Dear [fname],
As of this date we have raised $6,451.20 for the Stockholm marathon that I finished on May 30th – this brings the 11-year total raised for kidney cancer research in memory of my brother, and best friend, John to $71,451.20. We are now only $3,548.80 away from meeting our next major donation milestone of $75,000.00.
If you have already donated to kidney cancer research - thank you. If you have not donated yet I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider making a donation to such a worthy cause. Donations will be accepted up to December 31, 2009. 100% of your generous tax-deductible donation will go directly to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Biologic Therapy Research Program and will be placed in the Kidney Cancer research fund in memory of John Rebello. The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centers Tax ID# is 042-103-881. If your company has a Matching Gifts Program I encourage you to use the Program to help in the fight against kidney cancer.
To Donate By Credit Card:
Click here to make a secure donation by Credit Card today.
To Donate By Check:
Please make check payable to: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mail to: Bob Rebello
1399 9th Avenue #918
San Diego, CA 92101
Worldwide Marathons Update:
1. November Donations: We received 8 donations for the month of November totaling $600.00 – thank you Chip, Lorry, Joseph, Richard, Steven, Agnes, Melissa, and Valeria from the great state of IL – the 26th state to donate.
2. December Donations: To date for the month of December we have received 5 donations totaling $705.00 – thank you Christine, Larry, Frank, Donald, and Gene.
3. 1,000 Total Donation Milestone: We received 940 donations over the past 11 years and we are now only 60 donations away from reaching our 1,000 donations milestone.
4. 50 US States Kidney Cancer Awareness Challenge: We have received donations from 26 US States - we now need to receive donations from the following 24 States: AL, AK, AR, CO, DE, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MS, MT, NV, ND, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VT, WV, WY.
5. Newspaper Coverage: An article about worldwide marathons for kidney cancer research appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper on November 27th [Written by staff reporter Tanya Sierra]. To read the article please click here.
6. Website: The December monthly Newsletter is now archived on my website.
7. 2010 Cape Town South Africa Marathon: [10/26/2010] I have purchased my airline tickets for the Capetown, South Africa marathon. A special thanks to Michel Napolitano owner of Napolitano GMAC Real Estate for donating his frequent flier miles to me. Registration will be open for the marathon by the end of December and I will register at that time.
Stockholm Marathon Monthly Donations Update:
For your information I have broken down the Stockholm, Sweden marathon donations by the month they were made.
Monthly Stockholm Marathon Donations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| $20 | $350 | $00 | $1,206.20 | $1,165 | $1,100 | $1,055 | $135 | $00 | $115 | $600 | $705 | $6,451.20 |
50 US States Kidney Cancer Awareness Challenge:
One of the challenges that we will have over the next 26 months is to bring kidney cancer awareness to all of the 50 US States. If we are to meet this challenge we need to receive donations from the 24 US States that have not donated. I believe the challenge will be met if each of us contacts someone they know in the Red states and let them know about the efforts that we are making to help in finding a cure for this deadly disease. To help me track our efforts I have brought back my copyrighted cartoon of my "USMC Boot Camp Drill Instructor" — he is retired now so he no longer wears his uniform. He will be standing guard every month until we meet the challenge - he will smile once we meet the challenge.
The 24 US States that have not donated are in RED.
The 26 US States that have donated are in GREEN.
AL, AK, AR, CO, DE, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MS, MT, NV, ND, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VT, WV, WY
I would not be able to publish my monthly newsletters without the very creative Graphic design work of Christian Riggs, President of Riggs Creative Group. Christian has not only given his time and design expertise to the newsletter but he also designed and maintains my website.
Listed below are my corporate sponsors who have generously donated their “Best in Class” products and services to help me meet my mission. Without their generous support it would be very difficult for me to continue my mission.
Have a great day,
Bob Rebello
