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Man prepares to run 100-plus miles after surviving gunshot to head
Martins says the 100-mile effort will support free counseling, after-school care and other programs for inner-city students.
- Twenty-Four-Year-Old Andrew Martins will run more than 100 miles around Lake Okeechobee next month to raise money for Urban Youth Impact, a nonprofit private school in West Palm Beach.
- The initiative follows a life-altering incident in North Palm Beach when Martins was struck by a bullet from suspected celebratory gunfire, leaving him with a head injury.
- Martins survived without surgery and said he felt "a duty to do something," describing the survival as "divine" and noting, "I wanted to be a vehicle for something greater than myself."
- Although the run could take between 28 and 35 hours to complete, Martins and his friends are in no rush to finish, focusing instead on raising awareness for the school's community impact.
- Supporters can contribute through the Perimeter Project or the school's website. Urban Youth Impact provides programs, counseling, and after-school care at no cost to families.
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