Hi everyone,

I attended the American Breast Cancer Society's kickoff breakfast for the Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk last month I thought it might be nice idea to get some of my EWGA LI golfing friends together and walk as a team to raise money for this effort. Many of our friends and family have been touched by this awful disease and I thought we could join forces to raise funds to help end this disease. I have been reaching out to most of you when I see you in person to encourage you to walk with this team. I hope you will consider this request and join us at the event. If you want to send the flyer to anyone, please feel free to do so. Also - I encourage your friends and family to walk with us as well.

There is no pre-registration or registration fee for the event. Register on the morning of the event and bring your donations with you.
Participants are not required to raise a minimum amount and pledges are made for your participation rather than per mile. Obtain donations of $10, $25, $50 or $100. Money may be turned in at registration. If you haven't finished collecting by the day of the event, copy the pledge sheet and mail remaining pledges in later. If you are unable to attend, you may still collect and mail in pledges in support of Making Strides.

Here is the flyer for your reference. You can also register ion line at www.cancer.org/stridesonline.

But keep in mind, you don't have to pre register.

I would like to get as many of us as possible to walk the boardwalk at Jones Beach together. Here are the details:

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008
Jones Beach State Park
5 miles
Event start : 8:00 am

HERE'S YOUR ROLE:

1. Walk together with us as a team. I'll send a follow up email to those who want to participate.
2. Challenge yourself by setting a fundraising goal. You can even double your efforts by asking for a matching gifts program at work.
3. SEND ME AN EMAIL CONFIRMING THAT YOU WANT TO WALK TOGETHER.
4. Use the spreadsheet in the flyer to tracks your donations.

I know many of you are already signed up and will be walking. I thought we could walk together. Please email me back and let me know if you are interested. I'll send an email in the next 2 weeks giving you more details.

Thank you again!

Chris Sedlacek
EWGA Long Island
Education Committee Chair : Clinics