Hello!

Welcome to my fundraising page.  On Monday, April 20, 2009, runners from across the world will come together to take part in the 113th Boston Marathon--and I am happy to say that I will be one of those runners!

I will be participating in the marathon as a member of the Melanoma Foundation of New England’s Running for Cover 2009 Boston Marathon Team. The Melanoma Foundation of New England was founded in 1999 to combat the rising rate of melanoma and melanoma deaths. The Foundation provides the public with a variety of educational programs targeting the prevention and early detection of skin cancer and melanoma for both children and adults.

Even though I have run both the Philadelphia and New York City Marathon, this Boston Marathon will be especially meaningful to me because I will be running for an organization that fights a disease that has impacted me personally and many members of my family.

As I train to reach my goal to finish the 2009 Boston Marathon, I am also assisting the Melanoma Foundation of New England raise funds so that it too can reach its goals to continue to support those suffering from melenoma and educate the general public about the dangers of sun exposure.

Please help me in my quest to support this foundation that is making such a positive impact on society.  Any donation--no matter what size-- would be VERY much appreciated and extremely helpful to the Melanoma Foundation of New England.

Thank you for your support!

Kate