Melanie Machos's Team in Training PledgePage
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Welcome friends!
If you have come via my donation page, please explore the pages on the left. :)
Have you ever felt like you need to do more for others? Have you ever wanted to really challenge yourself mentally and physically?
These are the reasons that I will be training to run a marathon - that's right, 26.2 miles (!) - to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I will receive expert coaching on my journey to cross the finish line on June 5th and to RAISE $3500 DOLLARS for the cause.
You might think I'm crazy to do this (and I'm beginning to believe I am, considering I've never run before), but the Team in Training program is an amazing way to help fund blood cancer research and services. I will be running in honor of three people - my "Honored Heroes":
-Robert Greene is 42 and coaches basketball at Arlington High. He is fighting Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia with daily Gleevac.
-Layla Duckwall is 26 and is currently on chemo for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
-Allan Kelley is 2 and is currently in remission from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia-YEA! See PHOTOS of Allan on the photo page and VISIT his Web site on the links page!
Please sign my guestbook and LET ME KNOW YOUR STORY. I would be honored to add you or your loved one to my Honored Heroes page (and bracelet)!
Did you know?
-Every 5 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood-related cancer.
-Every 9 minutes someone dies from a blood-related cancer.
-Leukemia is the #1 cause of death in children between the ages of one and fifteen.
BUT YOU CAN HELP!
Because of organizations like the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the survival rate for blood-related cancers has risen from 4% in 1960 to over 81%!
Please browse through this site, read my diary, see the photos, visit the links, and by all means - DONATE!
Sometimes it seems like you are too small to make a difference. Sometimes you feel like there is nothing you can do. NOT THIS TIME!
Please make a tax-deductible contribution right now! Over 75% of your donation will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for research, patient services, advocacy, and education.
Thank you,
Melanie
Welcome friends!
If you have come via my donation page, please explore the pages on the left. :)
Have you ever felt like you need to do more for others? Have you ever wanted to really challenge yourself mentally and physically?
These are the reasons that I will be training to run a marathon - that's right, 26.2 miles (!) - to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I will receive expert coaching on my journey to cross the finish line on June 5th and to RAISE $3500 DOLLARS for the cause.
You might think I'm crazy to do this (and I'm beginning to believe I am, considering I've never run before), but the Team in Training program is an amazing way to help fund blood cancer research and services. I will be running in honor of three people - my "Honored Heroes":
-Robert Greene is 42 and coaches basketball at Arlington High. He is fighting Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia with daily Gleevac.
-Layla Duckwall is 26 and is currently on chemo for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
-Allan Kelley is 2 and is currently in remission from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia-YEA! See PHOTOS of Allan on the photo page and VISIT his Web site on the links page!
Please sign my guestbook and LET ME KNOW YOUR STORY. I would be honored to add you or your loved one to my Honored Heroes page (and bracelet)!
Did you know?
-Every 5 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood-related cancer.
-Every 9 minutes someone dies from a blood-related cancer.
-Leukemia is the #1 cause of death in children between the ages of one and fifteen.
BUT YOU CAN HELP!
Because of organizations like the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the survival rate for blood-related cancers has risen from 4% in 1960 to over 81%!
Please browse through this site, read my diary, see the photos, visit the links, and by all means - DONATE!
Sometimes it seems like you are too small to make a difference. Sometimes you feel like there is nothing you can do. NOT THIS TIME!
Please make a tax-deductible contribution right now! Over 75% of your donation will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for research, patient services, advocacy, and education.
Thank you,
Melanie