Team Rachel

A brief post this week...

Back in September a number of ideas were brought forward as ovarian cancer fundraisers in Rachel's honor.  I deferred these, wanting to channel everyone's efforts into a single, high-impact event.  That time has come, as the Illinois chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is having its annual fundraising walk on May 2nd in Chicago.  It's called the "Walk to Break the Silence" -- some of the background info:

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) “Break the Silence” campaign is a national education program created to increase awareness and encourage public dialogue about the symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer among women and their physicians.

“Break the Silence” is enlisting nearly 80 local NOCC chapters committed to providing support for women and their families to launch ovarian cancer educational initiatives throughout the year. By arming women with the tools they need to begin a dialogue with their physicians, NOCC is striving to facilitate earlier diagnosis and to ultimately improve survival rates of this disease.

The kids and I will do this walk, and we welcome anyone who wants to join us on "Team Rachel" -- you can help in any one of several ways:

• Join us for the walk on May 2nd
• Collect sponsors who will pledge support
• Make a donation online or by mail
• Spread the word by passing this message on

To register for the walk, follow this link: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1696258

To make an online donation now: http://www.active.com/donate/noccil2009/Rachie

Note that the "Rachie Report" is still up online, if that is of any help in soliciting: http://rachiereport.blogspot.com/

Thanks, in advance, for what I'm sure will be yet another outpouring of support.

Pat