Run Heather Run
Short of a little volunteering at a food bank a couple of years ago, I haven’t been all that good at giving back in my community. Like many, I can pretty quickly become wrapped up in my own shit without keeping a bigger picture in mind.
One of my fellow Flickreenos, the marvelous Myles. D. Grant recently gave up a week of his vacation to ride in the AIDS/Lifecycle. While I was happy to contribute to his fundraising, it made me realize that 2008 was a year that I needed to get off my derriere and do something of my own.
I’m going to run/walk a half marathon in October as part of Team in Training. My participation includes raising funds for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and patient services. I need to raise a minimum of $2,100, but I’d like to raise more — $5,000! It’s not going to be easy. It’s difficult times all over, but I do feel that it’s important to spread a little love to those who are having a more difficult journey through life.
I hope that you’ll consider sponsoring me. If you donate over $100, I’ll send you an original Polaroid diptych from my collection as a thank you for your generous contribution.
I’ll be sharing weekly updates about how my training and the fundraising are going.
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