It's been a long week at work. Nothing horrible, just long. 10 - 11 hour days really take its toll. As I rode the Metro home, I started to get a little nervous about my fundraising for the American Cancer Society. Our team captain had sent out an e-mail today letting us know that as a team we have raised over $20,000 to date! While that is fantastic news, I realized I have not been a big contributor to this total or reaching my personal goal of $1,500.
Over the weekend, with the help of Josh, we cut ribbon, stamped, addressed, and signed 84 letters to send out. Most made it in to the mail on time Saturday, but there were a few stragglers on Monday and Tuesday. I'm never sure how quickly things travel via mail- sometimes they seem to get there the next day and other times seem to 'get lost'. As I rode home, I wondered if my letters had made it to their destinations and also if people would even be interested in donating.
Going through the mail I saw bills, ads, and then came across a familiar envelope with a label I had created. Someone received my letter and was kind and generous enough to send it back! Opening the envelope was better than Christmas morning as a young child :) Josh circled around to celebrate this 'actual' response.
As a side story, Josh's dad thought it would be funny to write out a check for $75,000,000 from the Luecking Egg Company. I had a very similar response seeing the envelope on the table but when I looked at who it was from and the outrageous amount, I quickly realized his dad pulled a prank on me.
Today I double checked that the envelope had in fact traveled through the mail system before I got too excited. Opening up the envelope I found a donation from Janie, and she included a name for me to put on my sash for race day. Here are some shout outs for people who have responded online:
* Danielle Nagle
* Mary Rybicki
Thank you, thank you to you all!
If you would like to receive a letter, just let me know. Or if you prefer to donate online, just visit my DetermiNation webpage by clicking here
This seemingly simple act revived me after a long day of work and has me in the right frame of mind for a 5 mile speedwork session. So thank you Janie (and others) for supporting the American Cancer Society, brightening my day, and for re-motivating me to head to the gym even though it's getting late and it's been a long day/week.... :)
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