Houston - RACE FOR THE CURE

Dear Friends and Family,

Leanna, Krista and I recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support the 2008 Komen Houston Race for the Cure® being held on October 4th in downtown Houston. One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime and the more funds we raise, the more the Komen Houston Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® can give back to thecommunity to fight against breast cancer. Since one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes in the UnitedStates, there is an incredible need for your support.

We chose to run/walk the 5K together in honor of past family members who have died with Cancer (namely Rob's mother MaryAnn Johnson) and a very sweet, kind woman in our church family who was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer two months ago named Kathy Richardson. She has one grandchild named Samuel who doesn't understand why Grandma is bald and sick so we are participating with her as a team called "Samuel's Hope".

Please join us in the fight by pledging in support of my participation in the Race or contributing generously to the Komen Houston Race for the Cure®. Your tax-deductible contribution will fund innovative outreach and awareness programs for medically underserved communities in Houston and surrounding areas and national cutting-edge research. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause.

You can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to the address listed below.Whatever you can give will help! I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. Thank you so much for your time and support in the fight against breast cancer. Every step counts! Sincerely,Laurie, Leanna, and Krista Johnson

To sponsor our participation online, click here. http://www.komen-houston.org/site/TR/Race/General?px=1437736&pg=personal&fr_id=1050
If you prefer to mail in your contribution, please mail to KomenHouston Race for the Cure®, P.O. Box 4317, Houston, TX77210-4317.
Please make note of my name in the subject line of the check.