Imagine not being able to breathe. Imagine having 1 lung.... I couldn't imagine. I think a certain other organization said it best... when you can't breathe nothing else matters. We need oxygen, our lungs are one of the most important organs in our body.
I heard this amazing quote last night:
"If not me then who? If not now then when?"
The past 2 days I have participated in a forum about the Free to Breathe series - which is the largest branded lung cancer event in the nation. Mostly they are walk/5Ks but we are also doing Yogathons, Golf Tournaments and perhaps a bike ride. It has been so empowering to hear suggestions and how other people do it around the nation. Teams raising $10K, 15K WOW! Their passion inspires me to think that my organization is REALLY making a difference for lung cancer awareness, education, outreach - and raising a significant amount of money for research. Now I am a staff person of the NC Lung Cancer Partnership. So this is my full time job.. but as you know(sorry for the tears ladies) this is more than a job and we can't do it alone.
So I am asking you to be committed to me, even if you don't know much about lung cancer - you will learn, and I just may make you as committed to the cause as I am. I understand everyone has a cause they are passionate about and rightly so. -I appreciate all my donors and team members from last year's FTB Raleigh and Yogathon. You all ROCK!- but it's time to step it up a notch. I am going to make it a personal goal to grow my team of MAYBE 6 people to 20+ people. Mark your calendars - November 6, 2010 - NCSU Centennial Campus. Will you be on my team? (Team Name: Nothin' Fancy), Will you run, walk and show up? Will you each raise $20+? Donate to my team? (I'm demanding, I know, Bo tells me all the time! ;-) ) !Sign up now!! www.FreetoBreathe.org
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