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Happy Spring!
With the Pittsburgh Marathon just 13 short days away, this edition is PACKED with information!
We wish all of our current fundraising participants, alumni, coaches, mentors, family, and friends a FANTASTIC race! Can't wait to see all that purple along the course! GO TEAM!
The Monthly Monday will be sent out once a month on the Monday following the alumni meetings, which are held the second Wednesday evening of every month. This is just another tool for all of us to stay connected. Enjoy!
LLS Fact of the Month
From 15 to 19 years, more non-Hispanic white children are diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma than children of other races or ethnic groups
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Quote of the Month
“According to the commonest principles of human action, no man will do as much for you as you will do for yourself.” ~Marcus Garvey
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Pittsburgh Marathon 2010
Water Stop
TNT will be running a water stop near the 16th Street Bridge. It is a great way to volunteer, and get a front row seat to see you run through during the beginning of the race. The Water Stop is easily accessible by Car before and during the race. It is also approximately 1 to 2 miles from both the TNT Mission Mile in the Southside and the Finish Area. You could easily work the water stop from open until close, and make it to the Finish Area or Southside (depending on the speed of the runner). For anyone to help at the water stop contact Christie Schnelbach (Christie.schnelback@lls.org).
TNT Mission Mile
TNT has a wonderful tradition at Marathons of making a place for runners and their families to express the TNT Mission of Fighting Blood Cancers and Saving Lives. Mission miles are an area along the course where we have signs encouraging our runners or remembering those we are running for. TNT Purple and Green is the theme for these areas, and there is no better place to see a TNT runner than in this area. For the Pittsburgh Marathon, the Mission Mile will be in the Southside. For half marathoners, there will be an RV near Carson Street and Terminal Way. For full marathoners, there will be a group at the turn before the Birmingham Bridge on Carson Street.
Here is how anyone can help with the TNT Mission Mile.
1. Setup – Set-up begins at 4:00 AM on Marathon Sunday. The
team is meeting at the RV Location at Carson and Terminal Way. Margo Cicci (mcicci76@yahoo.com) can be contacted by people who want to help set-up. She is looking for teams of 2 or 3 people in a car to hang signs and decorations along Carson. Bring a roll of Duct Tape.
2. Cheer – Pick your stop and Cheer at the RV or the Bridge or
anywhere in between. Wear anything purple and if you want something TNT, visit the TNT store online (http://www5.cintasvip.com/ uniformcatalog/default.asp?p=LLS+TNT). The best place to park if you want to leave during the race by car is the Southside Works. Other areas will be restricted till the race field passes.
3. Make a Sign – Seeing a sign with your name is the greatest
thrill during a race! Have you family members bring a sign to the mission mile to hold up as runners (you especially) go by. We love signs that remind us of the TNT Mission. They can say “Heroes wear purple” or remember a loved one lost to Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Blood Cancer; or maybe a survivor.
4. Help Clean Up – We want to be good citizens and we need
similar teams as the set-up teams to help tear down our signs after the field passes. This is the 6-8 mile-ish area, so the roads will open fairly quickly in comparison to later race areas.
Lend a Hand to Current Participants:
Hershey Park Getaway
Emily is having a Hershey Park Getaway Raffle. The grand prize is tickets to the park as well as a hotel stay. A second prize winner will receive tickets to Hershey park and the third prize winner will receive a chocolate soap and candle gift basket. Tickets are $10 for one or 3 for $20 to enter send an e-mail to erae@mail.com and also check out the flyer attached to this e-mail. The raffle will be pulled May 5.
Chik-Fil-A Wheel of Wonder
Join John on May 8 at the Beaver Valley Mall Chik-Fil-A. There you will have a chance to spin a wheel for a prize!!!
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Upcoming Events/Group Trainings—Run/Walk
Team Alex 5 Mile & 5k Run/Walk
Saturday, April 24, 2010
North Park
9 am
http://www.active.com/running/allison-park-pa/team-alex-5k5-mile-runwalk-2010
Mars Band on the Run 5k
9 am
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Mars High School
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Upcoming Events—CYCLE!
Pedal Pittsburgh
Sunday, May 16, 2010
South Side Works
6, 15, 25, 35, 50, 60 mile options; guided and non-guided options http://www.pedalpittsburgh.org/Home.htm
For more cycling charity rides, bookmark this website:
www.pittsburgh.about.com/charityrides
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Upcoming SOCIAL Events!
Fill the Mug Bar Crawl
A BAR CRAWL to benefit LLS!
South Side
Saturday May 15,2010
http://www.charitybarcrawl.com/
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TNT Events Calendar Link:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=uqqqntopkdcvb9fqr0ej8bac5s%4...
Alumni Website:
http://www.wpatntalumni.org/index.html
The next Alumni meeting will be held on May 12, 2010 at 6 pm at Caribou Coffee on East Carson Street in the South Side Works. All alumni are welcome. This will be our 6 month planning meeting.