$ 10,258 85% $ 12,000
TOTAL DONATIONS COLLECTED:$10,258.50
GOAL:$12,000.00

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Dear Friends,

I am asking for your support regarding an extraordinary journey I will be taking in honor of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LL&S). Since our family was touched by Leukemia in 1998, I have been continually inspired by both the courage of those battling these insidious blood related diseases and the professionals and volunteers who fight with such determination every day to find a cure. They remind me in my daily training to remain diligent on their behalf.

This year I am endeavoring again to honor their efforts through my training for a special journey: Chris Warner’s Shared Summits expedition to K2. Called the “Savage Mountain”, K2 is the second highest mountain in the world and thought by many to be the hardest one to climb (See details at http://joelk2.blogspot.com). If all goes well, the story of the expedition will be aired on NBC in October. To ready for the expedition I have chosen to train as part of the LL&S’s Team in Training Program and the inaugural Hike for Discovery Program. On May 12th I will join one team hiking the Grand Canyon and on May 20th I will compete on a second team in the Olympic distance Columbia Triathlon before boarding a plane later that evening for Islamabad where the K2 team will begin the 8 day trek with 150 porters and 2 tons of supplies along the Karakoram range to base camp located in the Himalayas on the border of Pakistan and China.

Toward this end I am asking for your help in meeting my goal to raise $12,000, an approximation of the sum of the vertical meters and horizontal miles I am looking forward to sharing with you this spring and summer. If you are able to make a credit card donation, please click an amount on the left. If you would prefer to send a tax deductible check, please mail to: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, C/o Joel Shalowitz, 5736 Ridgedale Rd. Suite 2000, Baltimore, MD 21209.

In the meantime, please visit my blog at http://joelk2.blogspot.com to enjoy the video preview , and thanks so much for your continued support.

With deep appreciation,

Joel