“Konbit Sante shares our vision, so follow it. Konbit Sante dreams for us, so dream with it because we are the main character of its dreaming. Konbit Sante is our voice, so listen to it because it can articulate to you our needs, our hope.”
— Jean Gracia Coq, MD Surgeon and Medical Director Justinian University Hospital
COMPETE FOR KONBIT HALL OF FAME
Nancy Nickerson
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| Nancy kicks into high gear as she crosses “heartbreak hill” during the Boston marathon in April 2006. | ||
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| Looking proud and surprisingly fresh, Nancy displays her medal after completing the Vermont City Marathon in May 2009. | ||
Nancy Nickerson is an inspiration. She a hard-working, skilled, and compassionate nurse practitioner who volunteers with Konbit Sante and also happens to be the wife of Nathan Nickerson, our executive director. On top of all that, Nancy is a marathon runner! She participated in her first marathon at the age of forty-nine and, as she puts it, “It seems to agree with my body so I really have no excuse not to keep doing it.” Several years ago she was searching for a way to do more to support Konbit Sante and found her answer in running. For the past four years, Nancy has chosen one marathon a year (most often the prestigious Boston Marathon) to participate in as a fundraiser for Konbit Sante. In that time she has raised a total of $19,057 by asking her family, friends, and the Konbit Sante community to donate to us in honor of her
efforts. The success of her fundraising idea got us thinking – maybe there are other people out there who are fitness enthusiasts and passionate about what we do but perhaps don’t have the time, skills, or money to contribute
as a volunteer or donor. They could follow Nancy’s example and Compete for Konbit! by choosing any fitness event they’d like and making it a fundraiser for Konbit Sante. If her story has inspired you or you know someone who might be interested, please click on the link to read more about how fun and easy it is to Compete for Konbit!
