Sara Distin, Associate Director of Jen Bekman Projects, is training for her first-ever marathon.

Dear Collectors and Friends of 20x200,

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an important announcement. Ms. Sara Distin, the amazing Associate Director of JBP, is running her first-ever marathon this April in memory of her dad and in support of First Descents, a non-profit organization that provides guidance and instruction for outdoor adventure activities for young adults (ages 18-39) with cancer. We ask for your support in reaching her fundraising goal of $5,000.

Sara writes:

Survival rates for this demographic haven't improved much in the last 30 years and there aren't many support systems available to those patients who seek it, making the efforts of FD invaluable.

The experiences that First Descents offers promote emotional, psychological and physical strength and healing. Participants also meet a community of fellow patients and survivors, a potential network of support that sustains long after the week of camp is over.

With the money that Sara hopes to raise, five cancer survivors will be given the incredible opportunity to spend one week at a FD program. As of this writing, she has reached 33% of her total goal, but with your support we think that she can not only reach her goal, but double it!

On a typical day at JBP HQ, you will find Sara corresponding with our artists and edition-makers, working with Ms. Jen B. to curate 20x200, and making sure that every color of every print is absolutely perfect. Before or after work, Sara has been hitting the streets to cover "350+ training miles in Brooklyn, running over bridges and along rivers, in snow, sleet, wind and rain, or worse, the gym."

You can donate, in any amount, by clicking here.

Whether or not you are able to make a donation, we encourage you to learn more about First Descents and to read Sara's moving letter to friends and family, which has the full story behind her marathon.

Thank you for your support.