( WPRI ) — A Massachusetts man is going the extra mile for a Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island .
Bill Murphy from Grafton, is running The Great World Race from Nov. 15 to Nov. 21. The race consists of seven marathons, covering every continent over a single week.
He hopes to raise $50,000 for the charity , which grants wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses.
“We need to keep finding wishes, so I really do want to bring awareness,” Murphy said.
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Murphy has been a champion for Make-A-Wish for 20 years. The organization says he has donated $500,000 in that time.
“The average cost of a wish is just about $12,000,” Michael Vieira, the regional director of the charity said. “That means at over half a million, Bill has granted quite a few wishes for children and families that need it most.”
This is not the first time Murphy has seemingly conquered the impossible for the cause. When a torn quadricep threw a wrench in his plan to run the Boston Marathon in 2021, Murphy completed the 26.2-mile race on crutches.