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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Walking in the Right Direction
This year I have taken on an incredible challenge. I'll be participating in a very special event called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. On October 8, 2010, I'll be walking 60 miles over the course of three days, camping out at night with thousands of other women and men taking this journey with me.
Net proceeds from the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the CureTM are invested in community-based breast health programs and breast cancer research. The research funded focuses on decreasing breast cancer incidence and mortality in the next decade.
I've agreed to raise at least $2,300 in donations. I've set my personal goal at $3,000. So I need your help. Would you please consider making a donation of $50? Keep in mind how far I'm walking - and how hard I'll have to train. Just click on Donate and search for my personal fundraising page or go to http://www.the3day.org/goto/nikkia140924. You can also fill out the enclosed donation form and mail it to the address on the form or call 800-996-3DAY to donate over the phone.
As many of you probably know, I lost both of my grandmothers to breast cancer. One Alberta G. Shields in 1995 and the other Gracie P. Mason in the year 2000. I also have an aunt, Deborah Shields who is on the winning side of her battle with breast cancer. Recently I was thinking about how I felt when I first learned of them having cancer. And even at a young age I remember wishing there was something that I could do to help them. While I know that I can not walk into a lab and mix some miracle potion, I firmly believe that we are getting closer to finding a cure for cancer. Here is my opportunity (as well as yours), to take part and make a difference while educating and enlightening other men and women along the way.
Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. That's why I'm walking so far. To do something bold about breast cancer & because everyone deserves a lifetime. I hope that you'll share this incredible adventure with me - by supporting me in my fundraising efforts.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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