Running Down Cancer One Marathon at a Time

Running Down Cancer

On October 18, 2009 I will run in the Nike Women's Marathon for the fifth straight year with the other members of my Tucson Team In Training. All of us in TNT are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma from taking more lives. I'm completing this marathon in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. Since 2005, with your generous support, we have raised over $20,000 to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Goal:

Raise $4000 by 14 August 2009. Please consider making a donation to help LLS in its fight against blood cancers.

Why Run A Marathon?

Each year our battle to raise funds to support cancer research grows more important. On June 2, 2008, my Uncle Kenny passed away after a long, painful battle with graft versus host disease that he struggled with as a result of a bone marrow transplant he received last fall in an effort to treat chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. On May 6, 2008 Howard Friday, the grandfather of my best friend from high school, lost his battle with lymphoma. I train and run this year in memory of both Ken and Howard and for the sadly increasing list of other loved ones for whom you have asked me to run in honor or memory. On a much brighter note, I also am proud to run in honor of my friend Jan Riggs, who will celebrate two years since her successful bone marrow transplant for multiple myeloma this August. Jan is the hope that we have for all cancer patients, and your generous donation will help fund the life saving research of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

For more information and regular training updates GO TO MY TNT WEBSITE. Please help support me in this challenge by contributing generously. All donations are 100% tax-deductible and 75% of all funds go directly to support research, public and professional education, advocacy, patient aid, and community service programs.

Thanks for your support, and please visit my website often to see my progress!

-Jennie

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I'm running this marathon in honor of Jan Riggs and in loving memory of my Uncle Ken Vinograd, my Honored Teammates, as well as in memory of my friend Robb Milacci. I also run in honor of Amy Gery, Jon Bart, Gabbi Martin, Gene Espinoza, Joel Zopletal, Brooke Gebow, Nancy Zisook, Lina DiGregorio, Lillian Houser, Karson Walters, and Chris Bonham. I run in memory of my grandfather, Arthur Vinograd, my Great Aunt Ruth Vinograd, my Aunt Maureen Vinograd, Jeffrey Valentino, Howard Friday, Alana Birchim, Kate Wolf, Steve Goodman, Michael Fujimoto, D.J. Herbert, Lillian Aiello, Sherry Brown, Fran Perry, Diane Dhruv, Risa, Karen Collins, Tom Peterson, Scott Lee, Carlos Valencia, Gloria M. Harris, Clara M. Drobka, Lisa Harris, Fredric Green, Aunt Mary Valentino, Major Connely, Cousin John, Yvonne Dodd, and Ruthie Hast Polk.