July 12, 2011 12:15 AM

Many thanks to my daughter!

Having been made aware of the Tufts 10K road race coming up this fall and being aware of my part in the postcard marketing campaign, one of my daughters has decided that she will actually run in the race! The effort is to collect donations for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society which supports blood cancer patients in a wide variety of ways. Each runner needs sponsors in order to be able to compete.

My daughter has crafted the following e-mail message that explains her efforts and what is involved.

"I am raising funds fo the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society(LLS) as a participant in their Team in Training program and I'm asking you to help by making a donation to my fundraising campaign.

Of course, this is in homor of my dad, Robert Johnson, who is almost a three year survivor! He has been asked to participate whereby his picture and story will be used to promote this raceand to personalize that blood cancer happens to real people! I sure can attest to that!

Please use the link in this email to donate online quickly and securely plus learn more about my program. You will receive a confirmation of your donation by email and I will be notified as soon as you make your donation.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ms/tufts10k11/jparkhurst

Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Nearly 958,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team in Training will help bring them hope and support.

On behalf of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, thank you very much for your support. I greatly appreciate your generosity.

Thank You,

Jennifer Parkhurst"

Your donation will not directly benefit me in any way but will benefit many other future victims of blood cancer diseases and will make my daughter's efforts all the more worthwhile.

If you feel so inclined to contribute in any way, I also thank you...

Bob