Look, I'm assuming most of you know about Team in Training. It's a triathlon training and fundraising project raising money to fight leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives.
This is a very personal issue for me- my grandmother died of lymphoma in 1997 and my father is a survivor of cancer of the palate. The chemo left him in such a weakened state that he can no longer work (he was a manual laborer). He also has difficulty eating solid foods... But this is a battle we can win- tonight at the kickoff we heard from a number of cancer survivors who are alive and healthy today thanks to techniques that weren't available only a few years ago.
I'm excited to begin training for my first triathlon (St. Anthony's), and honored to have found a way to help others in the process... but I need your help. I'm committed to raising at least $4200- Ideally, I'd like to double that.
Folks who contribute anything (even a penny) will gain access to my online training diary including fitness tracking, musings on my newfound athleticism (two Thanksgivings ago, I weighed 220 and had never been inside a gym), and probably some general observations on life. I've been told I'm a fairly articulate and engaging writer, you can gauge that for yourself.
That's the first part of the pitch. Visiit the link below and pay up. Consider it your good deed for the week. I believe it's also tax-deductible. Do it now!
http://www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/zoom
The second part is a little embarrassing. On December 9, I will be laid off- it's a really terrible economy for human rights advocates right now, and my prospects for finding something new right away are slim. The TNT program requires some gear that I don't have and I can't afford to buy anything right now; thanks to my limited income and commitment to spending personal funds on a number of volunteer projects, I don't have savings to dip into.
If anyone has this stuff lying around, it would absolutely be appreciated. I can compensate you with free commercial grade web hosting, tech advice, and good karma, but that's about it until I sell some stuff (anyone need a snowboard, Schwinn Speedster, or AGP video cards?).
I promise that once I am financially stable again, I will return these items to you or donate them to the charity of your choice. I am a Men's Medium (waist 33).
Missing from the "Bare Minimum" list (theirs):
Missing from the recommended list:
Obviously, if you're only going to take one of these actions, I'd prefer that you donate to TNT- through my link or their website... it's not like anything on the list is a deal breaker. Thanks for your consideration.
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This is a very personal issue for me- my grandmother died of lymphoma in 1997 and my father is a survivor of cancer of the palate. The chemo left him in such a weakened state that he can no longer work (he was a manual laborer). He also has difficulty eating solid foods... But this is a battle we can win- tonight at the kickoff we heard from a number of cancer survivors who are alive and healthy today thanks to techniques that weren't available only a few years ago.
I'm excited to begin training for my first triathlon (St. Anthony's), and honored to have found a way to help others in the process... but I need your help. I'm committed to raising at least $4200- Ideally, I'd like to double that.
Folks who contribute anything (even a penny) will gain access to my online training diary including fitness tracking, musings on my newfound athleticism (two Thanksgivings ago, I weighed 220 and had never been inside a gym), and probably some general observations on life. I've been told I'm a fairly articulate and engaging writer, you can gauge that for yourself.
That's the first part of the pitch. Visiit the link below and pay up. Consider it your good deed for the week. I believe it's also tax-deductible. Do it now!
http://www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/zoom
The second part is a little embarrassing. On December 9, I will be laid off- it's a really terrible economy for human rights advocates right now, and my prospects for finding something new right away are slim. The TNT program requires some gear that I don't have and I can't afford to buy anything right now; thanks to my limited income and commitment to spending personal funds on a number of volunteer projects, I don't have savings to dip into.
If anyone has this stuff lying around, it would absolutely be appreciated. I can compensate you with free commercial grade web hosting, tech advice, and good karma, but that's about it until I sell some stuff (anyone need a snowboard, Schwinn Speedster, or AGP video cards?).
I promise that once I am financially stable again, I will return these items to you or donate them to the charity of your choice. I am a Men's Medium (waist 33).
Missing from the "Bare Minimum" list (theirs):
- pullbuoy
- tire levers
- 650c inner tubes (2)
- co2 cartridges for practice (i have a head that apears to be made by a company called 'innovations') or portable high-pressure pump
- tights or wind pants
- exercise shirts (i have a Coolmax TnT shirt, but they say I can't train in cotton and Coolmax gets smelly fast without a spare or two)
- I will need new running shoes within a month. Anyone have leads on where to find a cheap pair in size 11EEEE?
Missing from the recommended list:
- Skin lubricant (anyone have a recipe?)
- Cycling shorts (probably not needed. I have one pair of tri-shorts)
- "over mitts" (i don't even know what these are)
- Heart rate monitor (hey, it can't hurt to ask...)
Obviously, if you're only going to take one of these actions, I'd prefer that you donate to TNT- through my link or their website... it's not like anything on the list is a deal breaker. Thanks for your consideration.
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aetherchild: Dec 1, 04 19:57