Wednesday 20 March 2013

A Great Cause

I was intrigued today to receive some mail from America ... it's not my birthday ... I hadn't ordered anything ... none of my friends were over there on holiday ...

Photo-card - Rinda @ Gallo Organica

Upon opening the envelope I had a brief sensation of déjà vu ... I'd seen that striking image before ... a photo-card made by Rinda.  She and her beautiful daughter Clara were thanking me for supporting them with a (small) financial donation as they train for a sponsored half-marathon in aid of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

You can read all about WHY they are supporting the cause right here

I lost a dear school friend to leukaemia 40 years ago and while much progress has been made in treatment since then, there is still a long way to go!  Rinda & Clara have raised a massive 85% of the target they set themselves ... perhaps with a few more donations they can exceed it!   

Good luck girls, both with the training for June 2nd and with smashing that target!

5 comments:

Melissa said...

Lovely card! I received an unexpected envelope from Rinda, too - so blogging has not only brought us friends & happy mail, we also get to help a great cause. Just makes me smile!

Lesley G said...

So beautiful :) x

Sian said...

It's so wonderful that they are so near their target. That's the power of the internet..and it rocks!

Missus Wookie said...

Beautiful and yep wonderful they are so near their target :)

Maria Ontiveros said...

Thank you for this post!!! I've been really busy and am just now getting around to blog reading, and this really made me smile. I will remember your dear friend when we train and run. The LLS is truly a terrific organization. Thanks again for your support,
Rinda