Wow! It’s hard to believe that is has already been TWO WHOLE YEARS since you helped me raise nearly $7000 (!) to honor my dear sister Vicki! Thank you!!!
The picture above was taken shortly after she saw my new hair style. When I explained how you all came together to contribute in her name, she was deeply moved! That year, the Stoney Creek Ladies Golf Association raised over $40,000...enough to fund one FULL research grant! Again, I say...Thank you!
Do you know what I have come to realize about this campaign and about Vicki? Each letter of her name brings to mind an element of what we are doing here...so this is the theme of my campaign this year...
V ictory
I nitiative
C harity
K indness
I nspiration
So, here's the thing...sadly, two years later, breast cancer is STILL a problem. A really BIG problem. Everywhere. And two years later, while we are so thankful that Vicki is “cancer free”, the effects of her treatments still plague her...and they always will, for the rest of her life.
I've learned from my friends at Earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test how much better it would be for patients like Vicki if the cancer could be found years earlier! And YOUR contribution helps us get closer every day. Closer to less invasive treatment. Closer to fewer side effects. Closer to fewer fatalities. This money...these grants...they fund research seeking a biological detection test, such as a blood marker or saliva test, to detect breast cancer far sooner than is currently possible today. Hopefully before a tumor has even formed!
This year, my PERSONAL goal is to raise $2500 by June 15, 2017 in honor of Vicki. This is significant, because not only will this funding honor an awesome individual, it will be tagged as 'research restricted' and that means that 100% of every dollar you donate will go directly toward research!
Your donation will also help to insure that the SCLGA can reach our $40,000 goal so we can fund ANOTHER full research grant in 2018. I promise you...your donation of any amount helps us all get one step closer to an earlier detection test for breast cancer!
I would also encourage you to consider including Earlier.Org as part of your annual charitable giving. It is such a privilege to work with this group to not only witness their commitment to this goal but also their determination to ensure every dollar is spent to that end.
A most sincere THANK YOU for your consideration!
Your support funds critical research seeking an earlier biological detection test for breast cancer. Your donation, quite simply, will help change the picture of breast cancer forever.
Earlier. Sooner. Now.
Thank you for helping us get there!