Dear Friends & Family,

Welcome to my Team In Training home page. :)

For those of you who know me well at all, you know I am not a distance runner, but I was recently inspired to give it a try. I figured if I am going to put myself through the training and rigor, I might as well make sure it benefits a good cause. I decided to train for the 2010 Grand Rapids 1/2 Marathon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

I know that times are tough, so I appreciate any donation, big or small, to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission. My goal is to raise $1,250 dollars, and thanks to the generosity of great family and friends, I reached my goal in about 2 months! Please help me move forward and raise as much as possible for the LLS. I encourage you to consider giving generously to the LLS. If you don't feel you can contribute much, think about saving your pop cans for me. Your continued prayers and encouragement are appreciated as I work toward both my financial and physical training goals.

Thanks for your support!

Love,

Melissa

P.S. Kyle is running the full marathon for Team in Training, so he needs support, too! Visit his site here.