Friday, June 27, 2008

Bike riding to raise money to cure cancer is creative.

My good friend Laura is participating in Cool Breeze Century Bike Ride in Ventura. She'll ride 100 miles in one day to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Would you consider making a donation so that she can reach her fundraising goal?

Laura shares:

"This event is personally meaningful to me in a number of ways. Most of you know that I had my own battle with cancer in 2002-2003. For me this meant removing a tumor from the bone in my knee, losing a large section of bone, having it replaced with a metal implant, and spending months in physical therapy, learning to walk again. It also meant the loss of many of the activities I had previously loved, like volleyball and snowboarding. But I am grateful that medical technology was at a place where I was able to keep not just my life, but my leg, and to live to discover and participate in new activities and adventures. I am so excited to have this opportunity to train and participate in an event that will allow me to raise money to help and support those who are going through a similar battle to mine, as well as being able to push myself physically and celebrate the healing that has occurred within my own body."

Check out her page to make a donation: http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/coolbrz08/ldepp

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