LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly - Huge Success
On Saturday August 21st and Sunday August 22nd, Team Little. Yellow. Different. Members took to the streets around Montgomery County Community College - on foot and on two wheels - to make a difference. The LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly event is one of the signature fundraising events for LIVESTRONG (The Lance Armstrong Foundation). As a team, we raised a total of $5,735 and recruited a total of 15 members. As our innaugeral year as a team, we are very proud of these numbers.
Sadly, we had two members that were not able to participate. Teammate Jill was sidelined by a stress fracture - yet she still showed to cheer on the other runners and participants (not just LYD Teammates) on Saturday. Teammate Ryan was unable to participate in his ride event due to an injury involving his crank shaft. A few stitches later, he was able to make it out to support the cause, but was unable to participate this year.
Despite all odds, Teammate Amandah was able to make it out for her 10k run on Saturday. It seemed like everything was stacked against her. Her car broke down on her way to pick up her packet on Friday evening, and she nearly got stuck again on Saturday on her way to the event. Thanks to the wonderful LIVESTRONG folk, we were able to grab her packet for her, and Amandah arrived just in time for the starting gun.
Teammate Frank was marching to a beat of a different drummer on his 10k. Not fully confident that he’d complete the 10k, he had us all worried at the finish line as the hour passed - especially wife and fellow teammate Colleen. But the joke was on all of us when Frank crossed the finish line and he started sharing photos he took with his phone of the beautiful houses that he saw along the way. Well, that’s one way to keep your mind off the leg pains.
But the crescendo of the weekend was on Sunday, August 22nd when teammates Steve and Eric took to the road on their 70 mile journey. It took them nearly 8 hours of peddling to complete, thanks to the pouring rain, thunderstorms, trecherous conditions and geology that somehow made every hill uphill both out and in…we’ll give them credit for the feat.
We’re proud of everyone that came out and participated this year. We’ll be back next year, so stay tuned for details near the end of the year.
50% of our Fundraising Goal, 2 shy of our recruitment goal
We always feel its goot to set the bar high, and we did just that this year. We set a goal to recruit 15 members and raise $10,000 our innaugeral year. On the recruitment front, we’re standing at 13 members as of this writing. If you still wish to join up, there’s still time. There are over 2,700 walkers and runners and nearly 4,000 riders signed up overall, and you can be a part of that. Better yet, you can be a part of Team Little. Yellow. Different. If you’d like to join up, visit our team page to join.
On the fundraising front, we were perhaps overly optimisic. $10,000 is a lot of money for just 15 people to raise. Still, we put the bar there and hoped. Well, as of today, we just crossed the halfway point. With only 8 days left before check-in, it doesn’t look like we’ll get there. But that doesn’t mean we can raise more money. If you would like to sponsor any of our members, visit our team page and follow the links to any of our members’ personal fundraising pages. If you just want to donate - feel free to pick someone at random or just pick any of our members who have not yet met their goal.
Just 8 days left! Make sure your donation or participation counts, time is of the essence.
30% of Our Goal (and rising)
As of this writing, Team Little. Yellow. Different. has raised a total of $3,080 for LIVESTRONG with our present membership of seven. That’s a little over 30% of our goal of $10,000. As our membership grows, we hope to pull in enough to meet our goal. But you can help…if you haven’t already done so, please donate through one of our members. Every little bit helps. Even if you only have a few bucks to spare, rest assured that every penny will end up in a program that benefits those affected by cancer.
And just a reminder - thanks to the wonderful sponsors of the LIVESTRONG Challenge series, there is absolutely no overhead this year. That means 100% of everything donated - every single penny - goes directly into many great programs and services.
10% to Our Fundraising Goal
As of this writing, Team Little. Yellow. Different. has raised over $1,000 dollars (USD). That’s about 10% of our overall goal to raise $10,000. We’re well on our way, but not too many months to spare. The Challenge takes place on August 21st - we’ll all be ready for our respective events, but will we be able to meet our goal? That’s up to you.
There are two ways that you can help us meet our goal:
- Offer your support by donating in support of one of our teammates. To do so, visit our Team Fundraising Page for a complete list of our members. Click on any of their names and you can donate through their personal fundraising page.
- If you’re able to get to the Philadelphia Area on August 21st or 22nd, and you’re a cyclist or a runner/walker, we’re always looking for new teammates. If you’d like to join, we wrote a brief how-to about joining our team.
As we continue to train and work towards our fundraising goal, we greatly appreciate your support.
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