Kurt Scholtens's Team In Training Page
Cycling to save lives...
Friends and Family - Welcome to Kurt's Team In Training home page.
As many of you know by now, I am participating in an endurance cycling event on March 7, 2008 in Solvang called the Solvang Century. It's a 104 mile ride through the inner coastal range mountains in California. I train daily for this event. For anyone interested, here are the event details:
http://www.bikescor.com/solvang/welcome.htm
By now, you've probably also been invited to my TNT blog. Please join this to see my progress and for special recognition of my sponsors! The link is below.
I would like to get a point out early. This ride isn't about me. It's about raising awareness and money for a blood cancers like Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Melanoma for the Leukemia Society. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I'm completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!
I want to share a story with you. Some of you know my friend Victoria, some of you don't.
Fourteen months ago, my friend Victoria found out she had Leukemia. After rounds of chemo therapy and a successful bone marrow transplant, she celebrated her first year of "new life" (Day 0 of her new life is the day she receives her Donor bone marrow cells). All tests were showing she had wiped out her cancer. Well, about two weeks ago, Victoria got bad news; the Leukemia has reappeared. She and others like her are my inspiration.
She keeps a blog about her recovery. For anyone interested, the URL is:
http://www.victoriasrecovery.com/
My blog page (with information you should have already received) is here:
http://groups.google.com/group/kurts-tnt-winter-ride-2008
So, if you really want to know why I am doing this, now you do. Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance the Society's mission and give and give generously. My goal is to raise $3000 this time around.
I hope you'll visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!
Please pass this information on to your friends. I have a long way to go to reach my fundraising goal.
Donation information:
The minimum suggested donation is $30. I will never turn away a donation for sure, however, so give what you can. You get major kudos for doing so! THANK YOU!!!!
My silver sponsor are considered to be those folks who give $50. They get a special prize from me. I will wear their favorite piece of flak under 3" square on my TNT Jersey on ride day in recognition of their donation. I will also send it back so you have bragging rights!
My gold sponsors are those who contribute $75. To these people, I will send a Sharpee and my Jersey and allow them to personally sign my official ride day Jersey!!! Postage is paid by me in one direction, please get this back to within 2 days of receiving it.
To my platinum sponsors who can give $100 and above. You get all of the above. In addition, you will receive an autographed picture of me on the ride with a personal note of thanks. This picture will be suitable for framing.
Remember your contribution is FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE. And folks...it's tax time. By the way, I can recommend a great person who can help you with taxes and accounting too. :)
