Run for Rachel

Rachel works in my son\'s preschool classroom. She\'s your average 24-year-old girl, who likes her family, her two pitbull puppies, and scrapbooking. In October, Rachel was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, or skin cancer. Since then, Rachel has undergone surgery to remove the cancer. She has recently started a series of immunotherapy treatments, which will leave her unable to work for more than a month.

I\'ve been training to run the Flying Pig Marathon since January. Last month, I had the idea to turn my marathon run into a fund-raising opportunity for Rachel. I met with Rachel\'s amazing mother, and we started Team Rachel. Team Rachel is made up of Rachel\'s family members, friends, and co-workers. We\'re joining together to help her through her current struggle, raising money to help with medical costs and general costs of living while she\'s out of work receiving treatment.

For my fund-raising endeavor, I\'m selling my marathon miles for ten dollars each. You can buy a half mile, a whole mile, two miles, or any other amount of miles. The marathon takes place on May 1, so we will be collecting donations through the months of March and April. Please help us to support our friend Rachel.

To read the rest of Rachel\'s story, please visit the official website of Team Rachel.