Leukemia fundraiser

Posted by Grey on June 20th, 2005 filed in Chapters

Hello.. i got this from a close friend of mine, please take the time to read it over!

Hi Hi!!

I’ve
traded my swimming flippers for running shoes!!!  Craziness!! ;)
Up till high school I swam year round at San Jose Aquatics since I was
a child.  I would rather swim than walk any place.  About 4
years ago, I forced myself to run and thought I was going to collapse
after a quarter mile.  I thought I would never be a “runner.”
 In the last year, I’ve been practicing to run more than 2 minutes
and I ran my first 10K in Santa Cruz a couple months ago.  Now I’m
hooked!!!

So here I am, registered to run a half marathon for the SF Nike’ Women’s Marathon on October 23rd.

In
addition to just running, I am raising money for The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society Make Cures Happen Program.  Each donation helps
accelerate cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Lymphoma
hit close to home when my sister got diagnosed last year in October
2004.  Luck was on our side and it was caught at an early stage.
 She’s finished her chemotherapy and is now going through
radiation.  She’s currently in remission and will be done with
college at UCLA fall term this year.

Without all the people that
has worked so hard to find a “cure” I can’t imagine how different life
would be like.  So, I am asking you to help support a great cause
with me.

Please use the link in this email to donate online quickly and securely.

http://www.active.com/donate/mch2005/kat15812

Thanks guys for everything!!

byebye,
Karena Lee

P.S. Please forward this email to as many people as you can to encouraging them to donate as well!