A Cry for Help
Many of you know that I am training for a marathon. Specifically, I will be in Kona, Hawaii on June 22, 2003 running in the Kona Marathon. I am doing this through a program called Train to End Stroke, run by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association).
For those that are interested, Train to End Stroke is a really great program. Since I started 5 months ago I have gone from run-walking 3 miles to running a full 17 miles. During the 5 months I've met some great people in my training group, received a lot of great advice from my coach and through the training sessions, and I've raised a lot of money for stroke research and education programs.
But that right there is my problem: Even though I've raised about $2,000, I'm still dangerously short of my fundraising goal of $4,850. I could really use some help from those of you who read this (that's YOU!).
But why? Why would you want to support Train to End Stroke? First off, although I will be traveling to Hawaii to run this marathon, only 30% of the funds raised go towards paying for the trip. The rest of the money raised is going towards great stroke research and education programs to help fight the third leading cause of death in the United States.
And finally, you want to support me because I really need your help.
Obviously, we all don't have a lot of money to throw around. But if you could make some kind of a donation towards my goal it would be greatly appreciated and it goes towards a wonderful program and a great cause. Little or small, the donations really do add up.
As Fred Bartles of Bartles & James used to say, "Thank you for your support."
Many of you know that I am training for a marathon. Specifically, I will be in Kona, Hawaii on June 22, 2003 running in the Kona Marathon. I am doing this through a program called Train to End Stroke, run by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association).
For those that are interested, Train to End Stroke is a really great program. Since I started 5 months ago I have gone from run-walking 3 miles to running a full 17 miles. During the 5 months I've met some great people in my training group, received a lot of great advice from my coach and through the training sessions, and I've raised a lot of money for stroke research and education programs.
But that right there is my problem: Even though I've raised about $2,000, I'm still dangerously short of my fundraising goal of $4,850. I could really use some help from those of you who read this (that's YOU!).
But why? Why would you want to support Train to End Stroke? First off, although I will be traveling to Hawaii to run this marathon, only 30% of the funds raised go towards paying for the trip. The rest of the money raised is going towards great stroke research and education programs to help fight the third leading cause of death in the United States.
- Did you know:
- Every 45 seconds someone suffers a stroke
- Every 3.1 minutes someone dies of a stroke (making it the third leading cause of death in the United States)
- There are 4.4 million stroke survivors
- Stroke is the #1 disabler in the U.S.
- 29% of people who have strokes are under age 65.
And finally, you want to support me because I really need your help.
Obviously, we all don't have a lot of money to throw around. But if you could make some kind of a donation towards my goal it would be greatly appreciated and it goes towards a wonderful program and a great cause. Little or small, the donations really do add up.
As Fred Bartles of Bartles & James used to say, "Thank you for your support."
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