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TONIGHT: FIGHT HUNGER. FIGHT CANCER.
By Laurie | April 16, 2009
Today is the day! It’s my Race for the Cure Fundraiser! I am very excited, and very thankful to all of my friends both online and locally who have been so very supportive.
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I know that you all know that this is something that I am very passionate about, and that I would happily put myself WAY out of my comfort zone by asking strangers for money, wearing a bra and holding up a sign onthe side of the road, walking 60 miles, doing a 5K (twice) — all to find a cure for this awful disease.
I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t believe with my whole entire being that this is important and that maybe I am making a small difference. Of course, I couldn’t do it without the help of my friends. Thank you again to those of you that have donated, sent me messages of support, and told me your story, or the story of your friends and relatives who have or are dealing with breast cancer now. I am inspired and encouraged by the stories of survival, and moved by the tragic loses. |
Can you believe that Dave will also be walking with me? He has not registered yet, but he has committed to participating in the 5K with me in memory of his mother who passed away in 1996 from breast cancer. I am very proud of him, and I know that she would be too. I wish that I had gotten the chance to meet her.
The walk is not until June 6, so we still have time to continue to raise funds for Komen North Texas. I have reached 45% of my goal as of today. You can make a donation today to support me too. I hope to raise $500 by the date of the walk this summer.
I also want to thank On The Border in West McKinney for generously offering a percentage of tonight’s proceeds to Komen North Texas and my walk. They are also donating coupons for my swag bags, and gift cards for me to raffle. Save the Ta-Tas also donated an awesome gift basket, in addition to stickers which will be included in the swag bags. I will also have some other cool breast cancer related stuff, IZEA goodies, in addition to Mary Kay samples provided by the very cool and entertaining Eddie.
If you are in the Plano/Frisco/McKinney area, I hope that you will drop by and say hello. We will be there from 5PM until close. On The Border is one of my favorite restaurants, and they have awesome meals. I can taste my Sizzling Fajita Salad right now! Hope to see you there!
If you can’t be in McKinney with us, you can support me virtually by following me on Twitter and Facebook to interact with us during the event. Go here and leave me a comment too, if you haven’t already.
Topics: 3 Day, Big Money, Daily Ramble | 6 Comments »
Good luck with your fundraiser! I hope that you have a great time and much success! Sounds like an awesome night!
Posted by: BenSparkFrom all the Twitpics it look like it went well!
corrins last blog post..Barefoot Challenge
Posted by: corrinThanks Drew! It went really well and we had a great turnout. I hope your event tonight is a big success too. I am going to try to join you online if D doesn’t insist that we go out to the movies and dinner.
Posted by: LaurieIt was great, Corrin! Lots of our friends turned out and tons of people from the community including survivors were there too. My follow-up post is almost done, and now I just have to pick a winner for my iPod.
Are you excited about Sunday? I can’t wait to see all the fun things you do. Obviously I wish Brownie and I could make it. We’ll be there virtually though!
Posted by: Lauriegood luck.
Jennys last blog post..The Cliche Mirror Photo
Posted by: JennyThanks Jenny! It went great! Come back to read about how the event went, and to win a t-shirt like mine: http://laviedelaurie.com/2009/04/17/breast-friends-forever-in-support-of-race-for-the-cure/
Posted by: Laurie