{can you find paul?? - I married a hippie at heart!}
THIS FRIDAY, Paul and I will join 10 friends (team TWO!) to compete in the Cape Cod Ragnar Relay, a
24-hour/190-mile running race that stretches from Hull, MA to Provincetown,
Cape Cod. Paul will be running a total of 13.1 miles and I will be running 19.7! So excited for the challenge and to be celebrating health, life, and a good cause with our friends!! There are few things in life more rewarding than being involved in something you are passionate about and GIVING BACK - Paul and I feel so lucky to have become active participants in this event/non-profit organization.
{at a fundraising event in early April - NEON!}
This
year, 72 members of Team Neon Extreme (total of 6 teams, Paul and I are on team 2) will be running in support of Project ReMind,
a charity organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds to advance
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) research.
FTD is a progressive, degenerative brain disease that affects areas
generally associated with personality, behavior, and language. An estimated 60,000 Americans are affected by
the disease which represents between 10-20% of all dementia cases.
Research
for FTD clearly lags behind that of Alzheimer’s. Although research during the past 10 years
has contributed much to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of FTD,
little progress has been made in the development of effective therapies for the
illness.
Project ReMind’s mission is to continue to expand our
knowledge of this disease, increase public awareness, and aid researchers in
their extraordinary efforts towards finding a cause and a cure.
Each team has set a goal to raise $17,000 ($100,000
collectively). Please donate what you
can as every cent makes a difference. Help
us reach our goal!
Every dollar counts and we would really appreciate your support!
Lauren and Paul