Well, enough blogging about running for now. In addition to training hard to prepare for another race, I am also working hard to raise money for yet another great cause - the fight to end breast cancer. As a part of my training, I also joined a group called Committed 2 Community and the money that I will be raising will benefit the California Breast Cancer Research Program. I have set a personal goal to raise at least $2000 in donations for this organization, but I need your help to achieve that goal. Thanks to the generosity and support of my family, friends, and friends of friends, I was able to raise almost $3000 in donations in 2008 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. So, I'm pretty confident that I could meet this goal again.
According to the California Breast Cancer Research Program (http://www.cbcrp.org/) website states, "Nearly 200,000 California women are living with the disease, and today a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer during her life time." Thats 200,000 women too many! We must find a cure to eliminate this disease. I completely understand that times are tough financially, but at the same time, think about how your donation will help. Think about your mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, nieces, friends and loved ones that are living with the disease or that have lost their lives to it. Your donation will bring us steps closer to finding a cure and eliminate breast cancer. You ask, "How can I donate?." Well, you can donate one of two ways. If you would like to donate using your credit card, you may visit my fundraising page https://secure2.merchantcart.net/runsfm//MyWebPage.cfm?pID=377511 and place your donation online. If you would like to send a check, you can email me at melanie.javier@gmail.com and I could send you a donation form to mail in.
I will be continuously sending email updates on my progress, but as always, you can always visit the blog.
Thank you very much in advance for your love, support and generosity. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
~*~Run Mel Run~*~
2 comments:
Hi Mel,
I wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU for your support! I work for the California Breast Cancer Research Program, and believe me, we are grateful for your hard work and sore muscles.
When your legs feel like lead, please remember that YOU inspire me to work harder in our fight against breast cancer.
Best wishes,
Lyn Dunagan
Hi Lyn!
Thank you for visiting my blog. Your message really made my day. It was so inspirational and I am so glad that I am raising money to help your organization.
Thank you again for your kind words.
Mel
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