Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity.

K8teebug

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Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 06, 2011 at 04:11 PM UTC #

Hello fellow board members (I got this cleared before posting it),

Last year, I lost a dear friend, Julie Kline Rybczynski, to leukemia. I decided a good way to honor her would be to raise money for a local cancer center here in Maryland. I am participating in the Maryland 1/2 marathon on May 15th, and have a fundraising goal of $1,500.00. This will be the first time I have both run a race this long and participated in fundraising, but I am sure it will be a great experience. I will be sure to keep you updated along the way.

Please consider contributing in any way you can to this endeavor. All contributions are 100% tax deductable!

Here is the link to my page:

http://www.mdhalfmarathon.com/katycavanaugh

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Kate

vansmack

Joined: October 04, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 06, 2011 at 07:46 PM UTC #

K8teebug, I just did this myself for Crohns and Colitis in December. You can count on a donation from me.

It is a wonderful experience - I enjoyed it so much I'm a mentor now for the group and am helping train folks just like you for the Napa to Sonoma half marathon in the summer.

Good luck!

K8teebug

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 06, 2011 at 08:54 PM UTC #

Thank you so much! Good luck with training others! That 1/2 marathon sounds awesome.

kosmo

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 06, 2011 at 10:29 PM UTC #

Count me as well

K8teebug

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 07, 2011 at 01:17 PM UTC #

Thank you!

ggw

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 07, 2011 at 04:51 PM UTC #

I'm in.

K8teebug

Joined: August 03, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 07, 2011 at 05:30 PM UTC #

Thank you!

K8teebug

Joined: August 03, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Running my first 1/2 marathon, and raising money for charity. January 10, 2011 at 03:40 PM UTC #

Thanks so much, you guys. I am overwhelmed by your contributions.