San Diego Marathon Part 2! (Just a little bit shorter and maybe a few less participants)
As many, if not most, of you are aware on June 6th of this year my sister Susannah and her boyfriend Jon ran and completed the San Diego Marathon! This was after spending many months of time and effort to raise over $20,000 dollars to help support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Many of you gave donations to this cause and own or wear a lime green Team Elizabeth bracelet designed by Jon and Susannah to help raise awareness of the cause. They were able to use the power of the internet to raise over $5,000 dollars in the first 2 weeks of trying. This was followed by countless letters, thank you notes, phone calls, and fundraising ideas that eventually brought them to the grand total of $20,000! Susannah was the top fundraiser in the state of Massachusetts and even has a plaque to prove it! The money is an amazing amount but not nearly the most important part of what they did...the most important part is that they brought a community of people together to rally around their cause, my fight, and of course the grand color Lime Green! This community brought strength to me each and everyday. The idea that my sister had sent out all of these lime green bracelets and you were all wearing them and posting pictures of them on facebook brought smiles I didn't always know I had in me. Oh and in case I need to remind you all of this fundraising and community building was going on while they were also training through the winter in Boston to run 26.2 miles! Truly amazing! I write this tonight to say Thank you to Susannah and Jon for all that they did to help in every way that they could think of, and to thank all of you who wore or still wear a Team Elizabeth bracelet!
Now, you have the chance to participate in the Marathon Part 2 and I once again encourage all who can, to participate in the 1st Annual Team Elizabeth 4 Mile Run/2 Mile Walk on October 24th, 2010 at 8am. Once again Susannah and Jon came up with an idea to support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and continue to build community. This event will be special in so many ways, they have made it so.
If you have not already registered or can't be there but would like to donate please visit: www.racemenu.com/teamelizabeth
If you register before this weekend is over we can be certain that you will get a T-Shirt...if you wait the t-shirt guarantee goes down a bit! However, if you do wait keep in mind that you will be able to register at the event. Now, if you're still hesitating (even with the t-shirt promise), know that there will be hot Chowder, bananas, water, and coffee at the end of the run and walk, as well as an after race party at Daddy's Beach Club in Hull with Pizza and Music!
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