12:45pm | Manish Saini, who jumped out of an airplane several years ago, when he started his initiative What Can We Do?… According to Saini, he has an intense fear of heights, but told family and friends that he would go skydiving if they could collectively raise $3,500 for Arya Orphanage in New Delhi, India.  Now, he is running his first 1/2 marathon on October 9th, raising money for Long Beach’s For the Child.

“This year, I would like to bring the attention to a different cause: abused children. Statistics are horrifying, as innocent and impressionable children are physically, sexually, and mentally abused at a rate that is incomprehensible,” Manish stated on his What Can We Do?… website.

Saini is halfway towards reaching his goal of $5,000 in donations. He is now asking the community to match the donations made by his family and friends with donations to For The Child.  “I hope you feel the same passion as I do to help abused children and make a tax-deductible donation to For The Child, so they can continue their priceless mission in helping innocent children overcome the unthinkable.” 

For more information, or to donate, go to www.forthechild.org.