Runner's Edge Main Street Mile

03/20/2026

Doing one final communication on this campaign in memory of my brother Steven Leff. It closes this coming Saturday, March 21. So you all know - there are two campaigns that have raised over $3,000 as of today. All the support we have gotten is deeply appreciated. Thank you again!

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From race director Mark Leff:

Campaign to Support CCompanions in Courage Foundationin Memory of Steven Leff

As many of you know, on December 22, 2025, my brother Steven Leff unexpectedly and suddenly passed away. Steve was a great father, brother and friend to so many. His friends have told me of the level of selflessness and loyalty he displayed with them, his loss was impactful for so many.

In Steve's memory, a program has been setup with Companions in Courage Foundation (CiC) to support the great work they do. Funds raised from this campaign include focus in the following areas:

- Ongoing support for the Santa Connection program, which impacts over 100 patients in Children’s Hospitals located across the US and Canada who get personal online Santa visits each year.

- Support for sensory programs being put in place by some of the Children’s Hospitals that CiC supports.

- Resources to support the valuable ongoing efforts by Children’s Hospital Child Life teams, who more often than not are unsung heroes for so many patients in these Children’s Hospitals and their families.

Steve always focused on making a difference, and this campaign would mean a lot for his memory. The campaign runs until Friday March 20, 2026. Support is greatly appreciated.

If your company has a program to match donations, we encourage you to take advantage of it. To my colleagues at Pure Storage - we already have a matching program via Pure Good Foundation underway that is already making an impact in Steven's memory.

Thank you once again.

Support our cause by donating to Honor of Steven Leff.

03/12/2026

With Companions in Courage Foundation – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/11/2026

Great memory. Video retrospective of the 2011 Runner's Edge Main Street Mile . At the 6 minute mark, Dennis Boyd cheers on 92 year old Bill Benson who broke 14 minutes that day.

A record turnout of 388 on a beautiful Saturday turned out for the 7th annual Main Street Mile to support Companions in Courage Foundation. Hockey Hall of Fa...

03/11/2026

From Race Director Mark Leff:

I am truly saddened to hear the news of the passing of Dennis Boyd. Dennis was our original timer for the Runners Edge Main Street Mile. He and his wife Gail were an absolute pleasure to work with and leave many great memories from our early days of doing the race. There was no nicer guy. Even when the pressure was on, he always kept his cool. He was also a great contributor to the Long Island running community and past President of Massapequa Road Runners. I can recall seeing him out on the course running, he was just taking it in and enjoying the moment. That's what's important and something we can all learn from. Dennis passed away from Parkinson's Disease with Lewy body dementia on March 7. Hopefully he is now at peace and no longer suffering. I can speak for myself given the recent loss of my brother Steve, life is short, so take in and enjoy every moment and appreciate those who are kind. giving.and caring. Condolences go his wife Gail. RIP Dennis.

03/01/2026

Last night, Chris Cuomo did another full hour segment focused on curing cancer. His report last night was live and was appropriately called "Why can't We Cure Cancer?" In his first segment 3 months ago, Cuomo's focus was on the work being done by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong at his Los Angeles clinic, who was also on last night's live segment. Jim Johnson, Executive Director of Companions in Courage Foundation, had the good fortune of getting into a clinical trial at Dr. Soon-Shiong's clinic. Jim shared the good news last night that today he is cancer free.

Child Life teams all over the US and Canada have no better advocate or that matter, hero with Jim Johnson. This is a great story to share for all.

Jim Johnson, a veteran of radiation and chemotherapy, says he’s cancer-free after going through Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s clinic. Cuomo ...

02/14/2026

Sharing this to give thanks to all who have supported this campaign to support Companions in Courage in memory of Steven Leff. The campaign runs until March 21.

Support our cause by donating to Honor of Steven Leff.

01/29/2026

Campaign to Support Companions in Courage in Memory of Steven Leff

As many of you know, on December 22, 2025, Steven Leff, the brother of Runners Edge Main Street Mile race director Mark Leff, unexpectedly and suddenly passed away. Steve was a great father, brother and friend to so many. His friends have told me of the level of selflessness and loyalty he displayed with them, his loss was impactful for so many.

In Steve's memory, a program has been setup with Companions in Courage Foundation (CiC) to support the great work they do. Funds raised from this campaign include focus in the following areas:

- Ongoing support for the Santa Connection program, which impacts over 100 patients in Children’s Hospitals located across the US and Canada who get personal online Santa visits each year.

- Support for sensory programs being put in place by some of the Children’s Hospitals that CiC supports.

- Resources to support the valuable ongoing efforts by Children’s Hospital Child Life teams, who more often than not are unsung heroes for so many patients in these Children’s Hospitals and their families.

Steve always focused on making a difference, and this campaign would mean a lot for his memory. This campaign runs until Friday March 20, 2026. Any support is greatly appreciated.

If your company has a program to match donations, we encourage you to take advantage of it. To my colleagues at Pure Storage - we already have a matching program underway that is already making an impact.

Thank you once again.

Companions in Courage Foundation

https://donate.cic16.org/campaign/764597/donate?fbclid=IwY2xjawPoT5VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeJ6EYJT_ye_tXcsSY83z3W33roJNMoFevocTlmfWjsJ-05CLEf4Rc4UUdEPc_aem_1gSznjouYPuO_TvklnHbaQ

Support our cause by donating to Honor of Steven Leff.

11/25/2025

Santa Connection is made possible by the great support from all those who take part in the Runners Edge Main Street Mile. For 18 years Companions in Courage Foundation has made this event possible, bringing smiles to the faces of over 100 children in 14 Children's Hospitals across the US and Canada. This video, which includes well wishes from Howie Rose, Bob Nystrom, Anders Lee, Eva Erickson from Survivor, Robert Clohessy from Blue Bloods and Robert Picardo from Star Trek Voyager says so much about the meaning and impact of this great event. It takes place December 2, 3 and 4. Thank you to our good friend Eric Schwartz at Connoisseur Media of Long Island for hosting us.

Thank you for the great support.

09/27/2025

09/03/2025

Thank you to Joel Harris Photography for great photos at The Tap Room this past Saturday! He also captured some great moments from the race. We encourage you to engage with Joel for his services. And we can't thank him enough for all he does for us!

Main Street Mile

08/31/2025

And just one more big thank you goes to a few more great people:

Matt Cappiello - thank you for the video of Pat, John Lynch, Bob Cook and Supervisor Saladino. It was great! And your generous raffle donation of the PS5 games.

Alice Hansen-Leff and Cheryl Brown - you made the Tap Room setup and raffle sales go smoothly and with no issues. Outstanding.

Karyn Pesner - this was the first time we ever took credit cards at this event. Thank you for helping this go flawlessly. It made a difference.

Kim Scharoff - great job anchoring the front door, for all your great organization.

Mindy Davidson, Peter and Wendy Martin and Glenn and Claudia Marie Kubrik - thanks for stepping in and helping out.

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