Team In Training Update

(Re)Commitment

Last week was a major milestone as I “recommitted” with my Teammates for the Lonestar Half-Ironman Triathlon (to be held in Galveston, TX on March 30, 2008). In addition to formally meeting the minimum fundraising threshold (thanks for your donations!), this also set into motion the registration for the race, travel arrangements, ordering of wetsuit (the Gulf of Mexico is still cold in March) and other logistics. It’s very exciting, yet a little scary at the same time.

A huge thank you to everyone that has donated — I can’t express how much I appreciate it. With your support, I am already two-thirds of the way to my fundraising goal ($1,700 out of $2,600) for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

If you would like to help, you can contribute to my fundraising account by making a donation via my online account at http://www.active.com/donate/tntntx/Andrien_Wang. Whatever you can contribute matters; however large or small, it all adds up. I greatly appreciate your help and look forward to hearing from you.

By the way, if you know of any friends, relatives or coworkers who would be interested in supporting me and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, feel free to direct them to this post. I welcome support from anyone who’d like help.

Until the next update …

-- Andy

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