Thursday, July 19, 2012

TRI-ing For A Cause 2012 = $8,000!!


I want to personally thank you for your support helping children and families affected by childhood cancer. This year we not only reached our goal of $5,000, but we surpassed it and raised $8,000! This year the Felice's matched every dollar we raised, donating a total of $16,000! Thanks to your generous donations to the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund, you made this possible.

Mark Felice was a close friend to many. He saw the difficulties in patients unable to pay for medications and he wanted to help them as he battled cancer himself. The Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund has been used to help families deal with costs not covered by insurance. This includes medication costs, providing beds for families sleeping on the floor, helping a single mother get her GED and obtain a better paying job, and many other items as they go through the painful day-to-day struggles. 

My sister couldn't have said it better and I couldn't agree more:
I want to say the biggest thank you from the bottom of my heart. Whether you wrote a check, wore a t-shirt, cheered us on at the race, called to say "good-luck" or even just took the time to read Mark's story...you helped us and it truly made an impact. And will make an impact to the many many families in need of a little help.  (A Thompson Family Update: $8,000)
We have had many of you join us, if not to swim, bike and run then to fundraise and spread the word. We appreciate everything you do to help and are looking forward to next year.


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

2012 Post Race Celebration: May 28th!

 We are less than 1 week from race day and couldn't be more excited! As of TODAY we have raised over $5,500!

Come cheer on the triathletes on Monday, May 28th at the Cap Tex Triathlon at Auditorium Shores. We would love all the support we can get. If you have a TRI-ing For A Cause t-shirt (from any year) please feel free to wear it so the racers can find you in the crowd. Before the race begins we will gather by the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue so be on the look out for us!

Triathletes to look for:


Triathlete Distance Start Time
Ann Francese Olympic 8:02
Ann Marie Francese Sprint 9:22
Christina Thompson Sprint 9:26
Hudson East Sprint 9:38
Jaki Lockwood Sprint 9:22
Laurie East First Tri 10:26
Matt Lockwood Sprint 9:58
Meghan Brindley Sprint 9:22
Renee Bain Sprint 9:22
Robert Bain Sprint 9:58
Suzanne East First Tri 10:26
Tara Riley First Tri 10:26


POST RACE CELEBRATION
After the triathlon we will be celebrating the finish of the race, reaching our fundraising goal and would like to thank you for all of your support while training and fundraising for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund!

For more details about the after party and to RSVP please click here!

For more details on watching the Cap Tex Tri please click here!
(Includes race times, race day parking, race course, and more!)

We hope to see you at the race and/or after party! Thank you for all of your support and helping us to reach our goal!


Monday, February 27, 2012

2012 Triathlon Season is HERE!

Welcome to the start of the 2012 Triathlon season and most importantly our 5th year of fundraising for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund!

The past 4 years have been amazing and we have raised over $18,000!
This year our goal is to raise $5,000! This year the Felice family will be matching every dollar we raise!!


Our TRI-ing For A Cause team will compete in the Cap Tex Tri on May 28th (Memorial Day) as our main TRI. If you can't do that one we will also be participating in the Austin Triathlon (Labor Day) and/or the Kerrville Triathlon (late September)!

Each year we have asked for donations and support as we competed in triathlons; for this we are truly grateful. This year we hope to have the same support as well as more participants and volunteers. I understand many of you can't fathom doing a triathlon (or another one), but you don't have to do a triathlon to help with the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund.

We plan to move from a seasonal fundraising time frame to a yearly effort. With this there are many job roles and ways to help raise funds. We could use your help to come up with some other fundraising ideas (dinners, golf event, karaoke fundraiser, party for a cause, raffles, auction, insert your amazing idea here)! It doesn't have to be just for the triathlon. If you do want to participate in a triathlon, then that is great!


SAVE THE DATES: 
Fundraising Happy Hour: March 21st! TBD
Cap Tex Tri and After Party: May 28th! We will have the triathlon after party at the Felice's home for swimming, burgers and just some good fun!