Hope Starts With Me!

Mrs. Linda R Pettaway Goal: $2,000.00 Achieved: $2,800.00 Make a gift to support Mrs. Linda R Pettaway

 

Why am I walking?

I am a recent retiree having served 37 years in Federal Government with Peace Corps; a service organization.  You might be asking, "What am I doing now with my time"?  I am active in my church, I love flower gardening, I maintain a Koi pond and I have recently chosen to give of myself to the American Cancer Society in Silver Spring, MD.  Currently, I am volunteering two days each week.

During the past year, I have had two dear friends who were struck with breast cancer.  I had an aunt and a niece (age 32) to succumb to breast cancer.  I, as probably many of you, have had friends who have been victims of cancer.  Additionally, my husband Art is a 13 year cancer survivor.  Hence, the reason I have selected the American Cancer Society as my primary organization to give of my time and talents as a volunteer in the fight against cancer.  I am hoping that the work that I do with ACS will make a difference (to the mission of eliminating suffering from cancer).  I am hopeful and I pray that someday a cure for cancer will be found.

I am looking forward to participating in the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk to fight back.  I have accepted a challenge to identify at least 100 others who will join me in the 5K Walk.  The walk can be a way for all of us to celebrate and remember our loved ones.  Please visit cancer.org/stridesonline today and sign up.

"We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give."  - Winston Churchill 

I have signed up to walk and hope you will join me in my effort by signing up to join my team or making a donation in support of my participation. Hope starts with us.

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