And if you're one of the readers who's more amused by the swag instead of charity, then this blog entry is for you:
Fred's Team - TShirt, Shorts, Arm Bracelet, and Tattoos.
2010 NYC Half Marathon Expo
1 Blue Technical Shirt
1 NYC Half Marathon Beverage Cooler
1 NYC Half Marathon ID Holder
3 Muscle Milks
1 Travel Size Vaseline Sheer Infusion Body Lotion
1 Travel Size Dove Men Care Body & Face Wash
1 Paul Newman Light Popcorn
The expo sucked me into buying 5 power gels and 1 Amphipod Satellite Pod for $20.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Fred's Team and the 2010 NYC Half Marathon
Once upon a time, I tried to do good. I was very involved in the New York City School Volunteer Program and helped coached little league as I was involved in the Police Athletic League. Sadly in the last 5 years, my community service activity became little more than taking my wallet out so I could enter my credit card and the authorization code, as I watched others walk, ran, and biked to raise funds for causes such as Lou Gehrig's disease, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.
So this year I decided to do something different. As it was the 30th year since my maternal grandfather's passing, I wanted to raise money the grassroots way for charity. So, 30 of my friends and family are running with me in spirit on Sunday and are at the same time supporting the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Thanks to my generous friends Aaron, Alec, Ammar, Beau, Brad, Brian, Chris, Colin, Elke, Eric, Gloria, Greg, Hari, John, Julie, Martin, Matt, Michelle, Prerak, Raj, Russ, Ryan, Sophia, Vivek, Warden, my cousins Alex, Eray, Fuphan, and Da-Tren, my sister Debbie, and my wife Linda for raising over $2000 and helping Fred's Team raise $130,000 (as of March 15) for the race.
We are all running on Sunday in memory of those who have the lost to fight for cancer and hoping that one day there will be no more losses.
So this year I decided to do something different. As it was the 30th year since my maternal grandfather's passing, I wanted to raise money the grassroots way for charity. So, 30 of my friends and family are running with me in spirit on Sunday and are at the same time supporting the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Thanks to my generous friends Aaron, Alec, Ammar, Beau, Brad, Brian, Chris, Colin, Elke, Eric, Gloria, Greg, Hari, John, Julie, Martin, Matt, Michelle, Prerak, Raj, Russ, Ryan, Sophia, Vivek, Warden, my cousins Alex, Eray, Fuphan, and Da-Tren, my sister Debbie, and my wife Linda for raising over $2000 and helping Fred's Team raise $130,000 (as of March 15) for the race.
We are all running on Sunday in memory of those who have the lost to fight for cancer and hoping that one day there will be no more losses.
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