smashRUN - My Mission

Thanks for coming to check out this blog.

Here's my mission:

Not a day goes by that I don't wonder what more we all could be doing with this Web 2.0 of ours. There have been several champions using this platform of the interwebs, working towards positive goals, and I'd like to add a mission to that and support our friends, family members, colleges, and even friends of friends that are fighting a blood cancer such as leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma.

In truly desiring to do something more for those fighting the good fight against cancer, I am taking on the challenge of training for and running the 2008 Nike Woman's Marathon in San Francisco on October 19th (5 months away!) as a way to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with Team In Training.

All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help STOP leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of ALL individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, but I need YOUR support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

As part of the Web 2.0 Community, I know the power of the Internet, and I know that even if you aren't able to donate even $5, by passing this to ALL of your friends, followers, collegues, and family members, AND by blogging and twittering about this effort, we can reach my team's goal of raising $1 million dollars! I've set my personal goal at $10,000, but I know that many of you have over that many followers on Twitter alone, or maybe even that many readers on your blogs, so imagine if you asked every single person to donate $1, $2, or even $5!! We could put a serious dent in this effort to find a cure!

Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission, and PLEASE link to this in your blogs, and pass it around to your co-workers. I know many of you have started your own companies, and by donating on behalf of your company, it becomes a tax-deductable donation. Also, there are a TON of companies that match donations, so don't forget to ask!

I'm hoping to start video-blogging and posting photos and notes from my training efforts, so to keep up check back here, and check out my fundraising page: http://pages.teamintraining.org/nyc/nikesf08/mdeforest

Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support, I can't do this with out you!!!

xo,
Michelle DeForest
www.mdfsmash.com
michelle [dot] deforest @ gmail [dot] com

My Mission

Dear Friends and Family,

This blog will be my running journal for the next 6 months. I have decided that wanting to make a difference is not the same as actually making a difference, and this has begun to weigh on my heart. I often think that maybe “when I have more money” I will be able to make a larger impact, but this is simply not true. So with that, I am challenging self — mind and body — and devoting the next 6 months to training for a marathon on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

By signing up with Team In Training, I am being charged with the task of raising money on behalf of research to find a cure. I’ll be asking each and every one of you to support me in this endeavor by donating whatever you can to this cause. I’m sure many of you know someone who has battled a blood cancer, and it is for them that I run.

xo,

Michelle