Please allow me to introduce myself. I am just your average mom juggling homework assignments for my daughter (10) along with homeschooling my son (7) while managing a home and being a wife to my ever supporting husband. This summer I have taken on an added assignment. I have decided to join Team In Training on a century cycle ride in Utah on September 19th! Now, being a busy mom I have had absolutely NO time for the gym in years and now I am training to ride 100 miles! YIKES!!!! Why would I do that? Well aside from really being tired of being tired and out of shape, I wanted to reach out and make a difference in my community by raising money for a wonderful cause.
The other day I was at an end of year pool party for some of the girls in my daughter's class. There were 10 moms sitting around chatting. Of those 10 two had fought off cancer. Last year my father and grandfather were treated for cancer. I know that we all have stories like that. Every hour 4 people die from blood cancer and 15 more are diagnosed. There are 15,000 people suffering from blood cancer in San Jose alone.
Team In Training raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Blood cancers affect people of all ages from young children to grandparents and everyone in between.
How the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works:
74% of total funds raised are given directly to cancer research, education, advocacy and patient servicesoParticipants joint the team for a nominal administration feeoParticipants raise capital toward the team goaloEach team member is given a minimum support goal to raise - my minimum is $3,900
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has 4 priority programs to help reach its goal of finding cures to eliminate Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma.
Research Initiatives - Support projects throughout the world
Patient Financial Aid Program - Financial & Emotional support to those affected by blood
cancer
Public Education Programs - Provide free educational programs & materials to the public
Professional Education Program - Provide education opportunities for healthcare professionals.
As I alluded to earlier, each TNT participant agrees to raise money to benefit research and patient services for those affected by leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma. Please make a donation to help me reach my fundraising goal of $3,900 by July 1, 2009. That gives me just 4 weeks total.
Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission. Remember that all donations are 100% tax deductable.
I hope you will come back to this site frequently as I will be posting blogs about my training as well as my fundraising goals. Thanks for your support!
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