Curesearch Walk 2010

I recently signed up to be a phantom walker in memory of Maddy and Annette Maxey. Two precious little girls that lost their lives WAY too early due to childhood cancer. I need your help to reach my goal. Below is the email I sent out to my friends and I decided to post it here as well.

Dear Friends and Family,

I recently decided to participate in The CureSearch Walk 2010 in New Orleans, LA. By joining my team, you will be helping to find a cure for childhood cancer.

Think about the ways that childhood cancer has impacted those around you. By participating in this event, you are helping to raise money for childhood cancer research so kids with childhood cancer are able to reach their dreams.

We need your support, so please do anything you can, join my team, register as an individual or make a donation to on my behalf.

Thank you so much for all of your support!

I am doing this as a "phantom" runner in memory of Madeline and Annette Maxey...The team's name is Marching for the Maxey Girls. I am trying to help them raise money. This is a very dear family to me and my family. Here is an exerpt from the family's website...

As I said before, on Saturday, May 1, our family will be participating in The CureSearch Walk 2010 here in New Orleans. CureSearch supports the work of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest cooperative cancer research organization that treats more than 90% of all children with cancer.

If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know how our family has been affected by childhood cancer. As a parent who has faced this twice, I know the one thing that every family in this battle wants more than anything else: a cure. And the only way to find the cures these kids need is research.

I’d like to ask you to join us in raising money to support research that will one day cure diseases like this. You can do this in two ways:

1. Joining our team, Marching for the Maxey Girls. To join, either as a walker (actually attending the event) or a virtual walker (part of the team, but not attending), go to www.curesearchwalk.org and follow the links to the New Orleans walk and our team. The registration fee is $10, but once you’re part of the team you can use the site to raise more money if you want.
2. Making a donation in support of one of our team members. You can donate securely online by following the instructions above to find our team’s page on the site, or you can write a check (be sure to include New Orleans CureSearch Walk and Marching for the Maxey Girls on the check) and mail it to:

CureSearch NCCF
The CureSearch Walk
4600 East West Highway
Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814

Every donation counts, no matter how big or small. We truly appreciate your support! Please help us spread the word about this on your blog, facebook page, whatever you’ve got. Let me know if you’d like a flyer to print out and post, and if you think your company or school would be interested in being a corporate sponsor or forming a team to attend the walk or just raise money, I can get you more information on that. Also, please encourage other families in the New Orleans area and the entire state of Louisiana to form their own teams. (Or send me their info, and I’ll contact them.) Thank you!


Let's work to find cures for childhood cancer so that no other family has to endure the heartbreak this family has had to endure. If you would like to familiarize yourself or check in on the family go check out their website...www.maxeyweb.com. Thank you for your support