I just wanted to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU for your generous support and fabulous words of encouragement for my Avon Breast Cancer 3-day walk. As you know, I will be walking 60 miles on May 5-7 (not to mention sleeping in a tent!!) to raise money for breast cancer awareness and research. I have been become a morning person in order to find time to train for this walk-- walking before work and early on weekend mornings, and I have just bought myself some new sneakers (the old ones seem to be developing holes on the bottom!).

But aside from getting into shape, my real motivation has been my family. Thanks to all of you who have asked about how my aunt and grandmother are doing. Aunt Carol finished her chemotherapy last month, and I am looking forward to celebrating with her when I go to NY for Easter. Unfortunately, the news about my grandmother is not as positive. She is scheduled for surgery next week to remove a lump recently found in her other breast. Please cross your fingers/ pray/ etc.

Thanks to your support, I have raised $3855 to date for breast cancer research and awareness-- this is more than DOUBLE my original goal of $1800!! The deadline for sending contributions directly to La Salle Bank is Friday, April 7th. For those procrastinators who still want to contribute, it's not too late, however. Let's see if we can top $4000! Send/ give your contributions (checks made out to "Avon Breast Cancer 3 day" + pledge forms) directly to me, my mom, my sister, or my Aunt Carol, and I can bring them in person the day of the walk (May 5th). Pledge forms can be downloaded from my 3-day website listed below. Don't forget to check the website for more updates leading up to the big day. There is also a form to fill out if you would like me to walk in honor of a breast cancer victim or survivor who is close to your heart. I will add the names of these people to my official 3-day walk T-shirt. The URL for the form is http://www.mwahahahaha.com/sharon/3day/honor.htm

Thank you all again so much for your generosity and support!

Sharon

Thank you so much for your support and generosity