This year, for the 6th year, I have decided to run for Team Lifeline in the Miami Marathon as part of Team Adeena in honor of Adeena Paknoush Z”l. For those who did not get the opportunity to meet Adeena, know that she was an extremely lovable, energetic, caring, and sincere person who left an incredible mark on everyone that she met. Her smile was contagious and she lit up every room that she walked into.

In the summer of 2017, Adeena attended Camp Simcha: Camp Simcha is an unforgettable overnight summer program for children battling cancer or other blood disorders. This program supplies campers with medical supervision and an opportunity to be out of a hospital and in a safe environment to meet other children and have an incredible time. After Adeena came back from camp, she told me about all the amazing activities she participated in, as well as about the amazing staff and campers at Camp Simcha. She explained how amazing Chai Lifeline is and expressed that she could not wait to give back to Chai Lifeline once she got better. She spoke about how she wanted to be a counselor at camp when she grew up and that she wanted to run for Chai Lifeline in the Miami Marathon.

In her memory, I would like to run for Chai Lifeline and raise money for kids just like Adeena to have an unforgettable and unique experience unlike any other. Please help me contribute to this amazing cause.

Thank you!

-Maytal Rahimzada

For a closer look at Camp Simcha, please take a look at this video below with a voice-over by Adeena
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