Camille’s son and Andrea’s nephew Max suffered a spinal cord injury 2 years ago in August. Camille, Andrea, and Max attended Working 2 Walk Iin Vancouver last October and were inspired by the work of the organization. 

Camille- "I signed up for the race in the spring because I had not been excercising and thought this would be a step towards taking care of myself. Also, we encourage Max to be active and thought this would be a good way to set an example for him".

Andrea-" I have always been an advocate for being active and have loved running. I encourage my sister and nephew to both be active and when I received an email regarding spots open on the U2FP team I sent an to see if anyone was interested and my sister said yes! I am looking forward  to being able to do this with her and support this team. Sister bonding time and a beautiful Chicago day - a great combination".

FUN FACT

-Any kind of food is top of the cravings list after a long run

-The sisters listen to Indigo Girls during training

This is  Camilles first full marathon and Andrea ran the Richmond marathon in 2009.

Names:Camille Szematowicz Rammer and Andrea Szematowicz Hartzell

City: Janesville WI  (Camille) Raleigh NC (Raleigh)

Profession: Youth Services Associate in Children’s Library (Camille)

Pediatric Physical Therapist

Fundraising Goal: $2000

Race Goal (time/just finish!): Have Fun and enjoy sister bonding time

Unite 2 Fight Paralysis is proud to be an official charity team for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2019. Team U2FP is a group of passionate, hard working runners and wheelchair racers committed to racing the 26.2 miles and fundraising to advance research towards a cure for spinal cord injury.

The team raised over $125,000 in the past few years. All funds directly support our mission: to cure paralysis through advocacy, education, and support for research. Thank you for your support!