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   Marisa Etzell (left) fights for a ball during her playing days on the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photo)

A heart exam gave Marisa Etzell a new lease on life. Now she wants to return the favor.

The former Coupeville High School soccer and track star has launched a GoFundMe, with the money raised benefiting the Nick of Time Foundation.

It was a routine exam from that foundation in 2011 which found Etzell had a hole in her heart.

With that knowledge in hand, she was able to quickly move forward and have a procedure done to deal with the issue.

Etzell’s fundraiser, which is closing in on reaching a third of her goal, will allow others to receive the same screening she did.

To read more and offer a helping hand of your own, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/running-to-save-lives

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