April 9th, 2009, 04:58 AM | #1 |
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Help fight leukemia and lymphoma
One of my daughters is trying to get donations to help fund the cure for leukemia and lymphoma. Alex was nice enough to allow me to post this.
So far she has raised $3400 and needs $4400 in order to secure her entry into an international triathlon in Florida this May. Thank you all for your help! Sam ================== From my Daughter...Becky Her Website: http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/gctri09/rshankle Becky is racing to save lives! Can you help her? |
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April 9th, 2009, 07:25 AM | #2 |
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Yay for Becky!
Tomorrow is payday! I'll post something up then!
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April 9th, 2009, 08:34 AM | #3 |
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April 9th, 2009, 10:33 AM | #4 |
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Sam - more than happy to support the cause. Great looking grand children.
In my other 2-wheel life I'm the cycling coach for the local Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training program.
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April 9th, 2009, 10:53 AM | #5 | |
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Two or three years ago, she ran in the first Walt Disney World "Goofy" challenge --- Marathon on Saturday and a Half Marathon on Sunday...36.3 miles total! Again...thank you very much!!! |
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April 9th, 2009, 01:58 PM | #6 |
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done.
always glad to help a worthy charity. |
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April 9th, 2009, 03:26 PM | #7 |
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April 9th, 2009, 09:57 PM | #8 |
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That is one sleek looking TT machine.
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April 10th, 2009, 03:35 AM | #9 |
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Don and Kelly,
Becky called her Mom last night, all excited and said a couple of people made donations from Nebraska and Hawaii! My wife just looked at me and smiled! Thanks again! |
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April 10th, 2009, 05:57 AM | #10 |
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Done!
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April 10th, 2009, 06:03 AM | #11 |
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April 10th, 2009, 06:31 AM | #12 |
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I passed the note around to my friends, family, and Co-workers (hope you don't mind ). I know for a fact my Boss donated (I just picked his recipt up from the printer) so I hope it helps and I hope she reaches her goal!
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April 10th, 2009, 09:43 AM | #13 | |
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Another girl that's training with Becky had the same collection amount a couple of weeks ago. They saw each other during training over this past weekend and the other girl said donations suddenly rolled in and she had made her goal. She told Becky that she wished she could transfer funds to Becky's account! They are making lots of new friends, just as Dad is on this forum. |
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April 12th, 2009, 10:16 AM | #14 |
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Sam, That Cervelo is quite a machine--very very fast. I would like to help out, but can`t at this time. I am in the middle of Income Tax, training for The Trek Across Maine--a 186mi charity ride for which I am trying to raise $1000 by May 26. I am raising the money by working on bikes. Hope your daughter does well. She certainly has a serious bike. I would love to do Tris, but can`t do the running part due to a hip replacement. I can ride, though, and can do 100mi+ in one day.
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April 12th, 2009, 10:54 AM | #16 |
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Sam, I developed a vision problem. Went from 20-20 correctible to 20-30 non-correctible in two months. I could not wait for the VA to address the problem, so I went to an eye specialist at my own expense (being 100% Service-connected, the Va is supposed to take care of this problem) The VA gave me an appointment in late June to evaluate the problem--obviously, they can`t talk to the doctor who examined me and found the problem. According to the doctor, I will have no vision in my left eye by July. I will have the local doctor do the necessary surgery (replacing the lens). Since I only have Medicare, I`ll have to be responsible for 20% of the cost. The VA will not reimburse. This Thursday, I plan to have a chat with the folks from the VA. Our Congressman is the chair of the committee in charge of VA funding. He is also a friend. We will see if his chat with the good folks at the VA will yield some fruit. I just feel it is so wrong when those of us who risked everything and were hurt, have to beg for something that should have been fast tracked. If I had private health insurance, that surgery would have been done a month ago. What I have is a fast growing cataract on the posterior of the eye which blocks the centre of the lens. Most cataracts are anterior ones that grow very slowly.
