Quote of the Month
Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, and enduring, and accomplishing.
~ George Sheehan
Patient Hero
TNT continues to want your story and pictures about your patient hero or your motivation for joining the team in a TNT endurance event. Please email pictures and stories to Leslie.Geier@lls.org.
Understanding The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
First Connection - The LLS has a peer support program for patients and survivors. The First Connection program provides patients and their families the opportunity to share experiences with someone who has been successfully treated for the same diagnosis. Patients and caregivers learn coping skills and gain hope from trained volunteer survivors, who share their special perspective on the recovery process. For additional information on the First Connection peer support program please visit our website at www.lls.org .
Interested in helping out at the spring event season kickoff?
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Resolution Run
The James V Snyder benefiting fellow alum Rachel Sadd's father was a great success. The turnout was even bigger than expected, and thanks to everyone who attended a lot of money was raised for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Westmoreland County Food Bank.
Race to Any Place
The Eighth Annual Race to Any Place is Saturday Feb 28 from 8 am until 2 pm in the US Steel building downtown. Presented by Trib Total Media and sponsored by GNC, is the largest stationary bike race in Western Pennsylvania, and an important team fund-raising event benefiting the Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Race to Any Place is a six-hour relay race, comprised of twenty-four 15 minute heats. Contact Margo for team information mcicci76@yahoo.com.
There are only 2 people signed up for this.... come on guys, we need you!
Spring Event Season Kickoff Where: TNT offices in SouthsideWhen: Sunday, January 31 at 9:00 (tentative)
The alumni club will be supporting the kick-off of the Spring Event Season! Support TNT and meet the new batch of participants as they start their journey.
Local and Informal Runs
Pittsburgh Area
Sunday, January 25 - Informal group run.
Where: South Side.
When: 9 am. Join the Alumni club for an informal run. Catch up with your teammates, meet past Disney, PF Chang and other event alumni. This is an informal run, please be prepared and bring your own water, fuel, and food. The Alumni Club would love to have you join them!
Saturday, February 28
Where: North Park Boathouse
When: 10 am
33rd Annual Spring Thaw. This race began as the original Pittsburgh Marathon and has evolved into one of the better warm-up races used by many Pittsburghers to prepare for the spring marathon season. It also makes a great prep race for Just A Short Run - 1/2 marathon also held in North Park the last Saturday or March. In 2008, despite a snowstorm the day before we hit the highest number of participants in well over 12 years, so the area's runners obviously love snow! Register: https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=8H2VCK7
Saturday, March 28
Where: North Park Boathouse
When: 8:30 am
Just a Short Run
This is a great race for just about any distance. There is a 5K, a half marathon, a half marathon relay and also a 30K (18.6 miles) for those of us who are scheduled to run 20 miles that weekend. For more information please visit the website at:http://justasho.ipower.com/id1.html.
Questions about any of these runs? Contact Margo @ 724-462-9630 or mcicci76@yahoo.com or Kelly @ 412-400-6193 or kelly6187@hotmail.com.
If you have events coming up please email kelly6187@hotmail.com with the information and we will put it in the Alumni Monthly Monday.
Alumni Club Meeting
Next alumni club meeting is tomorrow, Jan 21, 2009 meeting at the LLS office starting at 6. All are welcome.
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