This year the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program, one of the first endurance events benefiting a charitable cause, celebrates its 20th Anniversary. I participated in TNT in 2001 and walked the Anchorage Alaska Marathon. In fact this is what I had to say about the program:

While I had walked 5K’s and done other type of fundraising, Team in Training is what really got me hooked on fundraising events. There are so many great things about TNT, I cannot begin to describe it!

Crossing the finish line at that marathon is still one of the best moments of my life. Even though I have done other events since then that was my first biggie and will always be remembered fondly. It impacts the participants and most importantly helps the Society make strides in research and services for people going through Leukemia & Lymphoma.

Check out this video that shows the history and impact that the program has made.

Find out more at the TNT 20th Anniversary website.

Here are the two letters that I have written to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Team in Training. As you will see there are some elements that are similar in each.

First, with TNT letters I think it’s very important to be personal. Most, if not all, of the people you’ll send your letter to are people you know, including friends and family. Eventhough they know it’s a form letter of sorts, they should feel you wrote it just for them. Read more… »

The Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon Anchorage, Alaska 2001

While I had walked 5K’s and done other type of fundraising, Team in Training is what really got me hooked on fundraising events. There are so many great things about TNT, I cannot begin to describe it!

I loved knowing that by raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society I was helping others live stronger, healthier lives. I met a beautiful young boy, my honored patient, who was undergoing treatments for leukemia. Read more… »

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) is the world’s largest endurance sports training program. You will train with professional coaches in order to complete a marathon, half marathon, cycling event or triathalon.

In exchange for training and travel, you raise money for the Society. Funds go toward medical research to find a cure for leukemia and related cancers.

Leukemia is the leading disease killer of children. Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are the largest group of blood cancers. Myeloma, is a nearly incurable cancer that particularly strikes the elderly and those of African descent.

TNT is truly a team experience, and one you will never forget.

For more information, visit the official Team in Training webpage.