My Fundraising Page

Sep 06, 2014

Matthew Fones Team in Training

 

Fundraising Page

 

Amazing story of what your donations can achieve. This story was completely made possible by the funding of Team in Training.

 

This is my 3rd year with TnT and I can't wait to participate once again.  As I get my WAYYYYY out of shape, infant chasing, over 40 yr. old butt back on the road and running, I hope to have the same tremendous support I've received in years past to achieve a fundraising goal of $2,000.

 

 

The amount I've raised from the last two years is $4766.00. 

 

Not to Shabby (Billy Madison voice)

 

This year I will be running in the Baltimore Half Marathon SATURDAY OCTOBER 18TH to raise funds to support Team in Training and the incredible job they do to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma.

 

My mom Carol John was diagnosed in 2004 with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, during which time she had to battle multiple waves of the cancer and had endured countless hours of treatments to thankfully now be in remission. We're all very proud of her fight and her will to stick with the treatments that have given back her way of life.

 

 

What is Team in Training?

 

What is Lymphoma and Leukemia?

 

The treatments Mom received included a drug called Rituxan that made her recovery possible without having to endure Chemotherapy. This drug was developed and implemented for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma primarily through the money raised by Team In Training. Over the last 25 years, Team in Training has had 570,000 participants helping LLS invest more than $875 million in blood cancer research, and continues to raise big money to help the fight to cure Blood Cancers.

 

 

My Mom was the reason I got involved with TNT, though I soon found out how lucky our family is compared to the many other families who fight with this disease everyday. From my first group meeting with the great and inspiring people at TNT I soon found out that even though the success rates of fighting blood cancers have increased dramatically over the past years, there is still much more work to be done. Just like those achievers in us who strive for great things don't stop at the first hint of success, Team in Training has made incredible leaps and strides forward but we aren't done until no one is suffering from blood cancers ever again. This is an example of the leaps and bounds TNT is making.

 

PLEASE VIEW THIS SHORT VIDEO

 

 

 

I have a mission-to help find cures and more effective treatments for blood cancers. Like the other members of TNT, I will be raising funds to help find cures and better treatments for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. I’m improving the quality of my life by participating and with your support, I can help improve the quality of life for patients and their families as well.

 

Please make a donation in the donation area to the right in support of my efforts with Team In Training and help advance the research for cures.

Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Supporter Comments

"Good Luck Man!!!! - Dusick"
Brandon Dusick
Wed Jun 4 12:57:02 EDT 2014
"Thanks for your participation for such a great cause Matt. Good Luck. "
Laura Williams
Wed Jun 4 08:18:44 EDT 2014
"Run Strong!"
David Johnson
Fri Jul 18 07:44:10 EDT 2014
"You go Matty!"
Tracy Newman
Fri Jul 18 10:46:38 EDT 2014
"You go..."
Angela Wiley
Mon Aug 4 09:08:27 EDT 2014
"Thanks for raising money for this! Love you and your mom!! tif and family"
Tiffany Ortmeier
Mon Aug 4 03:37:21 EDT 2014
"Go, Matt!"
Mom's friend from way back
Sun Aug 24 08:05:42 EDT 2014
"Thank you Matt for all your hard work and training for this event and what it stands for!! Your mama loves you for it!! PAM & SCOTT"
GIGI & PAPA BEAR
Thu Sep 4 02:17:02 EDT 2014
"Good Luck Bro!"
Ashley Brennan
Fri Sep 5 10:15:22 EDT 2014
"Thanks Matt for being a great ambassador for DW! "
terry Koebbe
Fri Sep 5 11:39:52 EDT 2014
"Go Matt! :)"
Lisa Trapani
Fri Sep 5 12:24:32 EDT 2014
"Matt you are a very special guy. We are so proud of you for doing this TNT!!! "
Jennifer and Bob
Mon Sep 8 08:16:13 EDT 2014
"Atta boy Matty!! "
The Wetmores
Tue Sep 16 10:03:27 EDT 2014
"Keep up the great work, MATTY!!! "
The McCann's
Tue Sep 16 11:35:26 EDT 2014
"You keep rockin', girl!"
Anonymous user
Mon Sep 22 01:47:19 EDT 2014
"Good luck Matt! The Bradshaws"
The Bradshaws
Tue Sep 30 10:57:20 EDT 2014
"Have a great race!"
Mike Trimble
Mon Oct 6 10:05:55 EDT 2014
"Good Luck!"
Meredith Huffines
Mon Oct 6 10:11:51 EDT 2014
"you are the man! Have a great race! TNT is such a great organization- "
tom duffy
Mon Oct 13 08:55:30 EDT 2014
"Have a great race, Matty!!! Crush those hills!"
Jen and Maggie Huffines
Thu Oct 16 11:51:10 EDT 2014
"Thank you for all you've done. You are amazing and I love you!"
Mom
Thu Oct 16 09:51:55 EDT 2014
"Best of Luck! Have fun!"
Joshua & Mandy Dishon
Fri Oct 17 08:28:17 EDT 2014
"Nice going Matt!!"
Tim & Erica Layman
Sun Oct 19 11:36:56 EDT 2014
"Good luck! You are going to rock it."
Christine phillips
Tue Oct 21 08:05:20 EDT 2014

