Dear Family and Friends:
Once again, I am coming to you with a special request: As most of you are well aware, I have been part of The Wellness Community for several years now, first becoming involved as a volunteer in 2004 when I joined their Strides for Hope marathon team. That was and remains to this day one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life! This year, I have chosen to take on the challenge of the relay at the Big Sur marathon on April 27th.
Participating in that first half-marathon was a personal challenge due to my own diagnosis. My second half-marathon I ran on behalf of five special individuals who had touched my life with their strength and perseverance. This year, I am running in honor of two people named Ann and Annie…Ann, my step-sister, and Annie, my college roommate… both who this past year courageously faced their cancer diagnoses and completed their treatments with dignity and grace.
All of us have been touched by this disease; either directly or we know friends, family, and/or co-workers who have met cancer head-on. So, I am, once again, asking for your generous support. TWC offers all programs free of charge to any and all that come through our doors, participants and caregivers alike. To continue to offer these programs and expand services, we seek support through fundraising events such as the Strides for Hope. I am inviting you to join me in supporting TWC-CNJ’s efforts (and mine!) by making a tax-deductible contribution.
You can learn more about the free programs and services offered by TWC-CNJ by going to
browsing the pages on this website. To donate, you can send a check, payable to The Wellness Community to the address noted below or you may donate online. If your employer has a matching gift program, your donation may be doubled. If there is someone special to you, in whose honor or memory I can run, please send me his/her name as well.
Thank you so much for your consideration. I hope you will join me in supporting the good work of The Wellness Community by helping me in my fundraising efforts as part of the Strides for Hope. And then join me, in spirit, on April 27th by taking a walk that day with those close to you and celebrate life.
Many thanks and with love,
Susan
Email: smbrown1@optonline.net
Mailing address: TWC-CNJ, 3 Crossroads Drive, Bedminster, NJ 07921
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