On June 6th, I will be doing the San Diego Rock n' Roll marathon as a member of Team in Training. I am looking for sponsors to support me! The reason I am putting my body through training [and pain and misery] for the next five months is to raise awareness and funds for a very important cause to me, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I was only 15 when I lost my father to Leukemia, and if doing a marathon may help prevent someone else from losing a family member too soon, then how could I not?
More than 823,000 Americans have leukemia, Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma. Every five minutes, someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every 10 minutes, someone dies. For more information, please see the Leukemia & Lymphoma website at www.lls.org. The money we raise helps blood cancer patients and their families by funding research to find cures and better therapies, and provide information and support so that they have the best possible outcomes throughout their cancer experience.
There is no way I can possibly do a marathon without your help, both through your words, prayers, and financial support. By doing the marathon, I have made a personal goal of raising $2000 for the cause.
Please donate directly at my Team in Training fundraising website at my fundraising site here. As a thank you, I will put your name in a drawing for a 16 x 20 photograph of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, seen here.
I am keeping a blog about my training here- please visit and see how I'm doing!
Here are how donations are broken down:
- A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
- A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
- A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
- A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
Thank you in advance for your support, prayers, and well wishes! I need it!
Best Wishes,
Kelly
- A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
- A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
- A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
- A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
Thank you in advance for your support, prayers, and well wishes! I need it!
Best Wishes,
Kelly
"If you think running a marathon is difficult, try chemotherapy." - Team in Training
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