Relay For Life is coming up...

The Anchorage Relay for Life is coming up:  it will be June 3rd and 4th at the parkstrip here in downtown Anchorage.  I am the team captain for our REI Anchorage team, and fundraising is a little slow this year.   Every single person in the United States has been affected by cancer, and unfortunately, if they have not yet, they will.

From left to right:  Grandpa Wes, younger sister Beka, older sister Kelsey, Grandma Jan, and me - wearing an REI jacket too, I might add.  

My personal reason to Relay is the memory of my Grandma Jan, who passed away almost 15 years ago from lung cancer.  Me, and my entire family, miss her every day and so I relay in the hopes that other families may not have to go through what we did.  Every dollar raised increases the chances of more effective treatment and maybe even an eventual cure for cancer.  So please, consider donating to this important cause!

I, along with a group of fellow REI employees, will be on the track from 6pm Friday evening to 6pm Saturday evening.  Because cancer never sleeps, neither will we while walking for a cure.

To donate, please visit my Relay for Life website.

American Cancer Society Relay For Life

My Reason to Relay

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is more than just an event to me. It is my personal opportunity to help save lives from cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society.

It's amazing to think that millions of people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Somebody close to us may be one of them.

But, by taking part in Relay, I am helping the American Cancer Society save lives by:

• Helping people stay well by helping them take steps to prevent cancer or detect it early, when it’s most treatable
• Helping people get well by being in their corner around the clock to guide them through every step of their cancer experience
• Finding cures by funding groundbreaking research that helps us understand cancer’s causes, determine how best to prevent it and discover new ways to cure it
• Fighting back by working with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight
  

Please support my efforts by making a donation or by joining my Relay For Life team. Together, we have the power to help create a world where cancer can no longer claim another year of anyone’s life.

The Link to my personal donation site is below:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10National?px=16582920&pg=personal&fr_id=21716

Thanks so much for reading!