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Just got this in case LJ dies the death. I might even tell people I'm here eventually.

Only one week till the 2010 Revlon Run/Walk for Women. For various mundane reasons, this will probably be the last year I participate. So if you were ever thinking of supporting me, now's the time.

Please click on the link to my page and help out a bit. All funds raised go to fight cancer. Your donation is tax deductible. Whether it's $50 or $5, I really appreciate it. Lastly, my employer will match 50% of your donation.

If you don't want to use the online donation form, you could print out a form from the website (that's a link to a PDF) and mail that in--my bib number is 116, FYI--or find me and we can take care of it face to face.

Thanks!

Hello! Thought you wouldn't hear from me this year, eh? This is the latest I've started fundraising. I do hope you will help me...

On Saturday, May 1st, I will be participating in the 13th Annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women. You can join me in the fight against women's cancers by making a pledge or donation on my behalf. Your pledge will help fund important research into the cause and cure of women's cancers, prevention, education and support service programs. All funds we raise will go to the cause, not just a percentage.

On a personal note, I had a mammogram scare this past December--I was called back for a second one because the nice people at Guttman Diagnostic had found an "anomaly" in my annual checkup films. I waited hours for the results and was the last one in the waiting area when they called me...to walk me into a room with THREE doctors, all of whom introduced themselves by name. I must have looked as terrified as I felt, because the first one immediately reassured me that all was well. But it might not have been. I think that too many women must have that same gut-punch fear all too often, and I hope that what we raise by walking can go towards reducing that fear.

Here's my fundraising page, where you can make a secure donation if you like. Every little bit will help! No guilt trips. There is no set donation amount. And it's tax deductible! In the past, my company matched 50% of what I raised, but I can't count on that happening this year. It might, it might not.

Thanks very much in advance! My apologies if my plea is not welcome. Also, PLEASE let me know if you've already donated to someone else--or are planning to. I'll go away, I promise!

Hubby sent me this at work last week. I have no idea why, but every time I look at it I fall apart in helpless laughter. It just kills me. So, maybe it'll give a few of you a giggle too. :-)

This is it. The Revlon Run/Walk is THIS Saturday! And then you won't hear from me till next year. :-) Well, maybe ONE more message to tell you how it went--if it went. My ankle is still giving me trouble. 90% chance I'll do it.

Please be a part of the effort. Go to my fundraising page and help me meet my modest goal! My employer will match 50% of your tax-deductible donation--so if you pledged $20, it would really mean $30 raised!

To date, the Run/Walks (LA/NY) have distributed nearly 55 million dollars for cancer research, treatment, counseling and outreach programs. Thanks in part to these funds, new treatments are being developed and lives are being saved.

If you are not comfortable using the online donation form, you can either print out a form from the website and mail that in (my bib number is 204. Crucial that you include it!), or find me and we can take care of it face to face. Cash is always good!

Please help if you can. If you have any questions, write to me or stop by my office sometime. If you've already supported someone else, or are yourself a participant, or just want me to hush up already, tell me and I will, I promise! :-)

Thanks!

Hey all. I usually start fundraising for the Revlon Run/Walk for Women sometime in January, but one thing or another kept getting in my way this year. Part of it is worrying about the economy--people are really cutting back on charitable donations, and I'm sure if I set as high a goal as in previous years I'd have no hope of meeting it. So I'll set a lower goal and think good thoughts. Here goes...

On Saturday, May 2nd, I will be participating in the 12th Annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women. You can join me in the fight against women's cancers by making a pledge or donation on my behalf. Your pledge will help fund important research into the cause and cure of women's cancers, prevention, education and support service programs. All funds we raise will go to the cause, not just a percentage.

If you click here, you'll see my fundraising page, where you can donate online if you like. Every little bit will help! No guilt trips. I will simply leave it up to you. There is no set donation amount. And it's tax deductible! In the past, my company matched 50% of what I raised, but I can't count on that happening this year. It might, it might not.

Thanks.

[Takes 1 second. Yes, really. Go, answer.]

PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is qualified. Apparently the right wing knew about this in advance and are flooding the voting with YES votes.

The poll will be reported on PBS and picked up by mainstream media. It can influence undecided voters in swing states. Please do two things -- takes 20 seconds.

1) Click on link and vote yourself.

Here's the link.

2) Then send this to every single Obama-Biden voter you know, and urge them to vote and pass it on.
The last thing we need is PBS saying their viewers think Sarah Palin is qualified.

This is via someone on a mailing list some (but not all) of you are on. I'm not sure if the writer has an LJ or not--could've sworn he did. Anyway:

Per the Google Blog post [here,] one can now set one's default Google language to "Pirate", in recognition of Thursday's Talk Like A Pirate Day.