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Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with ME/CFS 6 years ago. After many years of mountain biking and competing I thought there ought to be a cycling event that could benefit ME/CFS, so I contacted a race director I knew and told her about myself, ME/CFS, and my idea. She replied saying that she wanted to start New Mexico's first 24 hour mountain bike race, and that she had also been diagnosed with ME/CFS. Well, the relationship and the planning commenced, and together with 3 other staff members and 80 volunteers, the 2010 24 HITEF was a huge success.
With about 250 racers we raised over $9,000 in cash and over $20,000 worth of in-kind donations, which all went to The CFIDS Association of America. This year we expect to double pariticipation and I have ramped up the fundraising efforts. Donations will continue to benefit The CFIDS Association of America.
You can Help!
Please consider sending a downloadable letter to friends, family, current or previous co-workers, etc. The more people who know about this event the more we can circulate awareness about ME/CFS and increase our fundraising power. Instructions can be found below, or on the event website under the link for Fundraising.
This is a portion of what I have sent out to my non-patient contacts.
There are several things you can do.
1) You can register to race competitively or recreationally
2) You can sign up to volunteer a block of time at the event
3) You can purchase some very nice glass mugs, which are sand etched and hand painted by Brad Goodell, who has generously agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds to SolveCFS. They can be viewed and purchased through the Shop link on the website.
4) You can easily run your own fundraising campaign. On the Fundraising link you will find downloadable fundraising template letters /forms for racers, patients, and others. These can be shared with family, friends, co-workers, etc. via snail mail, email, or Facebook. Students can run a fundraising campaign (providing awareness that there are pediatric patients as well).
Please consider supporting this event however you can, and please share this email with others.
Thank you,
Claudia Goodell
Fundraising 24 HITEF
aracetosolvecfs@24hitef.com
www.24hitef.com
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I was diagnosed with ME/CFS 6 years ago. After many years of mountain biking and competing I thought there ought to be a cycling event that could benefit ME/CFS, so I contacted a race director I knew and told her about myself, ME/CFS, and my idea. She replied saying that she wanted to start New Mexico's first 24 hour mountain bike race, and that she had also been diagnosed with ME/CFS. Well, the relationship and the planning commenced, and together with 3 other staff members and 80 volunteers, the 2010 24 HITEF was a huge success.
With about 250 racers we raised over $9,000 in cash and over $20,000 worth of in-kind donations, which all went to The CFIDS Association of America. This year we expect to double pariticipation and I have ramped up the fundraising efforts. Donations will continue to benefit The CFIDS Association of America.
You can Help!
Please consider sending a downloadable letter to friends, family, current or previous co-workers, etc. The more people who know about this event the more we can circulate awareness about ME/CFS and increase our fundraising power. Instructions can be found below, or on the event website under the link for Fundraising.
This is a portion of what I have sent out to my non-patient contacts.
There are several things you can do.
1) You can register to race competitively or recreationally
2) You can sign up to volunteer a block of time at the event
3) You can purchase some very nice glass mugs, which are sand etched and hand painted by Brad Goodell, who has generously agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds to SolveCFS. They can be viewed and purchased through the Shop link on the website.
4) You can easily run your own fundraising campaign. On the Fundraising link you will find downloadable fundraising template letters /forms for racers, patients, and others. These can be shared with family, friends, co-workers, etc. via snail mail, email, or Facebook. Students can run a fundraising campaign (providing awareness that there are pediatric patients as well).
Please consider supporting this event however you can, and please share this email with others.
Thank you,
Claudia Goodell
Fundraising 24 HITEF
aracetosolvecfs@24hitef.com
www.24hitef.com
Find us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter