by AG
Family and Friends:
Four summers ago, my friend Mark and I ventured across the Long Island Sound to raise money for charity. When Mark returned home to Vancouver, he ran with the idea and created a similar event to raise money for cancer research known as Kayak for a Cure (KFAC). Four years later, his event continues to grow and KFAC is raising lots of money for cancer research through the Canadian Cancer Society.
This year, I have the opportunity to be in Vancouver with Chelsey and Logan and to be part of the event. We were lucky to have enough frequent flyer miles to make the trip. How exciting for me to get to paddle in an event that seemed like a dream as we floated across the sound in New York four years ago.
But there’s more to the story as well. Cancer is a part of everyone’s life in some way, whether we’ve had ourselves, or we know someone who has – it’s touched us all.
Last November, Chelsey’s Uncle Rillis had a broken hip. While in the hospital, they found cancer in his bone and lungs. Rillis had two rounds of chemo before he passed away in February 2009. A few weeks later, in March, friends of ours through work gave birth to a little girl named Zoe. From ultrasounds prior to birth, the doctors had reasons to want to examine her a little more once she was born. During that examine, they found cancer in her adrenal glands that has since moved into her liver. At 4 months old, Zoe has had one round of chemo already.
Will you join me in honoring these two friends and the countless others who have been affected by cancer and help sponsor my paddling in KFAC. Your $20 gift will help in fighting cancer by going towards research.
Thanks,
Andy
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