First of all, this has been an amazing 30 days. Not only have I lost a total of 8 pounds (mostly because of my running but I'll go into details here in a minute), but I have sold over 117 Crush Cancer wristbands, with a profit of $100 so far; I have created an amazing network with such kind hearted people, designed a t-shirt, and came up with a few other fundraising opportunities.
One of the opportunities is to send letters to large companies, small businesses, and individuals. If you are wondering what my letter says here it is-I removed some of my information for online purposes :) (Thank you Susan Fleming for giving me a template to work off of):
The main purpose of my letter is not to gain money, but to touch people's hearts. I don't think people realize how often a person is affected by a blood cancer. In the time it's taken you to read this far into my post, 1 person has been diagnosed, FYI. Obviously I am hoping to gain a donation, but I want people to realize that they have a purpose. They have an opportunity to help someone they have never met and to better the life of at least 1 patient and their family. Life is OBVIOUSLY too short to waste, so let's make the best of it.
I have been trying to think of how I can make donations while giving people something people can use, my wristbands was my first idea. It is a way to bring AWARENESS. My second idea was the t-shirts. It is going to bring SUPPORT for all those affected by blood cancers, specifically Paxten. Now I'm going to make a sugar body scrub and homemade ceramic coasters. I believe this will bring HAPPINESS. Every time someone uses either of them, they will think about their kind gesture and think about how their money has helped someone in need.
I have dedicated myself to running at least 10-15 miles per week. Not only will this help me reach my weightloss goal, but its reminding me that I'm running for those who can't run anymore. The other thing I will be doing will be to donate plasma. Sure I'm getting paid for it, but 100% of my pay will go towards my monetary goal. I will not only being saving lives with my plasma, but also be helping current patients affected by cancer, burns, HIV, and other immune difficiencies.
I have decided to challenge myself even more. I have changed my fundraising goal to $10,000. I really want to make a difference and I really want to help continue Paxten's fight! Please help me by spreading the word about my blog and all of my fundraising ideas. The more support I have, the more likely I'm able to achieve my monetary goal and help more patients. We can also bring more awareness about blood cancers and get more people involved!
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