Well…… we have officially made it to race week! (First race week for our 5K teams!)
We are looking so forward to all of the fun race-week activities this week from the Inspiration Dinner, to the 5K race (Which is at Forest Park DURING group training!), to the Expo, to race morning and day. Please try to make it to GT this week as we will be able to cheer on our fellow teammates who are participating in the 5K series!
Your hard work between your miles and all of the many fundraising activities you did is finally going to come to fruition! As we all know, we are here for a mission…. “Someday is Today!”. We are looking to find a cure for these patients…..so I encourage you all to send out one final Facebook message, one final email, or even a letter to your friends, family and area businesses. No matter where you are on your fundraising…we are looking to help fund a cure for blood cancers! Do one final push to raise every dollar that you possibly can! Its amazing how much I’ve seen fellow TNT’ers raise via one or two Facebook posts!
Don’t believe me??? Ask Coach John! He hit his fundraising commitment within a few hours after posting that he was $200 short of his commitment---and got 7 donations from the post!
For those of you who may have had to guarantee some of your commitment via your personal credit card, I strongly encourage an email, or a post like this!
As always, your mentors are here to help you! Please contact us this week with any advice or assistance you may need for your fundraising goals or anything else LLS related, for that matter!
Our top FUNdraisers are:
- Janet J.
- Andrea L.
- David & Loriann R.
- Miranda M.
- Laurie L.
It is important to remember that as the events near you still contiue not only your training but also your FUNdraising! Our team has raised $60,765.31 for LLS (not including any last minute checks/deposits people are waiting to have post to their fundraising account). This is INCREDIBLE!!! Every dollar we collect will put us one step closer to finding a cure for blood cancers!! Keep it GOING!!! This should be the week you push for more donations, just as you will push to cross the finish line!
If you ever need any assistance or help with FUNdraising or want to brainstorm with one of your mentors, please reach out! We will be there to help!!
Here are some important things that are coming up:
- Inspiration Dinner – 6pm, Saturday, April 6, Pasta House on Delmar. Please email Rich a photo of your personal honored patient(s) so we can include them in the slides for the dinner. Deadline: Friday, March 29.
- If you would like to help work the LLS booth at the Expo please contact Martha at the LLS office, she was still looking for a few volunteers when I was there last week!
- Anyone who hasn't filled out their medical forms for the race will need to contact Rich. I am sure that he has emailed you about it, but in case you haven't check in with him.
- If you haven't checked into http://www.races2remember.com/TNT.php, please do so. It's a nice way to display your honored hero/teammate on race day. Such an awesome way to honor those you are running for!
- Here is a fun upcoming event that Coach Doug is hosting: The Running Dead 5k run/walk. It is $25 to participate in the event that is being donated back to LLS. It's full of Zombie infested fun in Forest Park on 4/20. If interested please contact Kristen or Doug.
- Kristen is putting together a TNT Yard Sale on May 18th! The location is TBA, however she is looking for donated items including but not limited to: old clothes, books, kids toes, housewares, knick-knacks, etc. All of the proceeds will be donated back to LLS! So if you have any sell-able items you can donate please contact Kristen to arrange your donations!
GO TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- Andrea
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