My Fundraising Page

My Fundraising Page
Dec 11, 2009 by Claire Blaney

Rhodes Race 2010 = Success!

The 3rd ever Rhodes Race 5k on April 11th was a success! Despite the rain, a great time was had by all and more than $6300 was raised! Thank you! You can check out the race results and pictures here: www.rhodesrace.com


Still fundraising. Now in honor of Kevin.


This season has taken on new meaning for me and Matt. We fundraise annually to show our gratitude to those instrumental in Matt's lymphoma recovery; and we dedicated this season to family friend and wonderful woman, Mary Draper, who passed away from her short battle with Leukemia. Everything was going as planned: we were meeting new teammates, getting inspired, and accomplishing new physical milestones and fundraising lots of money.


Unfortunately, I was reminded that while advancements have been made and treatments have improved, our friends and family are still getting diagnosed with blood cancers and suffering through treatments that will hopefully, save their lives. My good friend since high school, Kevin was just diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He is two rounds of chemo down and 10 more to go. It was easy to fundraise because I was showing gratitude for Matt's survival. It is much harder and scarier to fundraise knowing it can affect Kevin's experience during treatment and the ultimate success of his treatment.


Please donate and please keep Kevin in your thoughts and prayers over these next 6 grueling months.


Thanks!


~Claire


p.s. coaching has been more of challenge for me on the training front than I had expected. i haven't swum and haven't gotten all the bke miles in I should have. So, after a TNT teammate with a strong swim background broke her ankle, and my boss, who is an incredible cyclist developed plantar fasciitis, we decided to form a Wildflower Long Course all women's relay. We are Team Gimpy Girls! If all goes well, we can actually get on the podium. Our swimmer's cast comes off two days before the event, so she will need crutches from the water exit to transition...

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Matt survived Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. We are very, very grateful to everyone who was instrumental in his recovery: from friends and family for their support, prayers and love, to doctors and nurses for their medical know-how and compassion, to the many LLS supporters who raised the funds that resulted in a treatment that worked for Matt. Raising money every year for LLS to continue their work to find better treatments and ultimately a cure, is the only way we know of to give thanks.



If you have donated before -- thank you!!!! And please donate again. If you have not donated before and can this year, please do! Or please forward this link to someone you think may want to donate.




Matt and I will be training for the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon this spring. In addition to training, Matt will be volunteering as Team Honoree and Claire will be volunteering as Assistant Coach.




We are dedicating this season to our family friend Mary Draper, who lost her short battle with cancer, and all of the other amazing people we have met who have passed away or survived a blood cancer since we first joined Team In Training in 2005.




Thank you, Go Team, and see you at Rhodes Race 5k!









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Supporter's Comments

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    "Claire & Matt - you two are a blessing to the world."
     

    Zorro Adams

    Fri Jan 29 11:21:22 EST 2010

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    "Claire / Matt - hats off to you two for turning this into such a great event - congrats."
     

    Zorro's Daddy

    Fri Jan 29 11:24:47 EST 2010

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    "Supporting you guys and this cause is the easiest, most worthwhile thing to do ever. Good luck with the race this year and we can't wait to actually participate in 2011's Rhodes Race!"
     

    Mary and Ryan McCarthy

    Sat Feb 06 08:08:35 EST 2010

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    "Walking with Michelle in the Rhodes Race!"
     

    Susan Lew

    Mon Feb 15 07:34:42 EST 2010

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    "Looking forward to the 5k race this year!"
     

    Marty Williams

    Tue Feb 16 09:58:15 EST 2010

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    "Shayna and I can't wait!"
     

    Talia & Shayna Wise

    Mon Mar 15 05:40:13 EDT 2010

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    "Looking forward to the race! =)"
     

    Cynthia Lim

    Thu Mar 18 02:56:01 EDT 2010

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    "Good luck to you both!"
     

    Claire Duggan

    Fri Mar 19 03:51:25 EDT 2010

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    "Good on ya!"
     

    Karolina Saloun

    Mon Mar 22 07:22:21 EDT 2010

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    "This is to cover the donation for the Liebler family (Robyn, Tim, Max and Jake). We all may run, or maybe just a few of us. Not sure yet..."
     

    Robyn Liebler

    Fri Mar 26 01:50:00 EDT 2010

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    "Sorry I can't join you for the Rhodes race this year. It is a close friends birthday bash the night before and she likes to party! I won't be running anywhere the next morning. :- )"
     

    Caevon Hekmaty

    Fri Apr 02 04:39:14 EDT 2010

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    "Happy to be there... love you both!"
     

    maria sundeen

    Fri Apr 02 10:36:02 EDT 2010

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    "GO TEAM!"
     

    Rita Fstlfe Corbinook

    Sat Apr 03 02:09:34 EDT 2010

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    "Sending you guys all my ALOHA!"
     

    Rachel Petagara

    Wed Apr 07 05:42:41 EDT 2010

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    "Claire and Matt you're superstars!"
     

    Kerry Clark

    Wed Apr 07 06:47:51 EDT 2010

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    "You guys rock!"
     

    todd elliott

    Fri Apr 09 04:57:13 EDT 2010

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    "Great job Matt and Claire! Our thoughts and prayers are with Kevin and his family!"
     

