Medals4Mettle (M4M) is a non-profit organization founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2005. Its mission is to celebrate and reward the individual and collective courage of all human beings by facilitating the gifting of marathon finisher’s medals from marathoners to people who have demonstrated similar mettle, or courage. The recipients can be any age and might have exhibited such mettle by dealing with disease, handicaps or any similar challenge. Marathon runners around the world, and others who have won medals, give their medals to Medals4Mettle. Then our nationwide network of physicians and others award these medals to those who might not be able to run a marathon, but are in their own marathon to continue to live their life. As marathoners run through the streets, large crowds cheer the runners for their effort. Medals4Mettle lets these runners, healthy enough to compete in such an event, to return the cheers to those who have supported them.
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Medals4Mettle Poem
I want to open the door,
To a beautiful spring day,
Sweeping leaves off the threshold,
That wilted where they lay.
Rising from your pillow,
For pleasure, not for pain.
Replacing the scent of sick,
With that of newborn rain.
Watching your patient eyes,
In shallow sockets roll,
Viewing a colorful ribbon-
Lifting your soul.
Taking you for a moment,
Where courage needs no place,
Watching this gifted medal,
Bring a smile to your face.
Steven F Isenberg MD
Founder
Our Vision
Medals4Mettle will grow throughout the world and ultimately establish the gifting of medals earned by donors as an international and trans-cultural currency of good will and support amongst human beings.
Since our inception, we have experienced phenomenal growth! M4M has established itself as an international organization that is held in the highest regard by accomplishing the following:
- Establishing a Board of Directors comprised of highly respected and talented individuals.
- Organizing a network of physicians to deliver the medals to sick patients and other deserving recipients.
- Obtaining financial and implementation support from international, national and local businesses and organizations.
- Working closely with marathons and mini-marathons and other events to collect donated medals for M4M.
- Networking and cooperating with other non-profit organizations with missions similar to M4M.
- Developing a workable plan that has permitted marathoners and other medal winners to gift their finisher medals to others who deserve similar acknowledgement. M4M removes the ribbon from the medal, and replaces it with a branded M4M ribbon.
- Providing efficient, quality service to all who choose to associate with M4M.
Future Plans:
- Work with marathons to arrange a meaningful way to distribute unused medals.
- Arrange the gifting of unused marathon T-shirts to deserving recipients.
- Fund raising for charitable organizations and research support.
For more information please contact us.
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