Who shall I carry for you?
Cancer.
It may be your mother.
It may be your uncle.
It may be you.
At some point, Cancer touches everyone’s life.
In 2004, my brother, Jack, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Eight years later, he is healthy.
Because of his fight with cancer, Jack founded the non-profit organization, Survivor’s Outdoor Experience (SOE) to assist other survivors. SOE provides cancer survivors with informational and recreational programming to enhance their lives.
With that thought in mind, Paul and I will be once again be taking on the 34- mile one-day Rachel Carson Trails Challenge on June 23rd. There are so many fund raisers these days, but yet I wanted to honor my brother and others who have faced a battle with cancer (or any life-threatening illness or battle) while raising funds for SOE.
This year, Paul and I will dedicate one mile of the Challenge for your loved one – it can be someone you lost to cancer, someone fighting cancer, someone you wish to honor for any battle. For that mile, we will “carry” them with us, pray for them, think of them and use their strength as inspiration for our challenge that day.
If you wish for us to “carry” your loved one, it would be our honor. Please let me know the name of the person you wish for us to carry. If you wish to make a donation to SOE, that would be great, but I am only hoping to honor all survivors, whether or not they are still with us. (Jack’s belief is that a person becomes a survivor the moment they are diagnosed).
Please let me know if you wish for us to carry your loved one. If you wish to make a donation to SOE or for more information, visit http://www.survivorsoutdoorexperience.org/hiking-for-a-reason.
Thank you so much!
With love,
Kathleen
(Who couldn’t do this without the support and love of my husband and hiking partner, Paul.)
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Who shall I carry for you?
Good things, good people and good times all rolled into one...
Who shall I carry for you?
Cancer.
It may be your mother.
It may be your uncle.
It may be you.
At some point, Cancer touches everyone’s life.
In 2004, my brother, Jack, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Eight years later, he is healthy.
Because of his fight with cancer, Jack founded the non-profit organization, Survivor’s Outdoor Experience (SOE) to assist other survivors. SOE provides cancer survivors with informational and recreational programming to enhance their lives.
With that thought in mind, Paul and I will be once again be taking on the 34- mile one-day Rachel Carson Trails Challenge on June 23rd. There are so many fund raisers these days, but yet I wanted to honor my brother and others who have faced a battle with cancer (or any life-threatening illness or battle) while raising funds for SOE.
This year, Paul and I will dedicate one mile of the Challenge for your loved one – it can be someone you lost to cancer, someone fighting cancer, someone you wish to honor for any battle. For that mile, we will “carry” them with us, pray for them, think of them and use their strength as inspiration for our challenge that day.
If you wish for us to “carry” your loved one, it would be our honor. Please let me know the name of the person you wish for us to carry. If you wish to make a donation to SOE, that would be great, but I am only hoping to honor all survivors, whether or not they are still with us. (Jack’s belief is that a person becomes a survivor the moment they are diagnosed).
Please let me know if you wish for us to carry your loved one. If you wish to make a donation to SOE or for more information, visit http://www.survivorsoutdoorexperience.org/hiking-for-a-reason.
Thank you so much!
With love,
Kathleen
(Who couldn’t do this without the support and love of my husband and hiking partner, Paul.)
Who shall I carry for you?
Cancer.
It may be your mother.
It may be your uncle.
It may be you.
At some point, Cancer touches everyone’s life.
In 2004, my brother, Jack, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Eight years later, he is healthy.
Because of his fight with cancer, Jack founded the non-profit organization, Survivor’s Outdoor Experience (SOE) to assist other survivors. SOE provides cancer survivors with informational and recreational programming to enhance their lives.
With that thought in mind, Paul and I will be once again be taking on the 34- mile one-day Rachel Carson Trails Challenge on June 23rd. There are so many fund raisers these days, but yet I wanted to honor my brother and others who have faced a battle with cancer (or any life-threatening illness or battle) while raising funds for SOE.
This year, Paul and I will dedicate one mile of the Challenge for your loved one – it can be someone you lost to cancer, someone fighting cancer, someone you wish to honor for any battle. For that mile, we will “carry” them with us, pray for them, think of them and use their strength as inspiration for our challenge that day.
If you wish for us to “carry” your loved one, it would be our honor. Please let me know the name of the person you wish for us to carry. If you wish to make a donation to SOE, that would be great, but I am only hoping to honor all survivors, whether or not they are still with us. (Jack’s belief is that a person becomes a survivor the moment they are diagnosed).
Please let me know if you wish for us to carry your loved one. If you wish to make a donation to SOE or for more information, visit http://www.survivorsoutdoorexperience.org/hiking-for-a-reason.
Thank you so much!
With love,
Kathleen
(Who couldn’t do this without the support and love of my husband and hiking partner, Paul.)
Monday, June 20, 2011
What is your Visionquest?
Good things...this year marked the 15th year of the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge. Over 600 folks attempted to hike over 34 miles in one day. It sounds grueling and it is, but year after year, folks take on "The Challenge." It is a great event and you meet great people.
Good people...one of these crazy folks is Mike Lloyd, an attorney from Pittsburgh who completed the Challenge as the first leg of his three-part "Visionquest." Mike is raising money for Camp AIM, a program for special needs children at the South Hills YMCA. Read more about Mike at www.upperstclair.patch.com.
Good times...the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge brings out over 900 hikers and 200 volunteers. Without the volunteers, there would be no Challenge. Everyone pulls together for this great event that raises awareness and money for the trails while promoting physical activity. It is a Challenge, but also a connection of great, like minded people.
What is your visionquest???
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