Donations...

Isn't this great, I received and email from he LAF yesterday about making contributions, just as I was going to send out another reminder to everyone that I only have 2 weeks left to have all my money in for the Ride of the Roses! OCTOBER 11 is coming very quickly! I have been steadily training for the upcoming ride, and I am finally feeling comfortable with the thought of this long ride. Last weekend 3 of us ventured up to Huntsville for the Raven Ride. What a beautiful area, although riding through the state park up there was a bit bumpy! They seriously need to redo the road through the park, you need a mountain bike to handle the craters. This weekend I'm heading out to Bandera, Tx for an outing for work. Fortunately for me, the roads are great for cycling, and the scenery is AMAZING. I'll be able to get in a few early morning rides with a few colleagues that also enjoy cycling. I can't wait....

Anyway... here's the email I received yesterday about the LAF donations....

It is so exciting to me every day to unite with citizens, cancer survivors, organizations and leaders across the country to write a history for our generation that does not include cancer.
Thirty years since President Nixon declared war on cancer, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the LIVESTRONG Army are securing real commitments and advancements to eliminate cancer as the number one killer of Americans under 85.

Together, we are taking bold and historic steps. But our voices alone aren't enough. We need your financial support to help change the course of cancer in our country.

Your donation today will help the Lance Armstrong Foundation continue our research and community grants, cancer support services and public policy programs that are closing the gaps between what we know and what we do about cancer, including:

• Making cancer a national priority among elected officials.
• Hosting the historic LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum to renew national leadership in fighting cancer.
• Promoting legislation to increase access to screenings, make screenings available earlier and develop screenings for other types of cancer.
• Delivering direct cancer support services to people affected by cancer through the LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare network.
• Investing $28.9 million last year alone in cancer survivorship programs and initiatives to make cancer a national priority.

We know that 1/3 of all cancer deaths could be prevented. That means that 500 lives would be spared today, 3,500 this week and 182,000 lives this year alone. We also know that early screenings for cancers such as prostate and skin cancers will decrease diagnosis and mortality rates. Despite this knowledge, 560,000 people will die in 2007 from cancer. 182,000 of those will die needlessly because they didn't have access to screenings and the right kind of treatments.
We can no longer sit back and allow people to die needlessly. We face a historic opportunity—but only if we unite with a singular goal of getting rid of cancer forever.
Please unite with the Lance Armstrong Foundation with a tax-deductible donation.

Together we can make history.
LIVESTRONG,
Doug Ulman
President, Lance Armstrong Foundation