Team members raise Money for First Decents

My wife, Leanna, is a 3-year breast cancer survivor. Last year she had the opportunity to attend a First Decents kayaking clinic in Veil, Colorado. She got to meet, play, and share stories with other survivors without the whole week being about cancer.  Leanna’s week in Colorado was one of the singe greatest weeks of her life.  We are very grateful for the First Decents program. 

You can read about her experience in her own words on her blog:

http://whereisleanna.tumblr.com/post/898720562/first-descents-i-just-got-back-from-one-of-the

First Desents offers cancer survivors experiences designed to enable them to adventure beyond their diagnosis, defy their cancer, reclaim their lives, and connect with others doing the same.  And they offer this program to participants for free!  They raise all their money through grants and donations. 

To help First Decents continue to offer these amazing clinics, Mike and I competed in the 13th Annual Shenandoah Mountain 100 on Sunday Sept. 4th, 2011. We were able to collect $2300 in donations for First Decents, in honor of my wife. 

http://firstdescents.org/

Thanks to everyone who donated.

-Herb