Thank you for dropping by my website!  My name is Sandra and I have been walking for a cure since 2003!  This means 2012 marks my 10th anniversary of participation in multi-day, breast cancer fundraising walk events!  During this time I have walked over 4,950 miles in training and have raised over $49,000 for the breast cancer cause.  Since 2006, I have been a member of the Warming Hut Hotties team. 

My goal with this website is keep my friends, family, and supporters up-to-date on my walk journey each year.  You will find a blog, newsletters, statistics, some of my favorite links, training information and my donor honor roll. 

2012 Fundraising Total  $1,360.00

2011 Fundraising Total  $7,200.00

2010 Fundraising Total  $6,946.00

2009 Fundraising Total  $5,250.00

2008 Fundraising Total  $4,466.00

2007 Fundraising Total  $5,860.00

2006 Fundraising Total  $4,740.00

2005 Fundraising Total $5,127.00

2004 Fundraising Total  $4,310.00

2003 Fundraising Total  $3,851.00

GRAND TOTAL RAISED  $49,110

****MY COMMITMENT FOR 2012****

I'm sure most of you have heard of the commotion that occurred involving Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen for the Cure (SGK) deciding not to fund them in the future and then after a media frenzy reversing the decision.  Some may wonder about my commitment.  Wonder not.  I am still committed to walk in the 2012 3-Day for the Cure.  I am still committed to finding a cure for breast cancer.  This has ALWAYS been my goal.  When I started walking in this event, I didn't do it for Planned Parenthood (PP).  Hell, I didn't even know that PP was or wasn't funded by SGK and whether they are/were or not, doesn't matter to me.   

No, what this has all come down to is politics...on BOTH sides I may add.  My feeling is PP made a deliberate decision to announce the Komen decision for their own politcal reasons.  As an accountant/finance person, when I started looking at the numbers the outrage I saw all around me was disproportionate to the numbers..  In reviewing Komen's 2010-11 tax returns, I found that only 16 PP were actually funded across the country for less than $700,000.  (Please feel free to check the financial information yourself here.  You will find audited financial statements, annual reports as well as tax returns.)  I thought with the outrage, we were talking millions of dollars. 

Is SGK a perfect organization?  Of course not.  If you find one, let me know.  Just because the right series of events hasn't played out for another organization doesn't mean there aren't unsettling things going on with them.  It just means they've been lucky.  SGK's handling of this mess leaves a lot to be desired, of that I can agree.  But what I have really learned as the world I knew was falling apart around me, and am left to wonder who will be left standing, is that my hatred for politics has grown exponentially.  It shows people's ugly side.  I have not, and will not, be brought down to this low level of hate, anger and insensitivity I've witnessed all around me.  My emotional state has been very fragile of late, but my commitment to what is important to ME is solid. 

Why do I continue to walk?  Please read this blog.  It is written by a young woman named Bridget, who was diagnosed with State IV breast cancer at only 21 years old in 2005.  She is still waging the war against the demon in her body.  Am I to give up on someone like Bridget for politics???  Hell no!!

I, of course, hope you will continue to be there for me.  However, if you feel you can no longer support my work in the 3-Day for the Cure, I will respect your decision.  I just ask you NOT to abandon the mission of finding a cure for cancer!!       

DONATE TODAY!

It's quick and painless to donate online.  Just click below to go directly to my official 3-Day fundraising page.

My fundraising goal is $10,000.

If you are making a donation in tribute to someone (such as In Honor Of, In Memory Of or in In Support Of, you can print a card from the 3-Day website that you can send to that person!  Just click here.  Also, if you would like me to add her/his name to my list that walk with during the event, please shoot me an email here.   

**DONATIONS BY CHECK**

Many of your prefer to make your donations via check.  This is fine, but please make your checks payble to:

SUSAN G. KOMEN 3-DAY FOR THE CURE

I have received some checks made payable directly to me or Walking for a Cure.  If I do receive a check made payable to me, I will make an online donation entering your information as the donor, but pay using my credit card.  I will then print out the tax receipt and send it to you.  I cannot accept checks made payable to "Walking for a Cure."  Thank you.