Hey all,
It's now coming down to the wire. Just a couple weeks left until my donations are due, and I'm about $1300 short. This has been one of the toughest challenges I've taken on, and I think I've done pretty well (with huge help from my wife Lisa). To date the climbers who are participating in the Fred Hutchinson Climb to Fight Breast Cancer have raised nearly $400,000!
Please take some time to visit my blog (http://climb4cure.blogspot.com), and let me know what you think...pass it along to friends and co-workers. Thousands of people out there are affected by breast cancer in many different ways. That's what fundraisers like this are all about, connecting people to help reach a common goal, in this case, to fight breast cancer.
Since my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple years ago, it has been a wild ride....and now I feel we're reaching the calm AFTER the storm. Our lives seemed like they were on hold for a while. Now, it's time for us to make a push toward reaching our goals as a couple, and I think this climb represents that for myself. It's a culmination of many things for me personally, it's also a new beginning in alot of ways. I've joined Mountaineers Club of Seattle, and I hope this is only the beginning of my climbing career. I also hope to make new friends on Rainier, all of us will be fighting the internal struggle to get to the summit, all with a common thread.
We are also trying to put together a last minute fundraising party at Fado Irish Pub in downtown Seattle. We still need some raffle prizes to give away to people who donate at the fundraiser. If you have anything please let me know. We are trying to find things like sporting event tickets, and music/sports memorabilia.
Thank for your time, and continued support!
David Town
For more info on the Fred Hutchinson Climb to Fight Breast Cancer, please visit www.fhcrc.org/climb.
I'm sorry to say that the fundraiser at Fado has been canceled.
