Dear Friends and Family,
As many of you know, our community lost a beautiful soul, Dawn Peragallo, to cancer last April. Dawn was a wonderful person and an inspiration to those who had the good fortune to know her. One the many things Dawn accomplished in her all-too-brief life was to become involved with The Wellness Community, a non-profit organization located in Bedminster that offers amazing programs for cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones. As a mother of two, Dawn recognized the need for a support program for children whose parents suffer from cancer. She worked with The Wellness Community’s director, Eunice Jadlocki, to start the Kids Connect/Parents Connect program in 2005. The program has flourished! Last fall, The Wellness Community honored Dawn posthumously for her efforts by naming a new award, The Spirit of Courage Award, after her and awarding the first such honor to her husband, Jeff.
Dawn lives on through the Kids Connect/Parents Connect program as it continues to help numerous children and their parents throughout the Central New Jersey community. It is our goal to run the Boston Marathon on April 21st to remember Dawn and to raise funds for this program.
So…RUN BOSTON IN MEMORY OF DAWN with us and make a donation to The Wellness Community’s Kids Connect/Parents Connect program. With a donation of $26.20 or more (which equates to $1 per mile – the marathon is 26.2 miles long), you will run the Boston Marathon (without even sweating)! We will wear your name proudly on one of the shoes or socks we wear in the marathon and, after it is over, will send you a picture of your name running the marathon. Please note that every penny donated will go to this program – we are paying our own ways to Boston.
There are three ways to donate:
(1) Click here to make an on-line donation. Please write “Run Boston for Dawn” in the text box..
(2) Send a check to The Wellness Community with a note that it is for the “Boston for Dawn” fund:
The Wellness Community – Central New Jersey
Run Boston for Dawn Fund
3 Crossroads Drive
Bedminster, NJ 07921
(3) Hand one of us a check payable to The Wellness Community.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Kim Haris, Holly McDonald, Karen Robinson, and John Weidner
The “Run Boston for Dawn” Team
*As a footnote, we encourage you to spread the word about The Wellness Community if you know of someone who is dealing with cancer. They offer numerous programs and most are free of charge. |
