Friends and Family,

In support of my Great Floridian Irondistance Triathlon competition (2.4 mile swim/112 mile bike/26.2 mile run) on October 25, 2008, I am raising money for an extremely effective charity formed in memory of  a wonderful person that left us too early.  The David Bradley Children's Bereavement Program at the Wissahickon Hospice of the University of Pennsylvania Health System was established to provide counseling and related bereavement services to children coping with terminal illness and death-related losses of a parent, guardian, or loved one.  All monies raised from this event go directly to the Program's services, not marketing overhead.  The Program has helped hundreds of children over the past 10 years of its existence.  It greatly relies upon donations so your support ensures it continues helping others in need for the next decade!

In addition to the amounts listed, please consider the following levels of interest:

$13.50 The number of hours I hope to complete the race in

$140.60 One dollar for every mile completed

If you prefer to write a check you can email me a pledge at Jordan.Robinson@aig.com and send the donation payable to "Wissahickon Hospice" with "David Bradley Children's Bereavement Program" in the memo area to:

Dori Myers

David Bradley Children's Bereavement Program

c/o Wissahickon Hospice Development Office

150 Monument Road, Suite 300

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Thanks for your support, no donation is too small (or large!) and see you after the race....140.6 miles later!

Fondly,

Jordan

ABOUT THE DAVID BRADLEY CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM:

The David Bradley Children's Bereavement Program was established in 1998 in memory of a young man who received help from Wissahickon Hospice as a child.  At age 13, David Bradley lost his father to cancer.  During that difficult time, Wissahickon Hospice's social workers helped David with understanding his emotions and feelings.  This experience had a positive influence on David's personal and professional life.  It was his wish that some day he would help children and teens in similar circumstances.

Upon David's untimely death at age 28, his mother remembered how strongly David felt about the hospice's support.  David's mother established the bereavement program in his memory through the generosity of David's family, friends, and colleagues.

"My mother, along with a local hospice group, encouraged many necessary but often painful discussions with my family.  They enabled me to understand what was happening to my father, to hear my father's thoughts about life, and to articulate my own feelings and emotions about losing him" - David's reflections from his 1997 graduate school application essay, when he was accepted to a top-ranked business school program.