Hi Everyone!

This summer I took a giant leap of faith by signing myself up for the AIDS Marathon Training Program, which is specifically designed to help me prepare to run the Chicago Marathon on October 11th, 2009. I am simultaneously raising money to benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

It is a serious personal challenge for me to consider going the distance of 26.2 miles, but an even greater challenge to raise more funds than ever before to support the work of the AIDS Foundation. As you may know, I've participated in the AIDS Walk/Run for several years, but this year I felt the need to take things to a higher level.

The training program requires me to run three days a week, so I have been hitting the pavement every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning. The training runs on Saturdays take place at 7:00 a.m. on Foster Avenue Beach, right by Lake Michigan. We started with an initial three-mile run and we just completed 26 miles last week. The marathon is just 3 short weeks away! Overall, I'm told that I'll run about 500 miles!

Since I've met the fundraising requirement of $1,600, anything over and above that is going to help the AFC in many and various ways. Some of you may know that I do this in memory of my older brother Eric, who died in 2006 after having HIV for 19 years -- He's the one in all the pictures with me! It is my profound honor to help those living and struggling with HIV/AIDS as Eric did.

If you would like to donate to this life-changing endeavor, please click the button that says, “Sponsor Me”...

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

My Sponsors

Name	Date	Amount	Comments
J. Singer	10/10/2009	$72.00	Go, Cheryl! This quadruple-Chai is on your behalf.
K. Badani	10/9/2009	$25.00	Good luck on Sunday! Great job!
K. Plocinik	10/8/2009	$130.00	Go Cheryl Go!
K. Paggett	10/6/2009	$50.00	No skipping or falling over this time! + ~ (___)
E. Quinn	10/5/2009	$25.00	I bet your brother will be smiling down on you this Sunday!
B. Brennan	10/1/2009	$20.00	Good Luck Cheryl.
J. Arundel	9/28/2009	$25.00
K. Slomka	9/27/2009	$50.00	Good luck, Cheryl.
M. Dusenbery	9/24/2009	$25.00	you are a strong wonderful woman, so proud to know you
J. James	9/3/2009	$20.00	Cheryl, good luck and have fun! --Jamie
T. Olson	9/1/2009	$50.00	Yay Cheryl! You are an inspiration to all.
C. Herrmann	8/24/2009	$25.00
D. Hrovat	8/24/2009	$40.00
J. Holland	8/3/2009	$30.00
C. Solmka	7/13/2009	$25.00
Water Volunteer	7/10/2009	$40.00
N. Johanningsmeier	7/9/2009	$25.00	What a wonderful way to honor Eric!!
J. Fraser	7/7/2009	$50.00	You go, girl!
C. Herbig	7/7/2009	$25.00	I am in awe of your committment and honored to support you!
J. Lund	7/7/2009	$50.00	It's safer than jumping out of perfectly good airplanes....but just as impressive! Good luck!
K. Feeney	7/6/2009	$35.00
R. Milligan	7/6/2009	$25.00
K. Peterson	7/6/2009	$20.00
T. Blasi	7/6/2009	$5.00
J. Hapeman	7/6/2009	$10.00	Go Cheryl!
F. Korengel	7/6/2009	$40.00	You'll do great, Cheryl!
T. Barker	7/4/2009	$15.00
R. Brunke	6/22/2009	$52.00
G. Holland	6/22/2009	$100.00
C. Russo	6/19/2009	$25.00	Cheryl- Love the sunglasses!
A. Dusenbery	6/16/2009	$20.00
J. Dusenbery	6/13/2009	$100.00	Good Luck
L. Martin	6/8/2009	$50.00
K. Reddy	6/5/2009	$50.00
M. O'Keefe	6/5/2009	$25.00
J. Keiser	5/8/2009	$15.00
J. Tatham	5/7/2009	$30.00
K. Niederkorn	5/6/2009	$50.00	This is awesome! I love your photos. Good luck!
T. Judkins	5/4/2009	$50.00
A. Holmgren	5/4/2009	$75.00	You are awesome!
D. Bygrave	4/29/2009	$50.00
J. Jaime	4/29/2009	$25.00	We will B praying 4 U during all UR days of training and for the race itself.! U go girl! R prayers go 4 everyone involved as well!
D. Dusenbery	4/28/2009	$250.00	Way to go
L. Roberts	4/28/2009	$100.00	Good luck! Wonderful pictures.
Anonymous	4/26/2009	$100.00	You can do it! Good cause!
L. Neuhengen	4/26/2009	$25.00	Good Luck Cheryl!
Anonymous	4/26/2009	$50.00	You go girl! :-)
D. Vaughn	4/26/2009	$75.00	Good luck Cuz, I love you bunches!!!! I'll run with you this summer when I visit.
M. Urso	4/26/2009	$50.00	A huge endeavor, surely qualifies as 'stepping it up' many notches! Great web page and pics! Best of luck in your training and on your run!
Total:		$2,319.00