Fundraising

TNT trains me and in return I raise money to find a cure for Leukemia, Lymphoma and other blood related cancers. Here is the letter I sent out to all of my family, friends, co-workers and anyone else who is interested in TNT and in donating to a great cause.

January 23, 2006

Dear Family, Friends and Colleagues,

Hello! I’M BACK, for some more early mornings and lots and lots of training and of course raising money for a great cause. This year I’ve set a new goal for myself, an Olympic Distance Triathlon on May 7, 2006. It’s called the Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon…The Wildflower Olympic Distance Triathlon is an amateur age group and relay team event. This world-class course includes a 1.5K open water swim, a 40K (extremely hilly bike course) and a brutal 10K run course…YIKES!!! As you can see I’ve got my work cut out for me. You have all continued to support me throughout the last 3 years of my training and fundraising and I’m hoping that you will continue to do so throughout this new journey. With your support I raised over $2500 last March and I finished 2 Half Marathons and 2 Full Marathons. I was able to set a new personal record at the Kaiser Half Marathon and at the Napa Valley Marathon.

This year I will again be completing my event in memory of Cole Regan who lost his fight to M5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia on July 28, 2004 he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, just seven weeks after being born. I will also be running in honor of my friends: Vanessa Wittmer (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), Vanessa finished her last round of chemo about 2 months ago. Rich Brooks (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia). Rich continues to be in remission after taking Gleevac. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society played a vital role in the development of the drug, Gleevac, by funding its’ research. Brenda Donato (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Brenda is doing great after having a stem cell transplant in June 2005. She walked the Arizona Rock & Roll Marathon on January 15, 2006. Debby Greer-Costello, diagnosed with Leukemia October 22, 2005. She will be finishing up Round 5 of chemo this week and then in 4 weeks will have a bone marrow transplant, more chemo and a heavy duty radiation. Her journey with this ugly disease has just begun but she is hopefully that all will turn out good and she will one day be in remission and back to a normal life with her 5 year old daughter. This season I will be a mentor for the Spring Triathlon Team and I have committed to raising another $3000 to help find a cure

LLS, a national voluntary health agency dedicated to finding the cause, treatments and cures of leukemia and related cancers such as lymphoma, and myeloma. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It kills more children between ages 2 and 15 then any other disease. Over 100,000 Americans will contract leukemia - and more than 57,000 will die from leukemia or it's related diseases this year, making it the fourth major cause of death in this country. Over 75% of the donations will go directly to research, patient services, professional education, advocacy, and community services.

You can donate online, follow my training and check out photos by going to the website listed below. I will keep it updated on a weekly basis.

http://www.active.com/donate/tntgsf/tntgsfCSantos1

With your generous support, I will cross the finish line at the Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon and we will help contribute to the finish of leukemia and lymphoma.

Sincerely with much thanks and appreciation,

Claudia