Dear Friends and Family:

As some of you know, I recently decided that I wanted to run in the 2015 LA Marathon.  I have become more interested in physical fitness and completing a marathon, at least one time.

But, in the last year, I was also reminded that there are more important things in life than completing a marathon.  He has a clean bill of health now, but late last year my dad, Marvin, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  We look forward to listening to him talk about Hamilton High School for years to come!

In all seriousness, not everyone is as lucky as my family.  So, I ask you to please join me in supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by donating to my fundraising campaign.  My goal is to raise $1,000 by the LA Marathon on March 15, 2015.  No amount is too small. 

There are two ways to donate:

(1) the direct link to my donation page: http://pages.teamintraining.org/calso/yourway15/msugarman, or

(2) visit www.michaelsugarman.com (easy to remember, right?) and click on "Fundraising for the LA Marathon 2015: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society" at the top.

If donating money isn't your thing, that's totally okay.  Please consider sending the link to this page link to someone who may want to donate, or at least spread the word about this disease.  The more awareness that is out there, the sooner we will have a cure for this disease.

-Michael Sugarman

P.S.: This page lists the event date as June 30, 2015 because my page is tied to the organization's fiscal year, not the LA Marathon date.  You can donate on this page up through June 30, 2015.

Below is the standard text that LLS provided.

WELCOME TO MY TEAM IN TRAINING (TNT) HOME PAGE!

It takes more than one person to make up a team and that’s why I’m asking you to donate to my TNT fundraising page for TNT!

By participating as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) TNT, I am raising funds to help find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients.

Your donation will help fund treatments that save lives every day; like immnuotherapies that use a person’s own immune system to kill cancer. You may not know it, but every single donation helps save a life with breakthrough therapies such as these.

Patients need these cures and they need your support.

Please make a donation in support of my efforts with Team In Training and help get us all closer to a world without blood cancers.

Thank you!