What have I learned since I joined the Chai Lifeline team?
For starters, people
are very generous. I am in awe of how
many people have helped me reach my goal.
I also learned that it can’t hurt to ask. There were several nights that I went through
my Facebook list of friends and asked four or five people if they would be
willing to donate. For the most part
people donated 36 dollars. In some cases
some people donated more. The best was
when I would ask one person to donate and then another person would also
donate.
I started this
adventure accepting the fact that I would have to fork over a lot of money to
make my donation goal. Even after
Stephen said I only need 100 friends to donate 36 dollars each, I was still
doubtful. The first time I posted the link,
I got a few people to donate. The second
time, I got a few more. Then it was slow
for a while. I learned that I had to be
proactive.
I learned that I am a stronger runner than I was back in
June.
I learned that I can push myself on Sunday mornings and then
feel great for the rest of the day.
I decided to run on Chai Lifeline’s team because they help
sick children. I interact with children
all day long. I love teaching my students and being such a big part of their
learning experience. As I run my 6.5
miles next Sunday there will be a few former students that I will really be
thinking about. These students fought
cancer or a pediatric illness while in my class. They were brave and courageous individuals. I
will run with them in mind. I want to
say a special thank you to:
Michelle, Elisa, Robin & Mike, Kimmie, Erica, Connie,
Adele, Judy & John, Jayne, Linda & Gary, Aliza (my awesome Sunday
running partner-you have made me a stronger runner), Risa, Jennifer, Mom &
Dad (you guys have helped me so much, I love you!), Jill, Allison, Christine,
Cheryl & Jason, Julie, Charles &Malka, Michelle, Margaret (you are an
awesome coach! Thank you for always
having me in your thoughts and helping me stay on the roads), Joanie &
George, Michelle & Leo, Micah, Alex, Galit, Ilan, &Noah, Ricki &
Joel, Kathy, Brian & Quentin, Suzanne, Lauren, Rebecca & Tyler, Stacy,
Coach Paddock Rome, Karen, Penny, Anne, Alex, Erin & Matt, James, Chris,
Susan, Melissa, Jim & Danielle, Ellen, Ben, Kelly, Kevin & Cheryl,
John, Robin, Amy, Gitty, Corrin, Gerry, Tiffany & Shane, Becky, Lori,
Daniel, Mike and Mickey, Dominique, Jenn, Neil & Sandy, Annette & Bob,
Erin, Menashe & Rona, Judy, Shoshanna, Stacy, Robin, Nicole, Kim, Teri,
Jennifer, Jeff, Emily, Nina, Shira, Anita, Rachel & Joel, Jen, Julie, Ishai
& Family, Bill, Judy & Bob, Ilana, Bria &Steve, Scott, Debbie, Joanne,
Vanessa, Sara, Aileen, Heidi, Ardith, Caryl, Sandy, Aaron & Karen, Leah,
Benita, Shawn & Beren, Kurt, Crystal, Melissa, Marcia, Rachelle, Susan,
Katie & Josh, Barbara & Rich, Becky, Jen, Eileen, Lottie, Susan &
Mort, Robin, Dawn, Barbara, Joie, Erin, Faith, Dean, Roni, Erica, Maura, Susan,
Karen, Scott, Mary, Helen, Avi, Sue,
Stacey, Anne
A very special thank you to Devorah for encouraging me to
complete this challenge!
A super special thank you to Stephen for helping me get in all my runs!
Thank you all for being a part of this adventure!
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