Sunday, May 13, 2001
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Sunday, May 13, 2001 |
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Benefit set for May 20 at Valentino's The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training will host its second annual benefit dinner Sunday, May 20, at Valentino's restaurant in Peachtree City's Braelinn Village shopping center from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Various Braelinn Village merchants will be lending their support tothe event, actually being held in the parking lot in front of Valentino's, and radio station J93.3 will also be on hand. There will be food, entertainment, door prizes and raffle items donated by local merchants. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Kids under 5 eat free. This expense is a donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is completely tax-deductible. All proceeds go to this year's Team in Training members: Lisa Aultman, Angela Wilder and Suzanne Burnside. Their goal is to raise $25,000. Team in Training Southside has raised more than $66,000 in recent months by fundraising and participating in various running events. Members of this group live all over the south side of Atlanta, from Clayton County to Columbus, but they meet every other Saturday in Peachtree City to train. Representatives of this team participated in marathons and half-marathons in Chicago, Honolulu, Bermuda and Walt Disney World over the past few months. Upcoming races will be in such sites as Nashville, San Diego, Alaska and Montana. Team In Training is the largest endurance-training program in the world and is also the most successful fundraising campaign of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Competitors train for half-marathon, marathon, century ride, mountain bike or triathlon events in honor of local cancer patients. They receive training and counseling from certified coaches, advice on nutrition and technique, race strategy, equipment and injury prevention. In exchange for fundraising efforts, each volunteer is provided transportation, hotel and race entry expenses by the LLS for his or her chosen event. While training, volunteers work toward a fundraising goal already determined by Team In Training. After 25 percent of the funds raised are used for administrative fees, the remaining 75 percent goes directly into research and patient aid. This is the best ratio of all charitable organizations with similar programs, and the LLS has been rated one of the 10 best-run charities by Money magazine. For more information or to purchase tickets for the May 20 benefit, contact Aultman (678-469-8262), Burnside (678-364-0483), Wilder (770-631-4594) or Rebecca Capezzuto (770-632-1299).
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