Hello!

On April 30, 2011, I will be endeavouring to complete the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon with Team in Training, and will be fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in hopes of helping them find a cure for blood cancers.

My goals are to:

• Raise $3000 for LLS
• Support an outstanding organization that provides patient services and research to cure leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
• Complete the 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, and 13.1 mile run without (much) crying.

Can you help me, please?

Making a donation is quick, secure, and mildly entertaining. So without delay, a joke courtesy of my young friend Ciara:

A duck walks into a pharmacy. He askes the pharmacists," Do you have any chapstick? This winter weather is murder on my lips."

The pharmacists says, "No problem, my friend. Here you go. And how would like you to pay for it? Cash or credit card?"

The duck says, "Just put it on my bill."

It's a good one, I know. Thanks Ciara!

Please know that your donation, of any size, will make a difference in someone's life, and will definitely help me cross the finish line.

If you need some suggestions on donation amounts, please consider the following:

$18 - $3 for every year since I first learned to ride a bike

$35 - The price of my bad haircut in 2010.

$70.30 - $1 for every mile of the Wildflower Race

$110 - $5 for every lap in the pool I must swim to complete the race distance.

$140 - $10 for every week I will get up early on Sat and Sunday to swim, bike and run to cure cancer.

$200 - $50 for every minute by which I did not beat Katie Holmes in her marathon time. Curses! (See my blog for details.)

Thanks again for your continued support!

Love,

Melissa

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PS. Check in on my training antics throughout the year at my training blog:

http://melathalon.blogspot.com/