May 31, 2009




Friends and Family,

This year I decided to train for the Chicago Marathon on October 11th, while raising money for people living with AIDS in the Chicagoland area. I am training for the marathon with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC).

So, last month I began by saying goodbye to sleeping in on Saturdays, getting up at 6:00am to hit the streets with my fellow marathoners. Between now and October, we’ll be gradually making our way up to 26.2 miles on marathon day. On the morning of April 25th I joined the training group and ran 3 miles. This last Saturday we were up to 8 miles and overall, I expect to run about 500 miles before the marathon even begins!

In addition to training several times each week, I’ve committed to raise $2,000 for the AFC. To that end, I am asking you to join in my effort by lending your support. I know it’s a difficult time for many to give money, but I would be so grateful for any donation you can make to help me reach my goal. The money raised from the AIDS Marathon Training Program will allow the AFC to fund direct medical care, food, housing, and other vital AIDS services -- to help people with HIV/AIDS to live full and productive lives.

Please donate by clicking the green “Sponsor Me” button above to help me reach my fundraising goal. Thank you so much for supporting not only me, but also the countless people living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago.

With love and many thanks,
Elizabeth

My Sponsors

Name	Date	Amount	Comments
J. Windus	10/28/2009	$20.00
L. Klairmont	10/27/2009	$100.00	So proud of you -- way to go!!!!
T. Grosspietsch	10/11/2009	$50.00
S. Hoffman	10/10/2009	$15.00	Good luck, Eliz!
A. Lingo	10/10/2009	$100.00
R. Dernbach	10/9/2009	$20.00	Have a great time this weekend! I'm so proud!
J. Pomerantz	10/9/2009	$100.00	You go, girl. Love, Jan
K. Patinkin	10/9/2009	$100.00	congratulations Elizabeth - what an impressive goal and achievement (both the run and the fundraising)
T. Singer	10/9/2009	$25.00
H. Pizer	10/9/2009	$100.00	You can do it!
J. Windus	9/30/2009	$20.00
A. Tolan	9/28/2009	$52.44	think of it as $2 a mile. so you'll really earn it.
J. Windus	8/28/2009	$20.00
J. Windus	7/29/2009	$20.00
S. Haque	7/6/2009	$30.00	You Rock Eliz!!
S. Kuczmarski	7/5/2009	$50.00	Go for it, Elizabeth. What a great cause and a great person you are.
J. Windus	6/30/2009	$20.00
F. He	6/21/2009	$50.00	Go Elizabeth! Sorry for being late, I was traveling a lot lately.
N. Olendzki	6/15/2009	$20.00	Your dedication is inspiring Liz! You have my support.
D. Graff	6/10/2009	$267.00	I'm going to brag about you ... once again.
W. Cole	6/7/2009	$42.19
S. Tzinberg	6/7/2009	$50.00	Awesome! Good luck on the run!
R. Klairmont	6/5/2009	$250.00
S. Elias	6/4/2009	$100.00	Wow! 26.2 smiles. I'm tired already. So many smiles. Congratulations!
N. Lutsky	6/3/2009	$20.00
R. Lowitz	6/2/2009	$100.00	Go Elizabeth!
A. Baumgartner	6/2/2009	$150.00	Stay Stong!!!
S. Sultan	6/2/2009	$20.00
J. Bardes	6/2/2009	$25.00	Elizabeth is cooler than other people
J. Graff	6/2/2009	$52.00
J. Vlietstra	6/2/2009	$100.00
A. Baseman	6/2/2009	$100.00
E. Regunberg	6/2/2009	$50.00	Thank you for allowing me to be part of your noble effort! Go Elizabeth!
M. Graff	6/1/2009	$264.00
J. Johnson	6/1/2009	$30.00	Good luck, Elizabeth! This is such a great thing you're doing. -- Jayme p.s. make sure to wear good shoes and have good running form -- I know from experience that a painful knee makes running no fun :(
J. Windus	6/1/2009	$20.00
B. Keiser	6/1/2009	$265.00
L. Absatz	6/1/2009	$100.00	Good Luck E. We are so proud of you. Love Cousins Lisa Michael Jessica and Aaron
P. Graff	6/1/2009	$266.00	You always make us so proud; proud of you and everything you do. Love, Mom and Dad
A. Klairmont	6/1/2009	$50.00
J. Herr	5/31/2009	$100.00
J. Kuczmarski	5/31/2009	$100.00
Total:		$3,433.63