Hello,
My name is Kristen Shadburn, I will be participating in a triathlon in October and I am doing it with Team in Training (TNT). TNT is a group that participates in endurance events throughout the country to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I will be swimming ¼ of a mile, biking 10 miles and running 3 miles.
I have been wanting to put myself up to the challenge of doing a triathlon, and when I discovered Team in Training I decided to do it for a good cause. I do not know anyone, although I am meeting new people through TNT, that has Leukemia or Lymphoma. However, my life has been directly affected by cancer. When I was 10 my dad was diagnosed with cancer and to this day lives with the chronic pain caused by the surgery. No one should go through the pain caused by cancer, but it happens to millions of people everyday. I can at least take a small step and raise money for a good cause to help find solutions (not fixes) to blood cancers.
You may be asking, where does the money go? 75% of what I raise goes to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help fund research to find cures, better therapies, and provide information and support so that cancer patients can have the best possible outcomes throughout their cancer experience.
So I ask you, to help me, to help them. Please make a donation to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by sponsoring me. 100% of you donation is tax deductible. Also, check to see if you company will match your donation, therefore DOUBLING your contribution!
Thank you for your generosity.
