Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!

I first want to thank everyone who supported me in my Northwest Double last year (Portland and Seattle Marathons) when I raised over $6000 for the Washington State Hospital Education Fund to educate new parents on what to expect when their son or daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

I am running the Chicago Marathon October 11th with the UPS for Downs running team and am supporting the Children's Therapy Center of Kent, WA. CTC was instrumental and tremendous in Gage's (born with Down Sydrome) birth to three development. They helped Gage with physical, occupational therapy as well as educating Anne and I on how to work with our son born with disabilities. Because of CTC, Gage is a tremendously active 4 year old who loves to play with his 2 year old brother including running, jumping, swimming and so many other activities that are too long to list.

The reason I am raising money for CTC is that in the Puget Sound area there are an estimated 700 families that either can't afford for their children to receive therapy services and CTC just doesn't have the funding to support them.

They service a variety of disabling conditions including: cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, cancer, muscular dystrophy, blindness, deafness, autism, strokes, traumatic brain injury, and developmental delays, some of which are caused by environmental influences such as maternal alcohol or drug abuse.  Sixty-five percent of the 1,200 children served this fiscal year met the federal definition of low income.  Forty-one percent were families of color and fourteen percent were non-English speaking. 

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts. You can see that your donation will help a large number of children in despirate need of therapy support (Learn more about CTC at:  http://www.dynamicfamilies.org/Page.aspx?nid=62)

Help me meet my goal of $3000 by donating whatever you can afford.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!