It’s time again to kick off St. Jude Runs 2017 and this year I need 10,000 to stand strong with me against the fight of childhood cancer, will you be one of them?
See that family above? That’s the Kuehn’s from Streator and on November 17th, 2015 they said goodbye to Friday night family pizza night, Sunday morning coffee and donuts and many other “one things” with their Reagan. Reagan was diagnosed with Ph-positive ALL leukemia in October of 2012 and unfortunately this a very difficult kind of cancer to treat and that date was the day that she passed away. It was also the day I vowed to run as long as I can and fund-raise as much as I can so this story wont have to be told again. I am beyond grateful for the friendship and bond I have built with them and I know it’s something that will last our entire lives, who knows maybe even one day Adrianna (Reagan’s sister) will even run along side me and we will do this together for Reagan. However, I’d give all of that up, if it could change Reagan’s story.
Super simple concept for 2017, this year I am asking YOU to give up ONE THING for ONE DAY and donate the price to St. Jude. Simple enough and not asking much at all. Example, every morning you swing into Dunkin Donuts and pick up your morning coffee-tomorrow will you skip your $2 coffee and donate that to St. Jude? I know I know, you’re thinking “Anna…you out of all people should know that asking someone to give up coffee is like a mortal sin and someone may even DIE if I give up just one coffee for one day!” Yea, I hear ya and I know what I’m asking…so I hope you’re sitting down reading this…I..yes ME…Anna Kinkade…has given up coffee for TEN DAYS STRAIGHT (and donated $50 to the run)!!!! No joke, no lie, today is DAY TEN without a cup coffee and if I can do that for TEN DAYS and not kill Bahan, or anyone else for that matter, you will survive and no one will die if you give it up for one day. Besides…isn’t ONE cup of coffee for ONE day worth helping a lil one kick the crap out of cancer????
Get your co-workers involved, skip the office order out day and instead all of you pitch in what that crappy take out lunch would have cost and donate that to St. Jude. Make it fun and have everyone plan to do a pot luck instead!
Get your family involved, instead of ordering your Friday night pizza delivery, tell the kids you’re going to do something different, you’re going to donate the $45 cost to help kids like them but who are sick, so they can beat their illness so that they can enjoy Friday night pizza with their families for the rest of their lives too.
It’s ONE THING, for ONE DAY! That’s it!
The truth is, we can’t change Reagan’s story, but WE-you and I-CAN change someone else’s…by giving up ONE THING, for ONE DAY and DONATE. What will you do?
