A Call for Help for a Friend

Dear readers,

I wanted to write you about my friend Kristin who is participating in Team in Training. Team in Training (TNT) is part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and they ask people to train together for an athletic event while raising money for people who suffer from blood cancers. Kristin is currently training for a triathlon, her 3rd actually through TNT, and currently is actively raising money for her event.

She and I were at dinner last week and were talking about her fund raising. How hard it is to ask people for money when the economy is the way it is. I know times are hard and everyone is trying to make sure that they cover their bills. But in our conversation, we realized that cancer doesn't ease up either and the hospital bills don't go away. Those who are trying to survive these cancer need our help now more than ever.

Currently she has 6 weeks to make it to her goal and she's still about $2,000 away. It sounds like a lot, and it is for just one person. But I was thinking about it and if 66 people donated $5 the rest of those 6 weeks, the $2,000 would be met. That's a total of $30 over a month and a half. So please consider donating to Kristin's cause even if it's only $5. Whatever you can manage would be helpful. And even if you cannot donate, your thoughts and prayers for her and those who will benefit from her participating in this event would be equally helpful.

I am so proud of her and her effort to support the LLS and those who need help. Not only that but doing the grueling training on top of the fund raising. I've known a few people who have not survived blood cancer both were incredibly young, way too young to die. And I know a few more who are currently fighting other cancers right now. That's why I'm asking you to to help support her goal because really it does effect us all in one way or another.


You can make your donations online at: http://pages.teamintraining.org/nc/txtri09/ktarase