I'm Back!

As promised in my last post following the 2011 Boston Marathon, I did not apply to be a member of the 2012 Dana Farber Marathon Challenge team and instead offered my service as a volunteer on weekend group runs and on marathon Monday at the runner's refuge in Hopkinton.  This year I'm back on the team as a runner with an even greater appreciation for the volunteers on those cold January and February mornings.

This year, I am blessed to have received a service grant from my employer, Tocci Building Companies.  As a recipient of the service grant my company will match up to $2,000 of employee donations and I will receive Marathon Monday as a complimentary day off.  I am so grateful for the award and can't wait for my first fundraising event, a luncheon in our home office on January 18th.  Several of my co-workers have been kind enough to help me make food for the Tocci kick-off.  Many thanks in advance Kristen, Kim, and Leslie!  Because of the generosity of the service grant, I have increased my fundraising goal this year from $7,500 to $9,000.

I will again attempt to chronicle my training and fundraising journey on this blog and share with you my reasons for running and the inspiring motivations of my teammates.  Thank you for taking the journey with me.