Joel Bennett was born in Bronxville, New York in 1943. He grew up in the New York's Adirondack mountain region and around Washington, D.C. He moved to Juneau in 1968.
A Bronxville marathon runner "answered the call" at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, raising more than $3,500 in support of the families of fallen first responders. As a member of team "Answer the Call - the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund" Bronxville resident David Kilsheimer raised a total of $3,672 from sponsors at the marathon, which he finished with a time of 3:59:48, narrowly crossing the finish line before his four hour goal.
When the gun goes off to begin the TCS New York City Marathon next week, a Bronxville runner will be one of the "devoted dozen" that will be "answering the call" to raise money for fallen first responders. Next Sunday, Bronxville resident David Kilsheimer is going to lace up his running shoes as he joins team " Answer the Call - the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund " to raise money that will support the families of fallen first responders in New York City.
With the TCS New York City Marathon, the team of Eastchester runners representing the Chapel School in Bronxville are making one final fundraising push before the big race. All summer long, "Team Chapel" has been busy pounding the pavement - both literally and figuratively - as they spent weeks training for the race while simultaneously running a fundraiser that has net nearly $10,000.