As several of you may already know am training to participate in the Latta Plantation Triathlon in Charlotte being held on June 15th (right before Expo 8- wooot!) as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 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'm completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers.

The race will be a tiresome 1/2 mile lake swim, followed by a 17 mile bike ride, and finished up with a 5k trail run. This may sound grueling, but it pales in comparison to the strife that many people and their loved ones contest with in their daily lives while battling these blood cancers.

So now I am personally asking you, my friends and family, to please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance the Society's mission.

There is no donation too small or too large and there are two ways to help me reach and exceed my fundraising goal of $2,200 for research:

1. Visit my webpage and make a donation in less than a few minutes:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntenc/mcgrain

2. Or simply mail a check made simply made out to “LLS” for any amount and mail to my workplace:

Matthew & Therese McGrain
C/O Creative Playthings Swing Sets
5221 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616

I hope you'll visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thank you again for your contribution- it means a lot to me and those who need your help the most. If you have any questions or even if you just want to say hello, call my work phone any time before 6:00 EST, (919) 862-9661.

Moderators: I really hope this isn't too far out of line, but there are several cyclists in the greatest caR forum ever and unfortunately cancer is not yet curable, but we can't stop trying!

Sincerely,
Matthew P. McGrain

ITR Relevance:

 

Thats a great cause.

 

Is this a scam to go boost? Haha, im just kiddin man.

But I'm glad we got people like you doing great things like this to help out those that really need the help. In middle school, my school held events where we walked around the neighborhood collecting money for cancer I think? And whoever got the most won buncha prizes.

 

Marking to check out when I get home

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Utilitarian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">..... there are two ways to help me reach and exceed my fundraising goal of $2,200 for research:
1. Visit my webpage and make a donation in less than a few minutes:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntenc/mcgrain

2. Or simply mail a check made simply made out to “LLS” for any amount and mail to my workplace:

Matthew & Therese McGrain
C/O Creative Playthings Swing Sets
5221 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616.....</TD></TR></TABLE>I want to make a $20 donation. However, I would like to do it in the form of paypal transfer which is where my "TypeR related spending" is located. Can you accomodate that?
Thanks and keep up the great work
-Chris-

 

Good for you man, We need more caring people around here !

 

What car is that in the background? Kind of looks like an MR2 but not quite.

 

^ Lotus Espirit?

 

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Right you are!

Thanks fellas!!! Anyone that wants to shoot a donation via paypal it's:

matthewmcgrain@hotmail.com

Also, let me know who you are at Expo if you make a donation because I owe you a couple 'o beers.

-Matt

 

Lotus Esprit

I'll see what I can do when I get home OP....

 

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Right you are!

Thanks fellas!!! Anyone that wants to shoot a donation via paypal it's:

matthewmcgrain@hotmail.com

Also, let me know who you are at Expo if you make a donation because I owe you a couple 'o beers.

-Matt</TD></TR></TABLE>Paypal donation already sent to your paypal account. Keep up the good work and God bless you.

 

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Thanks guys! Even if the donations are in $5 increments- every one is appreciated in the fight against leukemia and lymphoma.

-Matt

 

to a good cause. I'll see what I can help out with.


-Shawn who has a daughter who survived cancer at 10 months old.

 

Put me down for $20.

My wife works for The LLS, here at the home office in NY.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by H-PIMP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Put me down for $20.

My wife works for The LLS, here at the home office in NY.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's awesome! My good friend Emily works at the Carolina chapter here, hence my involvement.

You can make a pledge at my secure webpage or just paypal and I'll match the contribution:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntenc/mcgrain

Thanks to everyone who's donated thus far!!! Keep 'em coming guys.

 

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-Shawn who has a daughter who survived cancer at 10 months old. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Kick ***, the little ones usually don't beat it, you have a strong willed little girl man, great stuff.

 

Thanks Hung!

 

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thanks to Mugen Mike too!

 

j00 have PayPal

Let's get some money raised, ladies!

 

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thanks to Mugen Mike too! </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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Let's get some money raised, ladies!</TD></TR></TABLE>

No doubt! Shoot it to me and I'll match the contribution to my online webpage and include your name as a contributor:

matthewmcgrain@hotmail.com (&lt; paypal address for you dudes & dudettes)

 

No 's needed, just glad to help!

 

thanks Opie & Dave!

PS. Anyone that Paypal's me will have their donation listed on my page. If you want to be anonymous, just shoot me a PM.

 

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Deuce, keep the beer $$ for the cause

 

Good luck!! Payment sent for a great cause. Come on guys; donate instead of eating out once during the week.