Online auction raises $2,750 for past Grandma’s Marathon champion’s family

Grandma’s Marathon-Duluth, Inc. announced today that it raised $2,750 for the family of Wesly Ngetich through a week-long online auction concluded April 7.

This is the second fundraising effort Grandma’s Marathon has conducted to assist Ngetich’s family. Last month, the non-profit organization raised $6,000. Another online auction fundraiser is being planned for later this year.

Ngetich died Jan. 21 after being shot with an arrow while reportedly attempting to mediate conflict between two disputing tribes near his home Trans Mara, Kenya. The 2005 and 2007 men’s champion of Grandma’s Marathon, Ngetich was expected to return to Duluth in June to defend his title.

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