SHARE celebrate Save A Life, One Mile at a Time - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Moms In Training Program and cycling races. Together, they have raised over 1.4 billion dollars towards blood cancer research and services. It is also important to note that 78 cents of each dollar raised goes directly into research, education and patient support to help patients with blood cancer. Did you know that in 1964, the survival rate for a child with Leukemia was just 3%? In 2014, it is 90%. We should be happy with that statistic, and indeed we are. However, we still have 10% to acknowledge and cure, and it is not an unattainable goal at all. They say that you may have cancer, but it doesn’t have you. And with organizations like The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society leading the charge against cancer, it seems like we are well on our way to save lives, just one mile at a time. To learn more about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and all it accomplishes, or to be part of Team In Training or Moms In Training, visit www.LLS.org and www.teamintraining.org/sd.
THIS SEPTEMBER, SHARE SAN ELIJO IS SO PROUD AND PLEASED TO LAUNCH THE FIRST OF SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (LLS) AND ITS TEAM IN TRAINING (TNT) AND MOMS IN TRAINING (MIT) PROGRAMS.
If you would like to be part of a San Elijo team, please contact Karishma Sinnott at karishma@sharesanelijo.com.
San Elijo Hills has a connection to Leukemia in a very strong way. We lost our beloved teacher at San Elijo Elementary School, Jennifer Mullane, to the disease last year, and several residents have been diagnosed with, and have subsequently fought this disease. We will meet them over the next few months, and share their stories of success with fighting blood cancer. First things first. WHAT IS THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, TEAM IN TRAINING AND MOMS IN TRAINING? Rick Rungaitis, Director of the Team In Training Program of the San Diego/Hawaii Chapter, is a resident of San Elijo Hills. He spent most of his career putting together corporate partnerships and sponsorships, and when the opportunity arose for him to use the skills he had acquired towards a charitable cause, he jumped on the chance to make a difference, and has never looked back. Like most people in the world, Rick has a connection to cancer, having watched friends and family fight the disease. Now, he has a connection to the mission to cure cancer, and with it, he has a dream. Our hope and goal is to help make that dream a reality. Rick’s dream starts with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s new Moms In Training Program, where, starting in January, coaches work with mothers on an eight-week program to help them train for the Finish Chelsea’s Run 5K in March. Rick Rungaitis’ dream is very San Elijo specific, and we believe that it’s not one that is far from reality if we all join together to make it happen. What if we put together a community team for any of the many events available to us, and call it ‘Team Jen Mullane”? Would there be any more special way to honor a teacher who changed the lives of so many children with her kindness, empathy and generous spirit? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to fundraise as a team, in her name? We cannot think of a
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bigger and better tribute to Jen Mullane, and all our neighbors, friends and family affected by this blood disease.
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It seems like the perfect symbiotic relationship to us. If you’re a busy mother who is passionate about making a difference, fighting blood
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cancer, saving a life, then Moms In Training is the program for you. If you have always Marathon Triple Crown in Carlsbad, La Jolla and America’s Finest City.
wanted to run a 5K, but feel like you’re not quite ready, and need some added motivation, then this is the place to start. We can save a life, one mile at a time.
When you are part of TNT you will not only attain your personal physical best, but you will be helping change patients’ lives by raising
With experienced, professional coaches to guide you through your training, and with the
money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
support of fellow mothers, all of a sudden a 5K doesn’t seem so daunting, does it?
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It’s staggering to learn that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program has helped over 600,000 participants find success in marathons, 5Ks, triathlons
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For more information contact us at teamintraining.org/sd or call TNT at 858-427-6668