For a Good Cause (and a Good Playlist)

You may recall me writing about my decision to run the Chicago Marathon this year in support of a charity. I had already raised more than $900 toward my $2,000 goal when the charity, Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, shut its doors after 30 years of providing support for breast cancer patients and their loved ones.

I was completely shocked and very disappointed on a number of levels.

About six weeks later, I was put in touch with someone from the American Cancer Society’s Team DetermiNation. I helped them extend invitations to all of my former Y-ME marathon team members to join their charity team of more than 900 runners.

So now, I am officially a member of Team DetermiNation. My blue race day singlet arrived last week, and I’m proud and excited to be a part of the team.

And so my fundraising continues. This time, I’m putting a twist on it to entice my friends, family and loyal blog readers to donate to a great cause. Anyone who donates at least $25 to my team will also get to select one song for my marathon playlist. I’ll post the playlist before the race and denote which songs came from generous givers.

MAKE A DONATION

EMAIL ME YOUR SONG CHOICE (or post it in the comments below)

Thank you in advance for your support, Angels — and for your impeccable taste in running music. — Mags