Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I have committed to participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day® Breast Cancer Walk in November, an event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research, advocacy, and patient support services.

It's a 60 mile walk over the course of 3 days to support Komen’s work at creating a world without breast cancer.  I completed a similar event 12 years ago and had an incredible experience meeting so many inspirational survivors.  

I am motivated to walk again this year to continue supporting the amazing women in my life that have bravely faced breast cancer.  These are wonderfully special and unique women - - an artist, a health educator, a teacher and role model, a world traveler, a nurse, and a health care executive.  Walking 60 miles is hard, but it’s certainly not as hard as breast cancer.  It’s not as hard as getting life changing news after your latest mammogram.  It’s not as hard as weeks of chemo and all its devastating side effects.

My goal is to raise $2800 for this important cause.  Every donation can make a big difference.  Would you consider sponsoring me with a donation, please? Any amount you can give is greatly appreciated and will get us closer to our goal of preventing and curing breast cancer.

You can easily donate online by clicking on this link to my personal fundraising page:

http://www.the3day.org/goto/JanaPinkerton

If you don't want to donate online, you can download and print a donation form from that page that you can mail in with your donation.

Thank you for your generosity and support.  Together, we can make a real difference in the fight against breast cancer.

Jana

P.S. Many companies have matching gifts programs, so please ask your employer if they will double your donation with a matching gift.