Kari Elswick's PledgePage
Dear Friends and Family,
Did you know that three million women are living with breast cancer-and one third don’t even know it? Every three minutes another person in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer. Even more startling, breast cancer kills approximately one woman every 14 minutes, robbing us of our mothers and grandmothers, our sisters and aunts, cousins and best friends. However, there is a 97% survival rate when it is caught early. No one knows what causes breast cancer or how it can be prevented and there is no known cure.
Knowing this, I just won’t accept that there’s nothing I can do. Instead, I will walk. On June 24th and 25th,2007, I’ll join thousands of others in the Denver area to walk 39.3 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
This walk will be my second AVON walk. As part of this commitment, I have agreed to raise at least $1,800 for the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. Since 1992, the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade has returned more than $250 million for the cause. That money is distributed to five critical areas: medical research, clinical care, support services, education and early detection programs.
While researchers have made significant progress in the last few years, there’s still more that needs to be done. I know that the journey I’m about to take head on doesn’t begin to compare with the challenges that cancer patients and their families endure. So, for each blister and each muscle cramp, for every time I think I can’t possibly go any father, I’ll be humbled… recognizing the small sacrifice I’m making on behalf of millions of women everywhere. I’ll think of those who have lost the battle and of those who fight fearlessly everyday. Victory for me will be crossing the finish line and surpassing my fundraising goal, and I hope you’ll be a part of it.
I ask that you please take this opportunity to honor the women you love by donating to the cause. Give whatever you can - every dollar really does help. If you would like further information on the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, please visit www.avonwalk.org.
I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support and encouragement in this undertaking. When I hit the road, I’ll know that you were a special part of my journey and of the journey of so many others along the way.
I walk……
For the women and men who will be diagnosed….
For the women and men who never will….
For the women and men who will perish from this disease….
And for those who will survive it…
In memory of those who have fought the battle and lost……
In honor of those who are still fighting….
Because I can…..
Because I cannot walk away.
Sincerely,
Kari Elswick
Please visit my personal page at
http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR?px=2302747&pg=personal&fr_id=1283
Did you know that three million women are living with breast cancer-and one third don’t even know it? Every three minutes another person in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer. Even more startling, breast cancer kills approximately one woman every 14 minutes, robbing us of our mothers and grandmothers, our sisters and aunts, cousins and best friends. However, there is a 97% survival rate when it is caught early. No one knows what causes breast cancer or how it can be prevented and there is no known cure.
Knowing this, I just won’t accept that there’s nothing I can do. Instead, I will walk. On June 24th and 25th,2007, I’ll join thousands of others in the Denver area to walk 39.3 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
This walk will be my second AVON walk. As part of this commitment, I have agreed to raise at least $1,800 for the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. Since 1992, the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade has returned more than $250 million for the cause. That money is distributed to five critical areas: medical research, clinical care, support services, education and early detection programs.
While researchers have made significant progress in the last few years, there’s still more that needs to be done. I know that the journey I’m about to take head on doesn’t begin to compare with the challenges that cancer patients and their families endure. So, for each blister and each muscle cramp, for every time I think I can’t possibly go any father, I’ll be humbled… recognizing the small sacrifice I’m making on behalf of millions of women everywhere. I’ll think of those who have lost the battle and of those who fight fearlessly everyday. Victory for me will be crossing the finish line and surpassing my fundraising goal, and I hope you’ll be a part of it.
I ask that you please take this opportunity to honor the women you love by donating to the cause. Give whatever you can - every dollar really does help. If you would like further information on the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, please visit www.avonwalk.org.
I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support and encouragement in this undertaking. When I hit the road, I’ll know that you were a special part of my journey and of the journey of so many others along the way.
I walk……
For the women and men who will be diagnosed….
For the women and men who never will….
For the women and men who will perish from this disease….
And for those who will survive it…
In memory of those who have fought the battle and lost……
In honor of those who are still fighting….
Because I can…..
Because I cannot walk away.
Sincerely,
Kari Elswick
Please visit my personal page at
http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR?px=2302747&pg=personal&fr_id=1283