Fund Raising

Dear Friends & Family,

It is with great excitement (and some very tired and sore muscles) that we tell you we have begun training for the San Francisco Marathon as members of Team in Training (TNT). The marathon is on October 21st, 2008. It is with a very humble heart that we ask for your contribution to our undertaking.

We should tell you up front that running a marathon has been a goal for both of us for quite some time, so when the opportunity came to join Team in Training we did not hesitate to sign up. However, now being a couple of weeks into it we realize we have to get our “butts” in gear and start raising money so that all of this training and hard work will pay off in October.

Not only does TNT provide us with a four-month training program, but they are part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a non-profit health organization dedicated entirely to finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. There are 63 chapters of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that support research, patient financial aid, education and community services. Everyone on the team is raising funds to help stop these diseases from taking more lives.

We have committed to raise $4,200 each (yes that is a whopping $8,400) to support the cause and would love your support. Your donation will help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission of finding cures and saving lives. What’s more….. it is FULLY tax deductible.

There are two ways to make a donation:

1) go to our personal TNT training websites:
www.active.com/donate/tntctx/RunStacieRun
www.active.com/donate/tntctx/GoScootGo

2) Complete the enclosed form and return it to me by August 1st, 2007.

We will gladly accept donations after July; however, the sooner we meet our fundraising goal, the better we can focus our energy on preparing for the marathon. We also encourage you to pass on this letter (or the URLs above) to anyone else who might be interested in helping this cause. Whatever amount you can give will help – every penny counts!!

We are running this marathon in honor of all individuals battling leukemia; these people are the real heroes of our team. On behalf of those people and TNT, we thank you for your consideration.

With Love,

Jered & Stacie