Tomboy Raises Coin For Alzheimer's Research
In short, my participation inwards BvB has non solely raised my awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, it’s made Alzheimer’s Disease thing to me.
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| LandyElliot The Tomboy |
The get-go thing Landy has to produce is heighten coin inwards lodge to earn her jersey too acquire into the game (learn to a greater extent than below).
While working on her mission, Landy is also learning something that she could never accept expected, Alzheimer's is everywhere.
In the non too then distant hereafter their volition live ii kinds of people. People that accept Alzheimer's, too people that know someone that has Alzheimer's.
I decided to dorsum Landy past times donating to her effort. In return, Dotty's advert volition live written on her jersey.
I similar the visit of imaging Dotty's advert on Landy's jersey.
Dotty likes the visit every bit well. When I explained to her what I was doing she asked, how produce I pose your advert on the jersey? Dotty is sweet.
I'm in. You tin acquire why past times reading Landy's storey below. Hopefully yous volition create upwardly one's heed to come upwardly along alongside us too pose a advert on her jersey.
Let's acquire every inch of that jersey covered folks.
By Landy Elliott
Although I alter my pilus color on a semi-regular basis, there’s 1 thing that remains constant: my commitment to service too my dearest for competition.
That’s why this year, I’m participating inwards the 7th Annual Blondes vs. Brunettes Powder Puff Football Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research inwards Washington, DC.
To live honest, the argue I initially joined Blondes vs. Brunettes (BvB) was the football. I dearest to compete– the fact that it’s for a skillful campaign is merely a bonus.
Once I started working on raising the minimum amount required for each squad fellow member to participate, I discovered that I attention real much virtually Alzheimer’s – to a greater extent than than I e'er expected.
People I never expected to demonstrate back upwardly (but whom I included on my mass-blast emails of course) chose to donate inwards abide by of their grandfathers, inwards retentivity of their aunts, or inwards back upwardly of unopen menage unit of measurement friends.
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I was too then surprised past times the responses too constitute myself wanting to know to a greater extent than virtually the people whose names were appearing on my donations roll. So I decided to ask.
My friends told me virtually “PopPop,” a one-time USA Senator known for his personal fitness. I learned virtually “PawPaw,” a WWII vet too lover of golf game who owned a succession of Corvettes all named The Scooty Booty.
One friend also told me virtually “Mrs. E,” a loving stepmother who received her diagnosis inwards her early on forties too whose stepson merely moved domicile to help alongside her care. In fact, it was because of my friends that I learned virtually this weblog (hat tip to Mary Taylor).
I discovered that I am too then much to a greater extent than connected to this illness than I e'er imagined possible.
I realized that Blondes vs Brunettes is to a greater extent than than merely a fun excuse to run unopen to too apparel eyeblack. It has served every bit a vehicle for my friends to portion their stories alongside me too to state me to a greater extent than virtually this disease.
In short, my participation inwards BvB has non solely raised my awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, it’s made Alzheimer’s Disease thing to me.
Now, I’d similar for my participation inwards BvB to thing to you. If yous brand a donation to my fundraising efforts too include the advert of a loved 1 inwards the appropriate infinite inwards the online form, I volition include his or her advert on my game twenty-four hours jersey.
All I enquire inwards provide (well, likewise a donation) is that yous state me a niggling fighting virtually who yous are scream for me to play for – delight ship me an e-mail at landydouglas@gmail.com alongside anything you’d similar to share.
Team Blonde volition live practicing three days a week, every calendar week until game twenty-four hours on Nov 12. Knowing why I’m playing is what volition proceed my commitment to spreading the give-and-take virtually Alzheimer’s rigid throughout the flavour too afterwards the whistle blows.
The fact that The Husband is totally jealous of my novel receiver’s gloves won’t wound either.
Many Thanks,
Landy Elliot
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