Thursday, February 08, 2007

Relay Online is here

It is time to start thinking about Relay For Life, hard to believe it is just over 3 months away!

Join a team at your local upcoming event (find it here) ... they are held all over the USA and in 7 other countries. You'll get a personalized URL you can send to your friends and ask them to help you raise money to fight cancer. Cancer kills 1 in 4 Americans, what else is there to know?

Being a team member doesn't cost a thing.
You sign up, you find a few people to donate to ACS, and if you want you walk a few laps at the event in May. I have been hooked since attending my first Relay in 2001. It is truly a life-changing experience. We celebrate survivors, grieve loved ones lost, have fun competitions and work as a team: a full spectrum of emotions over the course of the 24 hour event. We laugh, we cry, we get mad, and we laugh a lot more!


Don't think that it's not a place for kids, either.
They are the life of Relay, with so much spirit and hope. My son is planning to walk over 200 laps (about 50 miles) once again. My daughter is the youngest team captain in the area. She can walk up to someone and tell them about Relay, and walk away with a $10 bill. I've seen it happen.


More about my personal cancer experience here:
www.squidoo.com/relay4er

RFL of Eaton Rapids on myspace here:
www.myspace.com/relay4er

If you prefer to limit your involvement to supporting Relay through a one-time donation, visit my personal webpage here:
www.acsevents.org/relay/mi/eatonrapids/relay4er

Thanks for taking a moment to indulge my passion and to consider the impact you can have on cancer by joining the fight and helping to fund a cure.

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