SOCIAL: Support me and an important cause

[Rebecca Marshall]

Hi all,

I hope this email finds you well!

Before you read any further, let's be clear: I am about to hit you up for
money. But, I am going to work very hard for your money. I've signed up with
the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program to run a FULL
marathon. FULL! Am I crazy? Maybe. But I'm still doing it. It's for a cause
I care about deeply.

Over the course of this training season (the marathon is in October), I'll
be raising money to support the incredible work the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society does: everything from patient/family support services to
groundbreaking research. As you all know I think cancer is stupid.
Ridiculously stupid and lame. Since my mother died of breast cancer in 2008,
I've been especially disgusted. The sad thing is that I know I'm not alone
in being touched by this wretched disease. This email is going out to a LOT
of people and I would be surprised to find more than a couple of you who had
NOT experienced the indignity, tragedy and loss of cancer.

My fundraising goal is $5000. I know times are tight but ANYTHING you can
spare would be an incredible gift. All donations are tax-deductible.

Please help me reach or, even better, exceed this goal!

Donate online. It's a fast and easy process.
http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf10/rmarsha6y1

Also, please check to see if the company you work for has a corporate
matching gift program through which they will match the charitable
contributions **made by their employees.

I'm dedicating my marathon to two people.

   1. My mother, Harlene Marshall.
   Mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She went through 6
   months of chemo and surgeries too numerous to recount. She went into
   remission and got back to the business of living. Though she lived well, she
   was really never the same after that first bout. She was diagnosed again in
   2006 with metastatic breast cancer in the bones and eventually in the liver.
   She fought with everything she had. Even through the worst of chemo side
   effects, pain, and exhaustion she was undeterred in her mission to beat this
   or at least live out a long life tolerating it. She lost that battle after
   2.5 years. It's an understatement to say that I miss her. It's unbearable.
   She was a woman who laughed loudly, was free with her love for family and
   friends and who spit in the face of adversity. Her greatest gift was that
   she showed me how to do all of those things.

   2. Frank Petro, father of my dear friends Lizzie & Kaytea, and beloved
   husband to his wife, Mary Ann
   Frank had multiple myeloma which is cancer of the plasma cells in bone
   marrow. He was first diagnosed in 1993 when his immune system collapsed.
   After a mix of traditional and experimental treatments he went into
   remission and was inspired to live life to its fullest. The cancer
   reappeared several years later and after a long and brave fight Frank passed
   in 2007. A truly charismatic man, Frank was charming, passionate, high
   energy and never did anything small. He is truly missed by all people he
   touched.

Please help me honor their memory and fight for a cure with your donations.

With love,
becca

P.S. I hadn't run a mile since I was 13 before I started training for this
and just this Saturday I ran a full 5 miles. VERY slowly, but 5 nonetheless.
Amazing!
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