Lisa Murray's Team In Training Page
I have SURPASSED my fundraising goals!!
To date you have helped me raise well over my $3500 fundraising goal for Leukemia & Lymphoma research! THANK YOU!
KAY has reached her fundraising goal as well! THANK YOU!
Let's face it: I've gone ccrrrraazzzy.
I mean, what sane person would decide to get up off the couch and run a half marathon – 13.1 miles? And not just any half marathon, but the Rock & Roll San Diego Half Marathon on June 8th.
Well, yours truly, for one. In September of 2006 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. You can imagine my shock when my doctor told me over the phone while I was at work! After meeting with a highly-respected cancer specialist, and after two surgeries, I am happy to report that I am cancer-free! Being an ambitious person has its drawbacks because I haven’t been taking very good care of myself for years, always thinking, I’ll take better care of myself once I achieve my dreams. But that all changed and I have refocused my dreams to include HEALTH along with all my filmmaking and career goals.
My Training & Fundraising Video Blog
My second THANK YOU video!
If you've donated, watch this video! Also, I talk about ICE BATHS and why you should donate SOMEWHERE if not to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
My first THANK YOU video!
If you donated, watch this!
My intro video!
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One of the ways I am including health in the pursuit of my dreams is that I've joined with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program. I have committed to raising $3500 and doing this half marathon. In return, Team In Training will coach me and my teammates and give us the support we need to meet our race goal. Now I need your support to meet my fundraising goal - your contribution is tax deductible.
Team in Training and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
To date, members of Team In Training have raised over $76 million, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in its fight against leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease, lymphoma, and myeloma. These diseases affect blood-forming tissues like the spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow, and cause them to produce abnormal blood cells, preventing the production of normal cells. An estimated 114,530 Americans are diagnosed with one of these blood-related cancers every year, and every week 1,100 of them die. Leukemia is the number one killing disease in children, and it affects 10 times as many adults.
My training will be tough, but nowhere near as tough as the doctors' visits, the months of chemotherapy, and the endless pokings, prodding’s and needle stickings that those stricken with these blood cancers go through every day. I'm in for a long race, but theirs is longer. Every bit helps bring us closer to the finish line, and we'll get there with your help.
Donation Incentives
75% of my pledged amount of $3500 goes directly to research. Donations are tax deductible. (Tax ID# 13-5644916) Donate by mail or online! To make the pledging more fun, I have added some fun incentives:
| EVERY Donation | Public acknowledgement on my race website and in my video blog on my YouTube Channel (I will respect your wishes if you chose to be “anonymous”.) |
| The first TWENTY $25 donations | “I Have Dreams Dammit!” tshirt, hat, mug or tote bag. (Your choice!) Visit SkyLife Storefront to view selections |
| All $50 donations | You become my “honorary teammate” and cross the finish line WITH me…well, your NAME anyway! I will write your name on my Right Arm/Left arm, Left Leg/Right Leg on race day AND I Have Dreams Dammit! tote bag |
| The first $75 donation | You become my “honorary teammate” and cross the finish line WITH me…well, your NAME anyway! I will write your name on my Forehead (ONE special person here!) on race day AND I Have Dreams Dammit! tote bag |
| The first FIVE $100 donations | “I Have Dreams Dammit!” gift basket – full of fun stuff for the dreamer in you! |
| $250 donations and up | Lunch with ME! But not just any ol lunch…it will be a DREAM TALK LUNCH! And the best part, it will be ON ME! We will have FUN and both leave inspired and fired-up for our dreams! If you don’t live in Los Angeles, I will fly to your town – or if international, a mutually agreed upon U.S. location – I will pay for lunch for the two of us and I will record our meeting in a video blog that I will then post to my YouTube channel! (Lunch to occur any time up to a year after completion of the half marathon.) Sushi & dream talk anyone? Whip out your credit card, help save lives, and enjoy a great lunch! |
Please join in the race for a cure by giving whatever you can by May 16th. Feel free to pass this along to your friends and family! Also, check to see if your company has a matching gifts program, it’s an easy way to double your donation! I know times are tough for a lot of us so even your $5 contribution will be cherished and for every donation level, you will be publicly acknowledged on my fundraising site and in my video blog.
What you can do to show your support
- Make a tax-deductible donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (link on this page, on the left) Email me if you’d like to mail a check instead. (SkyGirl25@gmail.com)
- Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and watch my video blogs about my progress! (Leaving comments gets you EXTRA bonus points with me!)
- Sign up for my weekly email newsletter to be alerted when I upload a new video and/or all other progress news!
- Keep checking back on my progress and flood me with your love and support! (Because I’ll need it!)
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