My Fundraising Total

122%
122 %

Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

My Thanks To

terry Koebbe $250.00
Jimmy McGarvey $150.00
Tom and Linda Liolio... $100.00
Christian Csontos $100.00
The Flan Fam $100.00
Kathy Conley $100.00
Cellars 33 $100.00
#IceBucketChallenge/... $85.00
The McCann's $75.00
Christine phillips $50.00
Tracy Newman $50.00
Joshua & Mandy D... $50.00
The Kreisel Cuatro $50.00
Jennifer and Bob $50.00
John Weber $50.00
GIGI & PAPA BEAR... $50.00
Jessica & Micha... $50.00
Fred and Caren Dodd $50.00
Jennifer Byers $50.00
Brandon Dusick $50.00
tom duffy $40.00
Lisa Trapani $25.00
Laura Williams $25.00
Angela Wiley $25.00
Beth and Phil Rupp $25.00
Jen and Maggie Huffi... $25.00
The Bradshaws $25.00
The Matz Family $25.00
The Wetmores $25.00
Mom's friend from wa... $25.00
Ken Glatt $25.00
Whitehurst Family $25.00
Jason Brough $25.00
Brian Peller $20.00
Tony and Tiffany $15.00
Cara rose $10.00
Jill and David Karta...
Tim & Erica Laym...
Ashley Brennan
Katie Wenkman
Mom
Rebecca Younglove Ma...
Meredith Huffines
Mike Trimble
Matthew Zidwick
Donna Zidwick
Tiffany Ortmeier
David Johnson

Supporter Comments

"Good Luck Man!!!! - Dusick"
Brandon Dusick
Wed Jun 4 12:57:02 EDT 2014
"Thanks for your participation for such a great cause Matt. Good Luck. "
Laura Williams
Wed Jun 4 08:18:44 EDT 2014
"Run Strong!"
David Johnson
Fri Jul 18 07:44:10 EDT 2014
"You go Matty!"
Tracy Newman
Fri Jul 18 10:46:38 EDT 2014
"You go..."
Angela Wiley
Mon Aug 4 09:08:27 EDT 2014
"Thanks for raising money for this! Love you and your mom!! tif and family"
Tiffany Ortmeier
Mon Aug 4 03:37:21 EDT 2014
"Go, Matt!"
Mom's friend from way back
Sun Aug 24 08:05:42 EDT 2014
"Thank you Matt for all your hard work and training for this event and what it stands for!! Your mama loves you for it!! PAM & SCOTT"
GIGI & PAPA BEAR
Thu Sep 4 02:17:02 EDT 2014
"Good Luck Bro!"
Ashley Brennan
Fri Sep 5 10:15:22 EDT 2014
"Thanks Matt for being a great ambassador for DW! "
terry Koebbe
Fri Sep 5 11:39:52 EDT 2014
"Go Matt! :)"
Lisa Trapani
Fri Sep 5 12:24:32 EDT 2014
"Matt you are a very special guy. We are so proud of you for doing this TNT!!! "
Jennifer and Bob
Mon Sep 8 08:16:13 EDT 2014
"Atta boy Matty!! "
The Wetmores
Tue Sep 16 10:03:27 EDT 2014
"Keep up the great work, MATTY!!! "
The McCann's
Tue Sep 16 11:35:26 EDT 2014
"You keep rockin', girl!"
Anonymous user
Mon Sep 22 01:47:19 EDT 2014
"Good luck Matt! The Bradshaws"
The Bradshaws
Tue Sep 30 10:57:20 EDT 2014
"Have a great race!"
Mike Trimble
Mon Oct 6 10:05:55 EDT 2014
"Good Luck!"
Meredith Huffines
Mon Oct 6 10:11:51 EDT 2014
"you are the man! Have a great race! TNT is such a great organization- "
tom duffy
Mon Oct 13 08:55:30 EDT 2014
"Have a great race, Matty!!! Crush those hills!"
Jen and Maggie Huffines
Thu Oct 16 11:51:10 EDT 2014
"Thank you for all you've done. You are amazing and I love you!"
Mom
Thu Oct 16 09:51:55 EDT 2014
"Best of Luck! Have fun!"
Joshua & Mandy Dishon
Fri Oct 17 08:28:17 EDT 2014
"Nice going Matt!!"
Tim & Erica Layman
Sun Oct 19 11:36:56 EDT 2014
"Good luck! You are going to rock it."
Christine phillips
Tue Oct 21 08:05:20 EDT 2014