    Keith and Ana Davidson

    Thu Apr 29 08:31:51 EDT 2010

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    "Sending love, light and healing! xo"
     

    Kelebek Designs

    Fri Apr 30 06:04:33 EDT 2010

My Fundraising Total

Raised: $4,725.00 | Goal: $10,000.00
 
47 %

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My Thanks To

Kathleen Rae $250.00
Barbara Florin $150.00
Frank Draper $150.00
Liz McNamara-Stutzke $100.00
Robert Swift $100.00
Ronald Rhodes $100.00
Ronald Rhodes $100.00
Catherine Reilly $100.00
Scott Gordon $100.00
Sidnee Pinho $100.00
Cynthia Rinker $100.00
Martin Wellington $100.00
Julie McGill $100.00
John and Jennifer Thoren $100.00
Mary and Ryan McCarthy $100.00
jill D. Blaney $100.00
Michelle Anderson $70.00
Cynthia Lim $70.00
R2 $65.00
Quinn Catherine McCarthy $60.00
Chris Burnham $60.00
Steve, Patty and Jack Tar... $60.00
Larry Schmidlin $60.00
Geoff, Layton, Dennae and... $60.00
Kelebek Designs $50.00
Keith and Ana Davidson $50.00
Denise Thoren $50.00
Mary Anderson $50.00
NFL $50.00
Michael Holmes $50.00
Laura Corbit $50.00
Peter Armstrong $50.00
Florence Harrison $50.00
Caitlin Laipenieks $50.00
terry thomas $50.00
Caevon Hekmaty $50.00
Len Goldman $50.00
jamy bacchus $50.00
Tania Valdes $50.00
Charles + Janet Tarino $50.00
Robyn Liebler $50.00
SHELAGH BYRNE $50.00
Carey Wintroub $50.00
Roseann Breault $50.00
Melanie Chiu $50.00
Barrett Davidson $50.00
Nicole Hanson $50.00
Michael Digirolamo $50.00
Dennis Guikema $50.00
Michael Hanrahan Levy $40.00
Charles Rice, Jr Smith $40.00
Victoria Balchas $40.00
Steve and Patty Tarino $40.00
Brigit Tuxen $30.00
Jodi Byrne $25.00
Damema and Brandon Mann $25.00
Suzanne Casey $25.00
Katharine Melone $25.00
Jessica Muzio $25.00
Karen Weixel $25.00
robert Kraft $25.00
Jim Atkinson $25.00
Elizabeth Carlton $25.00
Bill Fanning $25.00
elizabeth schmitt $25.00
Timothy Corliss $25.00
todd elliott $25.00
Paul Skibitzke $25.00
Robert Terry $25.00
Dan Taylor $25.00
Nakia Baird $25.00
Wade Meyer $25.00
Joann Pavlovcak $25.00
Michelle Julian $25.00
FRANK ANDREWS $25.00
Kristie Richardson Wheele... $25.00
Alexandra Weber Morales $25.00
Natalie Stack $25.00
Curtis Hammond $25.00
Allison Rowe $25.00
liz bernstein $25.00
Sarah Hester $25.00
Erin Pasqualini $25.00
Holly Bressett $25.00
Andrea Arata $25.00
Alison Yoshida $25.00
Margaret Cosgrove $25.00
Daniel Cosgrove $25.00
Jenn Melzer $25.00
Robert Kossoff $25.00
maria sundeen $25.00
Ethan Theis $25.00
Margaret McCabe $25.00
Brian Gagnon $25.00
John Reese $25.00
Laszlo Vincze $25.00
Pierre Devaux $25.00
Karolina Saloun $25.00
Steve Pascucci $25.00
Claire Duggan $25.00
Rhonda Tremoureux $25.00
Logan White $25.00
Regina Tremoureux $25.00
Beth Apsel $25.00
Ora Watson $25.00
Mary Zaletel $25.00
pat davidson $25.00
Amanda Tamo $25.00
Talia & Shayna Wise $25.00
Kate & Patrick Hudson $25.00
Alexander Post $25.00
Jean Marie Barocio $25.00
Robin Devaux $25.00
Trish Hylton $25.00
John Tran $25.00
Chloe Mitchell $25.00
Michelle Arnau $25.00
David Sharp $25.00
Marty Williams $25.00
Amy Ryan $25.00
Peter Smyth $25.00
Edmundo Reyes $25.00
April Sciarroni $25.00
chris wood $25.00
leslie cleaver wood $25.00
Natalie Stack $25.00
Jessica Hill $25.00
Mark Friedfeld $25.00
Zorro's Daddy $25.00
Zorro Adams $25.00
Lisa Macalka $20.00
Jamie Peterson $20.00
Laverne McCall $20.00
Holly Johnson Vargas $20.00
adolfo babatz $20.00
Victoria Balchas $20.00
Keiron McCammon $20.00
Kerry Clark $20.00
Rachel Petagara $20.00
Loredana $20.00
leslie godoy $20.00
Erin Murray $20.00
Colleen Shields $20.00
Shannon Stone $20.00
ANGELA WINGATE $20.00
joseph milbury $20.00
Mike Roberts $20.00
David Frey $20.00
PATRICIA KIRSCHER $20.00
traci joy $20.00
Sandra Mercado $20.00
Hubert, LuAnne, Loretta, ... $20.00
Yvonne Gallegos $20.00
Rita Fstlfe Corbinook $20.00
Stephanie Jackson $20.00
Emily Walton $20.00
Stephanie Jackson $20.00
Debra Gruen $20.00
Joseph Petralia $20.00
Susan Lew $20.00
Peter Harvey $20.00
Elizabeth Arnold $10.00
Beth Arnold $10.00
Abigail Adams $10.00
Carol Kovall  
Pearl & Guy Bernardin  
Mika Esquivel Varela