Team Buffalo vs The Sahara and the Cascade Century
in support of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
From Team Buffalo
Alright, alright, alright,
Thank you for taking the time consider Team Buffalo’s support of the incredible cause that is ‘Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation’.
By way of (re)introduction, Team Buffalo are a band of Merry Men and Children who will be committing to various physical endeavors throughout 2026, with the goal of raising funds to support the educational needs of Children who have lost a parent during or after serving our great country.
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of America’s fallen service members by supporting the children they leave behind. Their mission is simple yet life changing: to provide college scholarships, educational counseling, and long term support to military children who lost a parent in the line of duty.
Since its founding, the organization has helped thousands of Gold Star children pursue brighter futures. By supporting this foundation, you’re helping ensure that the children of America’s heroes receive the education, opportunities, and hope that they deserve.
Children represent the best of us. Pure goodness, hope, optimism, joy. Children that Fallen Patriots supports have had to face challenges that we all hope our own children never have to. This is one small way we can help them navigate something few can truly understand and a way to honor the ultimate sacrifice of their parent.
In return for your kind sponsorship Team Buffalo are participating in various challenges throughout the year including:
Marathon Des Sables (MdS) – Completed – April 2026. The race took place over six stages across seven days in the Sahara Desert. You carry your own food, clothes, and essentials for the entire week. Organizers give you water. The ‘long stage’ this year was 100km. The experience was incredible and while toe nails and much skin was lost, perspective and an overwhelming sense of gratitude were found.
Menlo Park and Silicon Valley Triathlons – Completed (May-June 2026) by our youngest members at 4yrs and 9yrs. Little machines.
SF Ultra – Completed. Back-to-back Marathons in San Francisco; Marathon 1 on Sat 25th July at 10:15pm, Marathon 2 on Sun 26th July at 5:15am. Safe to say the baby skin on toes had not fully healed from the MDS!
Ironman & Ironkids Chattanooga – Completed – Sept 2026
Our final challenge of the year will be a 100mile run in honor of Veterans Day on Friday 13th November around Lake Cascade in the East Bay. The run will involve continuous loops of slightly under 1 mile. The goal is to complete the run within 24hrs (but will be leaving the Calander open in case a few more hours are needed!). The younger members of Team Buffalo are already sensing weakness and eyeing the later stages of the run as an ideal time to assert their growing dominance over their old man.
Any and all support for Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is sincerely appreciated.
Kind regards,
Team Buffalo
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Why You Can Trust Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation:
For more than 20 years, Fallen Patriots has provided college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who lost a parent in the line of duty.
- Founded in 2002 by Army Veteran David Kim and his wife Cynthia after learning about the needs of military children whose parents never came home.
- 100% 4-Star Rating on Charity Navigator — recognized for financial health, accountability, and transparency three years in a row.
- Thanks to generous board donations, 96% of every dollar directly supports programs that fund scholars’ education and career success.
- $82 million awarded in scholarships to more than 4,000 military children nationwide. “We’re committed to honoring the sacrifice of the fallen by investing in the futures of their children.” — David Kim, Co-Founder & CEO, U.S. Army Veteran
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