LAST DAY! I am helping my sister raise money for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). You can read all about her story here.
For every $5 you donate to the Baby Rhodesbud PayPal account, your name will be entered into a drawing for a running skirt. So obviously, the more money you donate, the better your chances of winning! I have 3 skirts to give away! (Use the "Donate" button on the top of the sidebar.)
The drawing will take place at midnight tonight! Saturday, October 25. I'll post the winners then.
Hi, Moms! Suzie Petunia here. Many of you know that I am helping my sister raise money for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). You can read all about her story here. This is a cause I feel extremely passionate about. I know many of you have experienced the heartache of infertility - either yourself or through a close friend or family member. There is nothing I want more than for my sister to have the joy and blessings of being a mom! She and her husband are good candidates for IVF, but their first attempt did not result in a pregnancy. The procedure is very expensive, and it could be years before she and her husband are able to save that much money again. So our family has banded together to raise the money for them. If you check out her blog, you will see several ways you can help (check out the sidebar). Here is one more way, and this one comes with the added bonus of potentially winning a new running skirt!
For every $5 you donate to the Baby Rhodesbud PayPal account, your name will be entered into a drawing for a running skirt. So obviously, the more money you donate, the better your chances of winning! I have 3 skirts to give away! (Try using the "Donate" button on the top of the sidebar.)
The drawing will take place on Saturday, October 25.
Hi all you Marathon Mommies! It is Suzie Petunia (Sarah) here. Kelly and I are just thrilled with the growth of the blog! If you check out the earliest posts you'll see that it used to be just the two of us crazy running moms who were obsessed about running. Talking about running WHILE we were running just wasn't enough... we also felt the need to blog about it! :) Over the last couple of years we have added a total of 75 other "Marathon Mommy" contributors! There are still a few in my In-Box that I still need to add... I haven't forgotten about you, I promise! I've just been super busy with a very important project. This is a project that I'm sure a lot of you, no... ALL of you can understand, since you are all moms.
You can read all about the project on my personal blog. But here is gist of it. I have 4 sisters, and only one of them has not been able to have children. After trying for 7 years and enduring dozens of doctor's visits, special drugs, injections, Artificial Insemination, and recently a round of In Vitro Fertilization, they are still not pregnant. And they don't have another dime to spend on it. They have literally given everything they have to be able to have a baby, but it still hasn't happened.
The good news is that she IS a great candidate for IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). There is a clinic near her that charges $20,000 for a possible 3 rounds of IVF. If none of them result in a pregnancy and a baby, they will refund the money! That money could then be used for the fees associated with adoption. With these kinds of odds for success, I couldn't NOT help her try to raise money so she can know the joy I have as a mother.
Our 5 other siblings, extended family and friends are all helping out. If you would also like to help with our effort, here are a few options:
4) Dedicate a special long-run to my sister this Saturday, September 13. Pray for her, and send fertile thoughts her way! You could also donate a dollar to the Baby Rhodesbud fund for each mile you run that day.
If you want to help, and one of these options works for you, just click on the "ChipIn" button above, or the "Baby Rhodesbud" logo button on the top-right of the blog. Both of these buttons will take potential donors to the PayPal account set up for Baby Rhodesbud. Put the money from your Craigs List sale, for the car decal, or for a toy directly into the PayPal account for Baby Rhodesbud, and please email me letting me know you would like a car decal or toy. Don't forget to email me your address if you want a decal or toy.
suziepetunia@gmail.com
This fifth option doesn't cost you any money, and I would very much appreciate it!
5) Copy and paste the HTML code for the "ChipIn" widget and the "Baby Rhodesbud" logo into the sidebar of your personal blog so we can spread the word and raise the money as quickly as possible. I have been so amazed and grateful for the generosity we have already witnessed!
I feel I have been so blessed to be a mom, and there is nothing I want more than for my sister to have the same joys, the same trials, and the same growth I have felt because of motherhood. Through your blogs and stories I know that you feel the same about motherhood. I hope you will help us in our family's efforts to make this dream a reality for our sister and her husband.
"The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses... in the gym, and out there on the road..." - Muhammad Ali
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Calling All Mommies!
Are you a Marathon Mommy? Half Marathon Mommy? Just love to run? If you have not yet done so, please email a brief bio and a picture to suziepetunia@gmail.com or kelmarker@gmail.com if you would like to be added as a contributor. (Please see examples on link.) *NEW* Please also answer and email these questions:
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$8 each - specify number of kids when you email sarah to order (suziepetunia@gmail.com).
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