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08/13/09
Site Update — We’re Asking For Money for Charity
Filed under: General, Site Updates
Posted by: The Gundogdoc @ 8:18 pm
It has been 4 years since I asked for contributions from site visitors. As you may recall, I ran a marathon for Team in Training to raise money and awareness for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Well I am once again asking for contributions from site visitors, this time to wage war on a disease that is unfortunatey near and dear to my heart, ALS, or better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

I have become part of the multisport group, Team Blazeman. My goal is not just one single event but a year of marathons, duathlons, eco-tris and triathlon in an effort to raise awareness and funds for this dreaded disease.

I think all of us completely under-utilize and under value the great gifts we have been given by God of our mind and body. I think endurance sports exemplify what we can truly do with these gifts. Every year I am brought to tears watching the stories from the Hawaii Ironman. I follow the great athletes of the Tour de France, and I try to challenge myself every day to never waste these gifts, but I am guilty of being wasteful.


We HAVE to win this battle. There is an answer, an earlier diagnosis
and a
cure; however, without your support they will continue to elude us.
Step up to the plate and help us fight the War on ALS. As an added
incentive, for the first $1,000 raised Chrissy and I will make a
matching donation to the Scott Stafne ALS Research Fund.
Your generous donation will be doubled for much needed ALS research.

Learn more here: Blazeman Foundation for ALS

To contribute online visit my contribution page at:

Spoo’s War on ALS Fund Raising Page

If you are uncomfortable contributing online drop me an email at

gundogdoc@gundogdoc.com

Despite 20 million people dying from ALS since 1869, there hasn’t
been any
significant effort to treat or cure this disease. Jon and ALS patients
everywhere are basically offered the same treatment options as Lou
Gehrig in 1939. Without raising awareness and funding, ALS will not
receive the research efforts necessary to find a cure and will continue
to strike down every person who is diagnosed.

After we reach our first milestone of $1,000 I will
truly update the site as a thank you. We will add 2 new audio podcasts,
one of which will include a free training collar give away, new Ask the
Vet Questions, new links and a new article.

After our initial goal is reached, for each $100 additional contribution
there will be new Ask the Vet questions posted and at $500 new articles
and new podcasts at every $1,000.

Please make my life miserably busy with training and website work
through your generous donations.
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