July 21, 2012
Dear Friends and Family,
Over the next two months, I will be training to prepare for
Team In Training’s (TNT) Nike Women’s Marathon which is a 13.1 mile run on
October 14th! TNT is a nonprofit endurance training
program that benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). I have set my
sights higher than just training for a half marathon, though. I also aim to
raise at least $2,500 to help find a cure for blood cancers, such as leukemia,
myeloma, and Hodgkin’s disease.
The money I raise will pay for support groups, educational
programs, and financial planning for afflicted families. It will also fund
grants for doctors whom are working toward better treatments and a cure. Their efforts are critical, because blood
cancers kill more children in the United States than any other cancer and
strike even more adults. An estimated 110,960 new cases of blood cancers will
be diagnosed nationwide this year alone; some 55,100 patients will die.
Recently, my
coworker, Pamela Wright, was diagnosed with Plasma Cell Leukemia. I cannot
imagine the struggle that Pam and her family are going through, so the least I
can do is support the cause and train for this event in her honor.
This is where, I’m hoping, you come in. Though I can do the
training, I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Every dollar you
donate is tax-deductible and any donation, no matter how small, would be
greatly appreciated!
Contributions can be made online on my personal
fundraising page: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/nikesf12/grazz2004
Thank you for your time in reading this and hopefully you
will be able to help me on my journey in fighting against cancer.
Thank you in advance for your support! I truly appreciate
it!
May the force be with you,
Garrett Rasmussen
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