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April 13th, 2009, 10:01 AM | #17 |
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Alex! I am sorry you are going through this! I hope it all works out for you though! Good luck. If you need some help, not that I can do much, let me know!
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April 13th, 2009, 10:41 AM | #18 |
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Done, it isn't much but hope it helps.
and Alex, hope the VA reimburse you for the cost. I hate the feeling that army just don't care anymore after you get out sometimes.
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April 13th, 2009, 03:01 PM | #19 | |
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Thanks again!! |
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April 16th, 2009, 10:08 AM | #20 |
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Everyone that donated is now listed on Becky's fundraising page found in my first post! Thank you!
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April 19th, 2009, 12:01 AM | #21 |
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sam, the fundraiser is a great cause. more so, i wanted to show you a little gratitude for that HID DIY. it made the install really easy.
i made a donation to your daughter's cause. (if kelly ever has a fundraiser, i am going to go broke. ) i hope she is able to reach her goal. |
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April 19th, 2009, 02:59 PM | #22 |
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Gary,
Thank you very much! I know Becky will really appreciate your donation. We have been watching her children (our grandchildren) all weekend, so needless to say, I didn't get to ride my bike. I did get to see Becky's oldest daughter ride her bike for the first time. The training wheels came off last week and she rode it yesterday. Took some nasty spills and got tired of grandpa telling her that was a low side crash and that was a high side. Thank goodness, most of them were low sides. Today she did even better. I had her doing figure eights, while her mommy was out training (biking and running). Thanks again. |
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April 20th, 2009, 03:19 PM | #23 |
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This will be my last update until after the race next month. All the participants were given 2 additional days (until midnight 4/22) to hopefully meet their donation goals. Currently, Becky is $150 short of her goal, but without those of you from ninjette.org, she would have been even farther from her goal.
Thanks to all those Great FAST Beautiful Ferrari Bright colored bike owners on the forum. You guys/girls are the greatest! |
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April 20th, 2009, 03:33 PM | #24 |
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Sam, surely you need to go back to school and retake math... check again.
My best to Becky. |
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April 20th, 2009, 04:38 PM | #26 |
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Kelly,
Even though we have never met, you are indeed a magnificent friend! Thank you for your continued support of a great cause. Sam |
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April 20th, 2009, 04:45 PM | #27 |
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My aunt just passed away from cancer. Pancreatic, but cancer none the less. I respect Becky for stressing to the max just for other people. She is a wonderful lady and there are no words to describe how great it is that she is trying to help people who she doesn't even know. Thank you for raising a wonderful girl.
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May 10th, 2009, 10:12 AM | #28 |
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Race day - results!!
Well all this preparation finally paid off! At 6:30 am on May 9, 2009, the swimmers dove into the Gulf of Mexico, off the Florida panhandle, in the first leg of the Gulf Coast Triathlon. Yep, thanks to many of you, my little girl, Becky was in the thick of it. 1.2 miles later, she hopped on her bicycle to begin the second leg of the race. 56 miles later, she changed into her running shoes and with wobbly legs, started the third and last leg of the race, a 13.1 mile run.
At 12:37 pm, Becky crossed the finish line with a time of 6:07:28 (6 hrs and 7 mins and 28 secs) and completed her first half-ironman triathlon. Thanks to all you, who made this possible! |
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May 10th, 2009, 10:47 AM | #29 |
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Sam - thanks for giving us the opportunity to help the LLS and their Team In Training program. Becky did an awesome job - glad we could help her.
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Please pass on my congratulations to Becky for a job well done.
Glad we could be of help to support her in her goal. |
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May 10th, 2009, 12:27 PM | #31 |
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that is great! i am glad i could be a part of it.
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May 10th, 2009, 01:03 PM | #32 |
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Yay! Go Becky! Your the woman!
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May 19th, 2009, 03:21 PM | #33 |
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Pictures from the Triathlon
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