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Racing Against Drunk Driving

I am not sure if I have ever felt as helpless as I have since Sunday morning around 8am. Buying cold medicine for Mike and Epsom salt for Katie feels about like the only helpful thing I have done, but that hardly even begins to help take their pain away.

For the last 3 years, I have raised money for the American Cancer Society in memory and honor of several close family and friends, including Mike, Kristi, and Katie's mom who died six years ago. I had not yet sent in the paperwork for IMFL this year because I worry about asking people for money over and over again and that I just had not gotten to it. I had planned to do it in the next week or two, but did not want to be very aggressive about asking for money, especially given the current state of the economy.

I woke up this morning and thought of one way I could possibly help in a very tiny way. I am going to race for Kristi at Ironman Florida in 6.5 weeks and raise money for the Beaumont chapter of MADD in the process. If you are interested in helping out, please visit the link here.
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