| I participated in the 22nd Annual Big Climb for Leukemia with over 5,000 participants! The event is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s most challenging event - and a complete quad burner! The Columbia Center in downtown Seattle is the state’s tallest skyscraper. The 69-flight course includes 1,311 steps, 19 steps per flight and 788 feet of vertical elevation. I had the choice of either running the stairs and being timed or climbing the stairs at my own pace. I chose a timed race and finished in 21 minutes.
In addition to a challenging workout, the Big Climb gives me the opportunity to fight leukemia. Leukemia, a cancer of the body’s blood-forming organs, is the leading disease killer of children; yet for every child diagnosed, ten adults face this disease. Thanks to research supported by contributions to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, survival rates in both adult and childhood leukemia have dramatically improved.
Please help support me as I climb all those 69 FLIGHTS of stairs in an effort to fight blood cancers. Thank you! |
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Total Donations: $740.00
Goal: $5,000
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| Melissa Olson, President
HOPE Lending LLC
www.hopelendingllc.com |
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