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Team in Training Fundraiser

Printer friendly version Posted on: Tuesday October 27 12:04:06 PM
Team in Training Fundraiser Hey gang,

Some of you will know my neighbor Matt, a former Running Room clinic member who still runs with us on occasion and is one of my faithful cohorts when it comes to being a pace rabbit as I always seem to be pacing the time he is running.

Never the less, please have a read, this is in relation to Team in Training Fundraising which is for Leukemia research, a illness that has affected Matt's niece.

Matt and his wife Lisa are fundraising in memory of her three-year-old niece, Julia, who passed away in September after battling leukemia for 11 months. Lisa is billing it as the Marathon of Martinis, a holiday bash to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (with whom she's fund raised for in 2009).

She's fundraising for, and training to do, the Marathon de Paris April 11 2010. This event will be held at the Bedford Academy in Toronto on Saturday November 28. Tickets are only $25 and there will be free finger food, plus a chance at some great prizes like an iPod Nano.

Everyone is welcome. Bring friends too--the more the merrier. Please RSVP to Matt Sylvain, at mssylvain@hotmail.com by this Sunday, November 1 (Lisa needs to assure the Academy there'll be at least 50 people attending--drinking--on that date).

Here is the URL for Lisa's personal TNT donation site (people can also make a direct donation; all donations over I think $15--it may be $10--generates a tax receipt). It includes more information about her goal and her niece. http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=776620&LangPref=en-CA

And while the death of her niece is undeniably a 'heavy' topic, the tone of the night will be happiness and positivity.

On behalf of Matt and Lisa, I thank you for considering attending this fundraiser.

D

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 Posted by Dave on: Tuesday October 27 12:04:06 PM

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comment bubble Matt Sylvain
 
Thanks for the plug, Dave.
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Posted on: Tuesday October 27 12:49 PM
www link icon  comment bubble Dave
 
People, check that linkout. If you can not make the event, you can still contribute to a great cause.

http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=776620&LangPref=en-CA

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Posted on: Tuesday October 27 03:11 PM
email icon   comment bubble Matt Sylvain
 
Thanks again, Dave, for this plug of Lisa's fundraising event Nov. 28 at the Bedford Academy. As of now (noon Friday Oct 30) there are about 32 names on the confirmed list. 

There's still time to join in! There'll be quite a few runners there (as well as quite a few people who think runners are nuts). More the merrier!

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Posted on: Friday October 30 12:15 PM
email icon   comment bubble John Rose
 
Matt, count me in. My wife will take a ticket too, tho she's intimidated by a room full of psycho runners... I'll be there, she's a maybe.
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Posted on: Friday October 30 05:10 PM
email icon   www link icon  comment bubble Dave
 
Matt, still not sure if we can be there, but we are good for 2 tickets regardless. Let us know how we go about paying / getting them.

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Posted on: Friday October 30 07:49 PM
email icon   comment bubble Matt Sylvain
 
Dave, John--great! I can make a point of bringing the tickets to a Sunday run in November. Or, I can drop them off at your houses (but I'd need to know their locations). Or, you can get them at the door night of the event.
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Posted on: Friday October 30 08:12 PM
comment bubble Sari
 
2 tickets for me as well, I'll be sure to send the RSVP to the email today.

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