Together we CAN make a difference in the fight against breast cancer...Won't you join me?
UPDATE! The second "journey of a lifetime" is now behind me but not forgotten! I walked the 60 miles from San Jose to San Francisco with 4400+ other walkers and a net of $7,000,000+ was raised with just this one walk! Again, thank you to all of my incredible supporters! Please see the entry in the diary section of this pledgepage for more.... :)
A BIG THANK YOU to my brother, Ken, my sister, Jennifer and to many other family and friends for their love and support after my breast cancer diagnosis three years ago! Thank you Ken for being my walking buddy while I was going through my treatments and trying to exercise and for walking with me last year so I would be ready for the 3Day event!
Call me "crazy", but yes I have signed on once again to walk the 60 miles from San Jose to San Francisco in the 2002 Avon Breast Cancer 3Day in July. This is a very special and powerful event in the fight against breast cancer and I hope you will share this incredible adventure with me by supporting my fundraising efforts.
I walked last year with 3,060 other walkers -- it was a very rewarding and incredible experience! I could not have done this without the love and support of my very generous sponsors (friends, family, co-workers AND people who don't even know me) who made it possible for me to raise just over $6,000! A BIG THANK YOU to all of those wonderful people!
My husband participated in his own way and will also never forget the experience. I am a breast cancer survivor myself and am fortunately doing very well after 3 years now since my diagnosis. My husband has been right there by my side through my fight and was there to cheer me on during the walk -- little did he know that he would be there to cheer on my 3000+ walker friends too! He played "Pretty Woman" as he parked along the side of the road at various locations and cheered and clapped and kept us all going! He had blisters on his hands after the first day from clapping and cheering so hard and needed a glove for comfort and protection on Day 2. He is now referred to as "The Pretty Woman Guy" and is looking forward to doing it again with me and for all of us walkers!
This is where I need your help. Won't you please join me in this fight by making a fully tax deductable donation on my behalf?
I have already raised the required $1900 to participate but I have a hope of raising perhaps $3500 to $5,000.
SOME IMPORTANT STATISTICS:
....1,000,000 women in America are living with undetected breast cancer.
....182,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and over 40,000 will die.
....A new case of breast cancer will be diagnosed every 3 minutes.
....Every 13 minutes, the disease will claim another life.
....One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Your chance of knowing this woman is 100%.
....Over 80% of breast cancer cases occur in women with no predispositon for the disease -- it will come out of the blue detected by a mammogram or self exam at home.
....Men can develop breast cancer too. In 2002, 1500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die.
....Over two million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today.
SOME OF MY REASONS FOR WALKING:
....I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44 and thought that was too young, but have since learned that many women in their 30's and even 20's are getting this disease too!
....My mother had breast cancer at the age of 61 and although she did not die from the cancer, it took its toll on her while she struggled with another disease at the same time.
....My sister is 29 this year and at high risk for getting breast cancer. I hope she will never get it.
....My hope is that enough will be learned in the near future with the money that is raised by events such as the Avon 3-Day walks to eradicate breast cancer!
....I know some other women personally who have had breast cancer too. I do not want to see any other of my friends, family or acquaintances get this disease.
....I don't want you to get it!
WHERE THE MONEY GOES:
The net proceeds from the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day fund many different areas of breast cancer, including: medical research and clinical care; a national financial assistance program for medically underserved women who need breast biopsies and support services and more (see www.avoncrusade.com for more details).
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation are recipients of an extraordinary new $10 million dollar gift made by the Avon Products Foundation to support breast cancer programs.
Click here to donate online OR print out a donation form here to mail in your donation AND please sign the guestbook to let me know of your support. Thank you! :)
I will be keeping a diary of my training and fundraising efforts so that you may see how I am doing. My sponsors will be mentioned on the contributors page of this web site and also on my 3-Day shirt!
Thank you in advance for your support! You can be proud that
YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Lynne Hall - Walker #1803, SF 2002
A BIG THANK YOU to my brother, Ken, my sister, Jennifer and to many other family and friends for their love and support after my breast cancer diagnosis three years ago! Thank you Ken for being my walking buddy while I was going through my treatments and trying to exercise and for walking with me last year so I would be ready for the 3Day event!
Call me "crazy", but yes I have signed on once again to walk the 60 miles from San Jose to San Francisco in the 2002 Avon Breast Cancer 3Day in July. This is a very special and powerful event in the fight against breast cancer and I hope you will share this incredible adventure with me by supporting my fundraising efforts.
I walked last year with 3,060 other walkers -- it was a very rewarding and incredible experience! I could not have done this without the love and support of my very generous sponsors (friends, family, co-workers AND people who don't even know me) who made it possible for me to raise just over $6,000! A BIG THANK YOU to all of those wonderful people!
My husband participated in his own way and will also never forget the experience. I am a breast cancer survivor myself and am fortunately doing very well after 3 years now since my diagnosis. My husband has been right there by my side through my fight and was there to cheer me on during the walk -- little did he know that he would be there to cheer on my 3000+ walker friends too! He played "Pretty Woman" as he parked along the side of the road at various locations and cheered and clapped and kept us all going! He had blisters on his hands after the first day from clapping and cheering so hard and needed a glove for comfort and protection on Day 2. He is now referred to as "The Pretty Woman Guy" and is looking forward to doing it again with me and for all of us walkers!
This is where I need your help. Won't you please join me in this fight by making a fully tax deductable donation on my behalf?
I have already raised the required $1900 to participate but I have a hope of raising perhaps $3500 to $5,000.
....1,000,000 women in America are living with undetected breast cancer.
....182,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and over 40,000 will die.
....A new case of breast cancer will be diagnosed every 3 minutes.
....Every 13 minutes, the disease will claim another life.
....One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Your chance of knowing this woman is 100%.
....Over 80% of breast cancer cases occur in women with no predispositon for the disease -- it will come out of the blue detected by a mammogram or self exam at home.
....Men can develop breast cancer too. In 2002, 1500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die.
....Over two million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today.
....I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44 and thought that was too young, but have since learned that many women in their 30's and even 20's are getting this disease too!
....My mother had breast cancer at the age of 61 and although she did not die from the cancer, it took its toll on her while she struggled with another disease at the same time.
....My sister is 29 this year and at high risk for getting breast cancer. I hope she will never get it.
....My hope is that enough will be learned in the near future with the money that is raised by events such as the Avon 3-Day walks to eradicate breast cancer!
....I know some other women personally who have had breast cancer too. I do not want to see any other of my friends, family or acquaintances get this disease.
....I don't want you to get it!
The net proceeds from the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day fund many different areas of breast cancer, including: medical research and clinical care; a national financial assistance program for medically underserved women who need breast biopsies and support services and more (see www.avoncrusade.com for more details).
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation are recipients of an extraordinary new $10 million dollar gift made by the Avon Products Foundation to support breast cancer programs.
Click here to donate online OR print out a donation form here to mail in your donation AND please sign the guestbook to let me know of your support. Thank you! :)
I will be keeping a diary of my training and fundraising efforts so that you may see how I am doing. My sponsors will be mentioned on the contributors page of this web site and also on my 3-Day shirt!
Thank you in advance for your support! You can be proud that
YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Lynne Hall - Walker #1803, SF 2002