Please Support my Daughter's Marathon Run for Breast Cancer Research!

[Hugh R]

As many of you may remember, my wonderful wife, Donna, of 31 amazing years being married, had breast cancer a decade ago. She is doing fine now, but not without the wonderful research that has been put into it. It used to be a butcher job, these days women who have been afflicted with this terrible problem can live normal, and cosmetically amazing lives. But more importantly we need to find a cure and save the Tatas! As Porsche/BMW owners we all know that prevention is way better than dealing with issues after the fact!!!

My daughter is running the NYC Marathon in tribute to her mom. If you can support her in any way, financially, I would be very grateful. I travel a lot for work and I'll bet I've met 100 Pelicans or more. ALL of them struck me as incredibly kind and generous. Here is a post from Stacy's blog on this, with a link to contribute. Thanks so much.

"Hi all!

For those of you who don't know, I'm running the New York City Marathon on November 1st, 2014. This is my second marathon ever (first was LA in 2012) and my first before my son's first birthday! Training for this event, with a 6-11 month old, has been one of the hardest things I've ever done!!! I do not have a nanny or caregiver, so I ran most of training runs early in the mornings (most mornings at 2 or 3am!!) while my husband and baby slept. I would get home at 5:30 or 6, and jump right into a full day of baby, dog, family, and house.

I worked hard to maintain our family lifestyle while training, including cooking healthy, nutritious meals, keeping a clean house, and even purchasing, furnishing, and managing a new home right in the middle of training!


I'm hoping to translate all of the hard work I have put into the marathon into a very good cause that is near and dear to my heart. I will never forget the day, 10 years ago, when my mom told me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a complete shock and changed my life forever. From that point on, I would never look at health, fitness, the power of positive thinking, and family the same again. My mom is now cancer free after a mastectomy and complete reconstruction.


Please donate what you can! I will be running every single step of this marathon with the good thoughts and positive energy of so many millions of women, men, and children nationwide who will be diagnosed, treated for, die from, or know someone affected by breast cancer. Thank you so much!!!


ABOUT THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION® (BCRF):.
Our BCRF marathon team is diverse—we are survivors, family members, employees, supporters, allies, professionals, runners, non-runners, and even researchers. But what we have in common is one thing: the desire and dedication to do our part to help bring about a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. For over 20 years, BCRF-funded researchers have been at the forefront of nearly every significant breakthrough in understanding, preventing and treating the disease. We know that the answers continue to lie in science, and that the only thing standing in the way is research funding. With your help, together we can accelerate progress and achieve a world without breast cancer.



HERE'S HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE:
• Click the DONATE button and contribute anything you can to support BCRF on behalf of me!!

https://www.crowdrise.com/teambcrfnyc2014/fundraiser/staceyburt



The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health.

Thank you so much!!

-Stacey