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LIVESTRONG 2008: The Lance Armstrong Foundation needs your help!

Hi Friends!

The Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG Challenge ride is on June 29th, 2008 and we need your help! Currently, there are nearly 12 million people in the US that are living with cancer. More than 1.3 million people will be diagnosed this year, and over 1,500 lives will be claimed in the next few days. This year, I’ll be participating in the 100-mile LIVESTRONG Challenge ride.

The LIVESTRONG Challenge is hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and was founded in 1997 by the champion cyclist. The LAF unites people through programs and experiences to empower cancer survivors to live life on their own terms and to raise awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. The LAF relies on your generous donations to give cancer survivors hope and support.

• $10 provides information packets to 16 cancer survivors to offer support, inspiration and hope.
• $50 provides 36 people cancer survivorship information, worksheets to organize their fight against cancer and support, inspiration and hope from other cancer survivors.
• $155 provides a cancer survivor one-on-one direct support through the LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare program.
• $250 provides LIVESTRONG Survivorship Notebooks to 27 cancer survivors.

I’m asking for your collective help to raise the minimum of $250 to ride and to hopefully meet my fund raising goal of $500. All donations, regardless of the amount, are welcomed. If you wish to donate, please visit the following website for details. You can make a secure donation online, or print out a form for donations in the form of personal checks. You may also contact me directly. If you decide to donate, please do so before June 25th.

Donation Website: http://portland08.livestrong.org/thomasng82

If you are interested in participating in the LIVESTRONG cycling challenge (10, 40, 70 or 100 miles) or the LIVESTRONG 5K run, then I encourage you to find out more at the LIVESTRONG challenge website:

Event website: http://www.livestrongchallenge.org/site/c.frKPI1PAIoE/b.3935399/

I thank you in advance for your time and generosity in giving to the LIVESTRONG Challenge. I’ll keep you updated on my fund raising as I prepare for the event!

Regards,
-Thomas