Charlie Went the Extra Mile  -  in fact 26 extra miles to help the Jett Foundation

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Upon completing the Boston Marathon on Monday Charlie Stern said..."The Boston Marathon was one of the greatest sporting events I've ever been involved in. The number of elite runners, the support from the crowd, and the atmosphere in general were all unforgettable. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to represent the Jett Foundation in this setting, and hope that our efforts over the past few months will aid these boys and their families in coping with this disease, and perhaps someday help them participate in these kinds of events themselves."

Since signing on to run the marathon for the Jett Foundation, he had learned more about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common and lethal childhood genetic disorder, affecting one in every 3,500 male births. Most boys die by the age of 20.

"I was one of those kids who never got sick and have always been athletic," said Stern, 26.  "As I've gotten older, I've become more and more conscious of how fortunate I have been."

"We are so excited that Charlie ran the marathon on behalf of the Jett Foundation," said Christine McSherry, RN, the executive director of the foundation. "We have a saying around here, 'How far would you go to help kids you don't know?' In Charlie's case, it's literally 26.2 miles - but much, much farther in terms of raising money and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy."

The Jett Foundation was founded in 2001 by Christine and Stephen McSherry of Pembroke, MA, whose son Jett, 12, was diagnosed with DMD at age five. Over the years, the foundation has raised more than $1.7 million for DMD research. In January 2008, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, the Jett Foundation opened the Jett Program for Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders. The Program delivers state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary care to DMD boys and is the only clinic of its type in the Northeast.

It's not too late to support Charlie's marathon efforts, visit www.jetfoundation.org