On April 12 - 13, Karin Scoccia, Jennifer McMillan, Karla Snider, and Jodi Richter, team “The Desert Roses” will be spending the weekend walking, along with thousands of other people, in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. We will walk at least the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles), and may choose to walk as far as a marathon and a half. We will also raise at least $1,800 individually or $10,000 as a team in donations to the cause. We will have to spend the next few months training, fundraising, and preparing for the event. It's the biggest challenge we've ever taken on, but were very excited about doing it because we know it will make a real difference to the millions of people affected by breast cancer.
The money raised is managed and disbursed by the Avon Foundation, a 501(c) (3) public charity with a mission to fund access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer. The Avon Foundation funds both local and national organizations in five key areas: medical research; education and early detection programs; clinical care; and support services, all with a focus on the medically underserved.
Please help to support our efforts and this critically important cause by making a generous contribution. You can make your donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message, which will bring you, right to our personal page or with a check payable to Avon Walk for Breast Cancer that you can bring to Karla Snider at Nye Regional Medical Center. The deadline for mail-in donations is March 14. Please remember as you're making your donation that in less than the time it took to read this e-mail, another woman in the U.S. was diagnosed with breast cancer.
You can also help us by passing this message along to others who may be interested in being a part of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
Thank you for your support
Sincerely,
“The Desert Roses”
P.S. you can find out more about the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer by visiting www.avonwalk.org
