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Dear Fat Secret Family!
Please don't be upset with this post. I would like to ask for your support in my effort for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a non-profit health organization dedicated entirely to finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma.
It is with great excitement (and very sore muscles!) that I tell you I am training for The Salt Lake City Marathon as a member of Team In Training (TNT). The marathon is in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 18, 2009 and it is with humble heart that I ask you for your contribution to my undertaking.
Now, before you close out this, PLEASE read on and give me just one minute of your time to explain.
I imagine those who are participating in marathons for their lives-coping with cancer every day, enduring years of doctors’ visits, months of chemotherapy, and the endless needles that cancer patients endure. To the hundreds of thousands of cancer patients, every day is a test of endurance that I cannot imagine. Their race is much longer and more grueling than what I’m training for….
To help me cross the finish line, I joined TNT. Not only do they provide me with a great four month training program, but they are also part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a non-profit health organization dedicated entirely to finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. There are 57 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society chapters that support research, patient financial aid, education, and community service. Everyone on my team is raising funds to help stop these diseases from taking more lives.
I have committed to raise $1,700.00 to support the cause and would LOVE your support! Your donation will help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s mission of finding cures and saving lives. What’s more, it is fully tax deductible. Over 75% of the $1,700.00 will go towards research and patient services, as will 100% of the amount I reach above and beyond my goal.
There is a very simple and easy way to make a donation:
1. Go to my very own TNT training page:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/dm/slc09/mharperjhk
I know I am but a stranger out here, but the cause hits every one of us at one time or another. IF you don't want to donate to my site PLEASE consider a donation to the LLS with your local chapter! Thank you so much for your time!
Love, Mitzi
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