{"id":169061,"date":"2025-08-23T11:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169061\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:51:18","slug":"golden-marathon-participant-raised-funds-for-the-ronald-mcdonald-house-of-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169061\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Marathon Participant Raised Funds for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Brian Goldsmith, endurance athlete and content creator, recently participated in the\u00a0Golden\u00a0Marathon, a high-energy, livestreamed 26.2-mile endurance event<b>.\u00a0<\/b>This event aimed to raise $5,000 in support of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Starting in Plano, Texas and finishing at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas, the\u00a0Golden\u00a0Marathon\u00a0was a creative fundraising initiative that blended fitness, humor, and digital storytelling. All proceeds helped provide meals, housing, and emotional support to families during some of their\u00a0<a name=\"x__Int_tmw5WxMd\"\/>most difficult\u00a0times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cWe were excited to collaborate with and support Brian, whose creativity and passion for turning charity runs into impactful \u2018run raisers\u2019\u00a0<a name=\"x__Int_4SxrXL6V\"\/>brought new energy and visibility to our organization,\u201d said Jill Cumnock, CEO of RMHD. \u201cThis unique approach to fundraising filled us with gratitude, knowing that that every dollar\u00a0raised\u00a0went directly toward helping families whose children are receiving medical treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Golden-Marathon-Participant-Raised-Funds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"420\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>(courtesy photo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Brian ran the entire\u00a0marathon\u00a0dressed in a fast-food-themed costume, stopping at key locations along the route to host interactive food challenges and give live donor shoutouts based on GoFundMe totals. The route and pit\u00a0<a name=\"x__Int_XOUGnF7i\"\/>stops\u00a0included:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Start \u2013 6001 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Pit Stop 2 \u2013 17606 Midway Rd, Dallas, TX<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Pit Stop 3 \u2013 3750 Forest Ln, Dallas, TX<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Finish \u2013 4707 Bengal St, Dallas, TX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cI was honored to be running on behalf of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas,\u201d said Brian Goldsmith. \u201cEvery mile I ran was a step closer to making a meaningful impact on the community. This was more than just running, it\u2019s about bringing joy and hope to children and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Supporters were able to follow Brian\u2019s livestream on all major platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Tik Tok, or Twitch and could make a GoFundMe donations<a title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/McMarathon?attribution_id=sl:4fcbb8d6-8ae0-4a7b-92c3-da080c60f481&amp;lang=en_US&amp;utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/McMarathon?attribution_id=sl:4fcbb8d6-8ae0-4a7b-92c3-da080c60f481&amp;lang=en_US&amp;utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Goldsmith, endurance athlete and content creator, recently participated in the\u00a0Golden\u00a0Marathon, a high-energy, livestreamed 26.2-mile endurance event.\u00a0This event&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-169061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115077938174633193","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}