day treatment; one or two pills a day depending on the age and weight of the child. - 80% had skin lesions, tinea, which is a fungal rash. The rash is treated with a cream and the child is sent home with the cream and is instructed to apply the cream twice a day until the rash is gone. - less than 5% had asthma

Dr. Sartori said, '25% of the children having malaria would die without the lifesaving medicine we provided, while 20% of the children having parasites would die without the medicine they needed.' If you do the math that equates to 101 children who would die without the medicine they need. Sadly, most of these children do not receive medical help during the year which is probably why, according to UNICEF, one child in 7 will die before their 5th birthday.

With your help, the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation is seeking to improve the quality of life of Kenyan children and substantially reduce the number of Kenyan children dying. You’re invited to dine and dance with the Kenyan orphans, get a smooch from a giraffe, and participate in the World AIDS Marathon by viewing the photos on this page GROUP E photos (top photo ‘Dinner’ can be larger)

398 participants including 22 disabled runners registered for the World AIDS Marathon, half marathon and relay races. You can view the results by clicking on the link at the side of the page, 2013 WAM Race Results. (Maryanne, can you include the race result link here)The winners of the marathon and half marathon are as follows: - Male marathon: Ezekiel Oduol, 02:26:02 - Female marathon: Helen Chenoges, 03:01:03 - Male half marathon: Geoffrey Ngetich, 01:04:31 - Female half marathon: Divina Jepkogei, 01:21:03 Group A photos

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation sponsored an orphan dinner dance for Alice Visionary Foundation Project on November 28, 2012. 380 orphans dined and danced and Dr. Sartori examined the children who were sick. The Executive Director of Alice Visionary Foundation Project is Beldina Opiyo-Omolo. The reasons for sponsoring this Event at Amilo Village are twofold: 1) I never forget. Beldina was attending college in America and sent me a $10 donation back in 2004 and 2) Beldina is among the few Kenyans who return to Kenya after their college education in America. This is not meant as a criticism of Kenyans as long as those remaining in America remember the plight of their countrymen and send plenty of money to Kenya to fund projects in Kenya. Group C photos (top photo Beldina dinner can be larger; the other photos would appear side by side)

200+/- children and adults participated in the 5K children’s walk. The walkers greeted the marathon runners and everyone got to enjoy the post-marathon event festivities at Jomo Kenyatta Sports Stadium. Group B (top photo 0618 can be larger than the other photos)

November 29, 2013. The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation co-sponsored its 2nd annual orphan dinner dance with Dr. Benson Bonyo at the Mama Pilista Bonyo Memorial Health Center. Dr. Bonyo established the free medical care clinic in Masara, Kenya in loving memory of his mother. Dr. Bonyo has a medical practice in Akron, Ohio and he returns to his native Kenya several times a year to improve the quality of health care at his clinic. Group D (top photo ‘Bonyo dinner’ can be larger than the other photos)

THE MANY FACES OF KENYA Group FACES (top photo ‘b’ can be larger than the other photos)

There were so many people who offered their support as sponsors, volunteers and participants. Without your help, we would not be successful. If you have managed to read to the bottom of this webpage, I want you to know just how much your support has meant to me. I know that without your support and my wife Jodi, I would never have had a successful Foundation. The harder we work is proportional to how we can best help others. HEROES: - Dr. Richard L. Sartori for donating medicine for doctors to examine 300 Kenyan orphans and examining 86 orphans on November 28, 29 and 30. - My wife Jodi Brodsky whose patience, energy and love knows no bounds.

BEST FOUNDATION IN AMERICA: retrofestivals.org and its founder Allan Spielman who has organized 37 concerts for local charities and has raised $55,000 since 2005.

BEST INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: Dr. Benson Bonyo of Bonyo’s Kenya Mission for providing free medical care at the Mama Pilista Bonyo Memorial Health Center. BEST BUSINESS: Nick Paxinos and John Ryan of Backstage Nite Club for hosting the 3rd annual retrofestivals.org benefit concert for the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation + providing the technical skills and equipment to project photos on multiple screens of the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation’s work in Africa and America. BEST VOLUNTEER: Adiel Zakariya Alexandra Russell Andrew Smith Carl Bradford Danielle Hekmati.

Harpriya Singh Heidi Wesiel Jacob Lustbader Joyce Gralla Keely Payne Mercy Abala Michael Brodsky Michele MacMahon Mitch Benesowitz Rupert Reyneke Sahil Batta Sarah Shamloo Troy Fritzhand Tyler Fritzhand Include the following black graphic Thank you to the following groups and individuals who helped the Kisumu World AIDS Marathon Group to make sure the 2011 World AIDS Marathon would be a successful Event: Insert t-shirt t-shirt designed by Tyler Fritzhand include below whatever was on page from last year