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A CLEAR PATH
Page Creator: John McCutcheon
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About my nonprofit:
Scleroderma Striders Scleroderma Striders
Our Three-Fold Mission of Support, Education, and Research Support: To help patients and their families cope with scleroderma through mutual support programs, peer counseling, physician referrals, and...
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Total raised so far: $4,280.00
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My personal message:
            Starting April 1st, I will set out on a 5-month long backpacking trip along the Appalachian Trail or the A.T. for short. I am proud to be hiking in honor of my grandmother, Susan Dart McCutcheon, who died from complications due to Scleroderma. This is a connective tissue disease that causes excessive collagen dposits in the skin causing the skin to harden. It is a painful, immobilizing disease that can result in fatal complications. I want my hike to be more than a tribute to her memory and I am asking you to sponsor me with a fixed amount donation to the Scleroderma Foundation so that patients suffering from this disease will have access to the treatment they need, and the researchers can find a cure. I am keeping a blog with weekly updates form the trail, so that you may follow my progress along the 2,175-mile journey and continue to be a part of the fight against Scleroderma.

http://johnmccutcheon.wordpress.com
           
If you would like to donate by check, please make checks payable to:

The Scleroderma Foundation
300 Rosewood Drive Suite 105
Danvers, MA
01923
(Write "john mccutcheon" on the memo line)

Thank you for joining me on this path.

Online Donors to date:
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
Anne Lewis 8/14/2008 $1,000.00 Congrats Johno! 
Ashley Chung 7/15/2008 $25.00 Love you and miss you, John McCootch. Sending you good wishes and woots. 
Kristin Kaplan 6/3/2008 $50.00 For my Mom, Karen, who was diagnosed today - 3 mos. after loosing my Dad to cancer. Good Luck John! 
Anne and Ron Lewis 5/3/2008 $250.00 For John McCutcheon's AT hike 
Adam & Mikaela Uhlman 5/1/2008 $100.00 Good luck john! Looking forward to seeing your pictures from the trip. 
Caren Furbeyre 4/29/2008 $200.00 I was a pleasure to meet you on your brief reprieve from your journey north. I see that you are bac 
Jinay Reitze 4/28/2008 $250.00 What you are doing is unfathomable to me, you are truly an inspirational human being. Much love! 
Traci Ackron 4/13/2008 $25.00 Good Luck John! I know you will make it because of who you are hiking for :) 
Francie Shaw 4/12/2008 $500.00 This is so cool! I want to cross paths on PA AP 
Matt Lewis 4/11/2008 $500.00 Keep walking! Woo! 
Linda Yun 4/8/2008 $20.00 Good luck John! I know you'll kick the AT's butt! :) --Linda 
Kathy(Murray) Bang 4/5/2008 $200.00  
Karen Crane 4/1/2008 $10.00 Your Grandmother was wonderful to me! Good luck on your trip. 
Ann and Ralph Youngren 4/1/2008 $25.00 Your Grandmother would be proud. 
Mary McCutcheon 3/31/2008 $500.00 Keep on trudging 
Tracey Sperry 3/28/2008 $10.00 You inspire me. It is people like you that make my job at the Scleroderma Foundation a joy!  
Trixie 3/28/2008 $10.00 Thank You! I work for the Scleroderma Foundation :) 
Kristin Driscoll 3/19/2008 $10.00 What an amazing journey in honor of an amazing woman... 
EliB 3/18/2008 $10.00 Hike away! And bring a flask. 
KateK 3/18/2008 $25.00 I love and support you!  
Rica 3/18/2008 $25.00 always thinking about you... 
NK 3/18/2008 $10.00  
Danny & Mary Smith 3/14/2008 $50.00 Best of luck on your journey~ stay strong!! 
emmyclaire 3/13/2008 $25.00 kick the AT's butt, JMcC. miss you, you're the best :) 
Sara Johnson 3/12/2008 $30.00 I'm so proud of you, my friend! Best of luck. 
Lis 3/11/2008 $210.00 I wanted to match what you have raised so far. With thoughts of my grandmother in memory of yours. 
Dreial 3/9/2008 $25.00 John, what you're doing is amazing. Keep your head up when you get discourage...God has your back. 
Ms. Elizabeth Stevens 3/8/2008 $20.00 Don't get eaten by a bear John .. please .. listen :) 
ML 3/8/2008 $50.00  
lgidwitz 3/8/2008 $20.00 Good luck on your hike! :) 
Katie Meister 3/8/2008 $75.00 This is such a lovely thing you're doing, John. I'll keep checking your blog to stay connected. 
Patrick Young 3/7/2008 $20.00 Best Wishes and Good Luck from Tink :) 
* Total raised online: $4,280.00
Amount raised offline: $0.00
Grand Total: $4,280.00
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