Down to the final month of training. We have the 20 mile run next week and then it's time to taper down to Marathon Monday. Fundraising is going great - I'm at $8,500 and looking to get to $10,000. As a team, we are looking to raise over $1,000,000. We're about 65% there and making the final push. For those of you who have already donated - Thank you so much. If you haven't, there's still time. Everybody's efforts are greatly appreciated.

I got my bib number - #22101, so you can follow my progress during the race.

Many Thanks to everybody who attended the trivia night. It was a huge success - a little crowded and maybe the questions were a little difficult, but I think everybody had fun. Great job by host Mike Hicks and a special thanks to everybody who helped organize and run the night - Julianne, Jen, Kirsten, Leo, Erica, John, Christine, Sam B, Sam M, Patrick, AnnMarie, and Midnight Rage. Thanks again!

The night raised $4,268 - way beyond my most optimistic hopes, bringing my total fund raising amount to just over $8,000.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone -

Just a quick update on the fundraising and running progress. Thanks to the Owerka family and Jen Owerka's company, Professional Alternatives, Inc. my fundraising grew by $1,000 to approach the $3,000 mark. Feeling good about the minimum amount and will hopefully surpass my new goal of $6,000.

As far as the running goes, we had an 8 mile run yesterday and had our first taste of the Newton Hills. Not too bad on a "shorter" run - we'll see how they are when I've already done 16 miles.

Thanks again for all of your support and I hope that everybody has a great holiday season.

- Rob

Welcome to My Fundraising Page

Every year in April, I think – “Wouldn’t it be cool to run the Boston Marathon?” Well, this year I’m thinking about it in the fall and I’m actually doing something about. I have joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Team in Training and will be training with them while raising $4,000 (hopefully more) for a great cause.

I hope that you will consider helping my cause in one or more of the following ways:

• Donate via my fundraising website or you can send me a check made out to LLS
• Ask a friend or family member (who I probably wouldn’t ask) to donate. Ask your employer if they offer a matching charitable contribution.
• I will be holding a trivia night on January 26 (see separate post). It would be great to have you come or even better, put together a team.
• For the trivia night, I will be holding a raffle. If you or anybody you know can donate any of the following items that would be great: restaurant gift cards, sports tickets, local business gift certificates, golf outings and any other prizes.

Any of these ways to help will go a long way toward helping me achieve my goal. If you have any questions, just shoot me an email at: rjace2@comcast.net

Thanks in advance for your support.

Rob