Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach my fundraising goals over the past three years! Once again, in September I will be able to participate in the 3-Day, 60-mile walk because of YOU! Raising a minimum of $2,300 is a big commitment and no easy task. Walking 60 miles in three days is also a big commitment and no easy task. I couldn't do any of it without your physical, mental and monetary help and support!
As long as those 60 miles are and as hard as the fundraising can be, it is NOTHING compared to the fight someone with breast cancer has to go through to survive. I am more than willing to struggle a little in an effort to help those who are battling this disease and to hopefully help find a cure so others don't have to experience it at all. Thank you for your willingness to help too!
You can view my 2012 donation page by clicking on the link near the top of this blog. If you still want to donate, never fear, in August I will have my 2013 page up and ready! ;)
The following is my note from the Komen Foundation. I wanted to share because of the information about where all this money goes. Thanks again!
Congratulations - you did it! You’ve reached your fundraising minimum for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™. Thank you for your determination, selflessness and commitment to the fight against breast cancer. Your efforts are making a significant difference in the continuing effort to find a cure.
Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds raised by the 3-Day fund national research and large public health outreach programs. The remaining 25 percent funds local community and Affiliate outreach programs. Virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer in the last 29 years has been impacted by a Komen grant.
Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure® and the 3-Day, we have invested more than $1.9 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. Because of you, lives are being saved. Because of you, we are one step closer to our goal of a world without breast cancer.
We understand the kind of hard work it takes to get to this point, so let your efforts keep working for you and the cause. Don’t stop now! Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back - and then set a new goal. Keep talking with people about the 3-Day, about your experience fundraising and training, and about breast cancer. You will continue to raise awareness and funds in the weeks to come.
Please extend our thanks to your donors. Every dollar makes a difference.
Sincerely,
Susan G. Komen™
Breast Health Fact: Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival.
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