8th Annual Graeme's Run Gearing Up for Race Benefitting CHD Research
Graeme McDaniel's Story
by The McDaniel Family (Robby, Stephanie, Mason, and Juliet)
- Congenital heart defects are America’s and every country’s #1 birth defect. Nearly one of every 100 babies are born with a CHD.
- Congenital heart defects are the leading cause of all infant deaths in the United States.
- Each year approximately 40,000 babies are born in the United States with a congenital heart defect.
- Thousands of children born with CHDs will not reach their first birthday, and thousands more will die before they are adults.
We began fundraising for congenital heart defect (CHD) research since the moment Graeme was born in 2012, and we first learned about CHDs. Nine years later, we started our own non-profit in his name, The Graeme McDaniel Foundation.
OUR MISSION IS TO FUND CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT (CHD) RESEARCH AND SUPPORT HEART FAMILIES.
While funding research is our primary goal, we look forward to supporting heart families as they travel for care. We take pride in our strong relationships with our local heart centers. We are constantly learning of these centers’ planned research projects and hearing how additional support from our Foundation can progress their hard work.
With some wonderful friends, we came up with the idea of a family fun run. We know everyone loves a good fun run, especially one that's close to home and brings awareness and funds to such a great cause. This will be our 8th year, and the date is set for February 25, 2023 (February is heart awareness month). In 2022, we had over 1,500 people in attendance and raised over $162,000 for CHD research. Our 8th Graeme's Run will be full of fun activities for everyone! We will have a 5K run and a 1-mile family walk in Old Katy starting and ending at No Label Brewery. We would love for you to be a part of this great community event.
Following the run/walk we will have No Label serving free beer, free food, live music, face painting, balloon animals, and more!
Thank you for reading our story and helping us honor our precious son.
To learn more about the Graeme McDaniel Foundation, please visit their website at graememcdanielfoundation.org.
