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Walking 60 miles, over 3 days... Please support me in my efforts.
If I told you that I’m walking 60 miles for 3 days to help women with undetected breast cancer find out early enough to survive, would you support me?
What if I told you that right now there are over 1,000,000 women in the United States with undetected breast cancer? Would you sponsor me to help them find out early enough that they survive to watch their friends and family grow up and grow old? How about if I told you that 70% of those women have absolutely no risk factors for breast cancer. They don’t even know they should be checking. Would you sponsor me to help educate them? Here’s my last question: Would you sponsor me if I told you that somewhere in the United States someone’s mother, sister, aunt or very best friend is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes…and every 13 minutes breast cancer claims another life. These are staggering facts, with frightening numbers. The good news is that this is a fight that we absolutely can do something about. That means I’m walking in the Dallas 2005 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day during the weekend of June 10th-12th. I have committed to a goal of $2100, which is the required amount to participate in this fundraiser, but my Personal Goal is $2500. It also means that I’m doing everything I can think of to get the word out that we can win the fight against cancer. I need your help. You know that fundraising can be challenging – even in the best of times. Reaching out to help those who will never even know our name is a beautiful example of kindness. I am asking that you consider making a tax deductible donation of $20 to help me reach my goal of $2500. The money raised will go towards non-profit breast health programs, state of the art medical research and to provide support for medically underserved women in the United States. Please also think about making a pledge to support my crazy ideas !! I am going to be walking 60 miles, over 3 days, sleeping in a tent and showering in a truck ! You can donate by clicking on the link to the left, and using your credit or debit card. If you would prefer to pay by check, you can either print out a donation form from the link, or make the check out to BREAST CANCER 3 DAY, please be sure to include my Name and participant number 10640137 in the memo area of the check, to ensure that it is credited properly. I thank you in advance for your generosity. Valerie Doyle Walker # 10640137 Dallas 2005 |