Good training week this week, with local runs of 4, 6 and 4 miles and then DFMC group run on Sunday where I got a good solid, though unspectacular 16 mile run through Heartbreak hills. The runs through the Newton Hills are among the hardest and most humbling but will hopefully pay dividends in April.
Fundraising is off to a good start and I wanted to recognize all my gracious donors: Andrew Bronneck, Andrew and Tara D'Amato, Steve Slaman (in memory of Betty Fitzpatrick), The Desmond Family (in memory of Karen's Dad Joe Brown), David Adams (in memory of Bobby Adams and Betty Silverson), John Burke (in memory of Irene Burke and Mary Cullity), Jerry Farrell (in memory of Ruth Sullivan), and The Knickle Family (in memory of Tracey's Mom, Grace Russo). We had a bit of problem in processing on the DFMC website, so sorry for the delay in sending out this recognition and Thank you!!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
My 2011 DFMC Announcement and Fundraising Appeal
Dear Family and Friends:
First, I’d like to thank the many of you who supported my 2010 run for the DFMC. Because of you, I was able to raise over $8,000 for Dana Farber Cancer Research (and our team was able to raise an astounding $4.4 Million). The experience was so great, I decided to do it again. I will be running the 2011 Boston Marathon as part of the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge Team. My goals this year are two fold:
1. To raise a minimum $8,000 for DFMC (my stretch goal is $10,000) for Critical Cancer Research and
2. To run the Boston Marathon in 5 Hours or Less
I am committed to these goals for a lot of personal reasons and to honor and raise money for a very fine organization. Dana Farber continues to lead the field in breakthrough cancer research and also in efficiency, the best part: 100% of our donations will go directly to the researchers to find a cure for cancer - how great is that?
Once again, I will be running in memory of my mother, Betty Fitzpatrick, who passed away in March 2009 from Lung Cancer and Ruth Sullivan, my wife Regina's aunt who passed away in July 2008 from Pancreatic Cancer. Both of them inspired me with their courage, love and dedication to family and unwavering spirit.
This year, I would also like to run in memory or support of YOUR loved ones who were victims of this awful disease. At your request, I will add their names or initials to my racing singlet with a ribbon and a memorial certificate for the DFMC Memorial in Boston in April. I would like to ask for your support in any way possible as I attempt to raise these needed funds for Dana Farber. There are 2 easy ways to donate:
The first (and preferred) is via the ultra secure DFMC donation website. You can use any major credit or debit card and it is 100% tax deductible. No amount is too small. You can dedicate your own donation to a loved one who has been a victim or survivor or is still fighting this terrible disease or just to sponsor my run (and you can choose to show or not show the amount of your donation). It's that easy!!
The link: http://www.runDFMC.org/2011/tomf Or: To send a check the old fashioned way (Please make payable to Dana Farber Marathon Challenge c/o Tom Fitzpatrick and mail:
Tom Fitzpatrick
16 Hawks Ridge Rd.
North Billerica, MA 01862.
P.S. I have started a weekly journal blog of my progress on both fronts and welcome you to check it out, and to recognize ALL MY DONORS each week (unless you ask me not to). The address for that is http://tomfitzruns.blogspot.com. It is aptly titled "The Survival Shuffle".
In closing, I'd like to thank you very much for your consideration and support in advance as I run for the cure in 2010 – in memory of Betty and Ruth and ALL Our Moms and Dads Taken By Cancer!!
Best Regards,
Tom Fitzpatrick
Want to Know More about Dana Farber Cancer Institute: http://www.dana-farber.org/
More Ways to Help: Dana Farber Marathon Challenge : http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=321295
First, I’d like to thank the many of you who supported my 2010 run for the DFMC. Because of you, I was able to raise over $8,000 for Dana Farber Cancer Research (and our team was able to raise an astounding $4.4 Million). The experience was so great, I decided to do it again. I will be running the 2011 Boston Marathon as part of the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge Team. My goals this year are two fold:
1. To raise a minimum $8,000 for DFMC (my stretch goal is $10,000) for Critical Cancer Research and
2. To run the Boston Marathon in 5 Hours or Less
I am committed to these goals for a lot of personal reasons and to honor and raise money for a very fine organization. Dana Farber continues to lead the field in breakthrough cancer research and also in efficiency, the best part: 100% of our donations will go directly to the researchers to find a cure for cancer - how great is that?
Once again, I will be running in memory of my mother, Betty Fitzpatrick, who passed away in March 2009 from Lung Cancer and Ruth Sullivan, my wife Regina's aunt who passed away in July 2008 from Pancreatic Cancer. Both of them inspired me with their courage, love and dedication to family and unwavering spirit.
This year, I would also like to run in memory or support of YOUR loved ones who were victims of this awful disease. At your request, I will add their names or initials to my racing singlet with a ribbon and a memorial certificate for the DFMC Memorial in Boston in April. I would like to ask for your support in any way possible as I attempt to raise these needed funds for Dana Farber. There are 2 easy ways to donate:
The first (and preferred) is via the ultra secure DFMC donation website. You can use any major credit or debit card and it is 100% tax deductible. No amount is too small. You can dedicate your own donation to a loved one who has been a victim or survivor or is still fighting this terrible disease or just to sponsor my run (and you can choose to show or not show the amount of your donation). It's that easy!!
The link: http://www.runDFMC.org/2011/tomf Or: To send a check the old fashioned way (Please make payable to Dana Farber Marathon Challenge c/o Tom Fitzpatrick and mail:
Tom Fitzpatrick
16 Hawks Ridge Rd.
North Billerica, MA 01862.
P.S. I have started a weekly journal blog of my progress on both fronts and welcome you to check it out, and to recognize ALL MY DONORS each week (unless you ask me not to). The address for that is http://tomfitzruns.blogspot.com. It is aptly titled "The Survival Shuffle".
In closing, I'd like to thank you very much for your consideration and support in advance as I run for the cure in 2010 – in memory of Betty and Ruth and ALL Our Moms and Dads Taken By Cancer!!
Best Regards,
Tom Fitzpatrick
Want to Know More about Dana Farber Cancer Institute: http://www.dana-farber.org/
More Ways to Help: Dana Farber Marathon Challenge : http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=321295
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