Tuesday, April 20, 2010

It's official

It's official I am registered for the Dallas 3 day walk!!!! Offical training starts on May 23rd but i have been walking everyday already anywhere from 1 - 4 miles! I sent you my donation letter out last night and am now up to $70 in donations. My first goal of course is to raise $2300 so i can walk but my real first goal is $3000. My sweet spot is $5000. Here is my donation letter......................


As some know I lost my grandmother to cancer in 1997. She didn't suffer long but did suffer and it was the hardest thing to just have to sit back and watch this horrible disease take the zest from a wonderful lady who never let anything get her down. I have thought for years that "I wish there was something I could have done to help"! Now I have 2 friends in my church battling the beast. And I know there is something that I can do to help!

So, this year, I'll be participating in a very special event called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.

I'll walk 60 miles over the course of three days with thousands of other women and men. Net proceeds from the Komen 3-Day for the Cure are invested in breast cancer research and community programs.

I've agreed to raise at least $2,300 in donations. I've set my personal goal as atleast $3000. So I need your help. Would you please consider making a donation? Keep in mind how far I'm walking - and how hard I'll have to train. You can give online at http://www.The3Day.org/goto/kimmayfield. Just follow the link below to visit my personal fundraising Web page and make a donation. You can also call 800-996-3DAY to donate over the phone.

At the age of 30 I have realized there is something I can do to help. I can't take the suffering away from those that have been afflicted by the disease. I can't just look the other way either. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW. I am one of many who would like to find a cure for this disease in our lifetime so our children/nieces/granddaughters/friends/coworkers/neighbors etc don't have to suffer like those before them. I am going to train and walk this 60 miles for my 2 friends who I see smiling all the time and don't let this get them down and out. I AM going to do this walk for those who are suffering now and those who have yet to be diagnosed. I AM doing this walk for the thousands of people who have lost a loved one. I AM doing this walk for me. It's my part of making the world a better place!

One person is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes in the United States. That's why I'm walking so far. To do something bold about breast cancer. I hope that you'll share this incredible adventure with me - by supporting me in my fundraising efforts.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Sincerely,
Kim Mayfield
walker id #5058360

P.S. Ask your employer if they will double your donation through a matching gift program!


thats it for now but will post more often here as training gets more regular =)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Intoduction

My name is Kim and I am NUTS!!!

I have decided to walk in the Susan G Komen 3 Day Walk for a cure in Dallas this year!! 

I was very close to my grandmother and lost her in 1997 to breast cancer. I also have 2 friends at my church that are survivors. My way to give back is to  walk to find a cure for them as well as myself and my daughters.

Now I must confess I am a soda addict. I drink Mountain Dew like I should drink water. I tell my friends that I don't have blood running through my veins its really Dew. I also am a smoker... i know i know..... cancer runs in my family and I smoke. NOT A GOOD THING!! 

But today is the day that I change my life for me. I am going to quit smoking and stop the caffeine. And this walk is going to help me do it!

Soooo on to the preperations that I am doing.....

On saturday I walked a 10k (7 miles) and felt good. But let me tell you that i can tell I have a lot of walking to do. 

I also rsvp'd to go to a getting started meeting on the 16th here locally. I can't wait.
I have started planning the shirts I want to get made and have decided to go with bright pink =) 

i guess that's about it for tonight tomorrow is another day and another step towards 60 miles towards a cure.