Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all are enjoying the long weekend and celebrating a holiday dedicated to those who served for our country. For the last 7 years, we have raised money for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund by competing in the Cap Tex Triathlon, which was held today. You may be thinking you missed your chance to donate this year, but you haven't!

This year we still participated, but not as a key fundraiser. The Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund has some new and exciting plans for the years ahead and our team has been working hard in those efforts. Many of you donate annually around this time, purchase a t-shirt, or participate in the triathlons; and for that we thank you.

We would still love your support as we focus on new projects. To donate online or by mail please click on the link for more information. Follow us on Facebook to see our latest efforts and events to come!

To Donate Visit: http://www.markfelice.org/donate/

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Felice-Childhood-Cancer-Fund/269196166547484

Thanks to YOU We Are Making a Difference!

We want to thank you for all you did to make this year a success! We exceeded our goal of $8,000 and raised $9,080 for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund! 

For those that donated, purchased a t-shirt, participated in the triathlon and to those who were spectators at the race, we love all that you did for our great cause!  It was truly a great time for all, but most of all for the children that will benefit from our efforts. Thanks to your donations, the Children’s Blood & Cancer Center at Dell Children’s Hospital was able to hire a Pediatric Oncology Social Worker, Carmen Gattis, to begin assisting families during their hospital stay, instead of waiting until they are able to go home.

"Helping families along the journey of childhood cancer and blood disorders is a special opportunity. Families face such difficult circumstances and my job is to help make that a little easier and allow them to focus on the care and love of their child. The philanthropic support that allowed my position to be created is a gift that has a ripple effect. Thank you for your support." – Carmen Gattis

We look forward to many years to come and growing the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund!

Thank you,

Mark Felice TRI-ing For A Cause Team

Challenge Yourself to Go the Distance

The past 6 years we have competed in triathlons, we have raised over $34,000! Our goal for this triathlon season is to raise $8,000! This year we will be competing in the Cap Tex Triathlon on May 26, 2014. We hope you will join us as a competitor, fundraiser, and/or supporter.

This year is going to be different from previous years as we raise money for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund by TRI-ing For A Cause! The Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund is growing in people, support and donations. This year we will be raising money year round with a variety of community events. We are selling TRI-ing For A Cause and Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund t-shirts this year online. Be sure to like the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund Facebook page so you don't miss a thing!

As we challenge ourselves to go the distance I challenge you to read Mark's story, donate to the cause, participate in fundraising, buy a t-shirt and cheer us on at the race!

Thank You for Helping Us Make A Difference!

To all of our supporters of the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund and TRI-ing For A Cause:

We want to thank you for all you did to make this year a success! We exceeded our goal of $8,000! 

For those that got flocked and donated money to get those pesky little flamingos out of your yards, to those that followed on Facebook and responded to the call to donate, and to those that participated in the triathlon along with those that were spectators in their TRI-ing For A Cause t-shirts (still for sale), we love all that you did for our great cause!  It was truly a great time for all, but most of all for the children that will benefit from our efforts.

We look forward to many years to come and growing the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund.

Thank you,

Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund

2013 Post Race Celebration: May 27th!

 We are less than 1 week from race day and couldn't be more excited! As of TODAY we have raised $6,700!

Come cheer on the triathletes on Monday, May 27th 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
Robin Dickson	Olympic	8:02
Jeana Lowry	Sprint	9:22
Megan Brindley	Sprint	9:22
Renee Bain	Sprint	9:22
Chris Lowry	Sprint	9:58
Christopher Cannata	Olympic	8:30
Robert Bain	Sprint	9:58

POST RACE CELEBRATION
After the triathlon we will be celebrating our triathletes victories, another great year of fundraising for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund, and to thank you for all of your support while training and fundraising!

 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 towards our goal!

TRI-ing For A Cause in 2013

This year is our 6th year to raise money for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund by TRI-ing For A Cause. Over the past 5 years we have raised over $26,000 and it continues to grow!

Our goal this year is to raise $8,000!

The Mark Felice Triathlon Team will be competing in the Cap Tex Triathlon on May 27, 2013! This year our tri team is growing, our goal has increased to $8,000, and a few of us are raising the bar by competing in the Olympic distance triathlon (double the Sprint distance)!

As we challenge ourselves to go the distance I challenge you to read Mark's story, donate to the cause, participate in fundraising, buy a t-shirt and cheer us on at the race!

Happy 27th Birthday Mark!

As you probably know by now, this blog is dedicated to raising money for the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund. We often talk about the cause, fighting for cancer, and why we TRI but today is different.

Today would have been Mark's 27th Birthday! Birthdays are a special occasion because they commemorate the day someone dear to us was born. That doesn’t have to stop just because they passed on. I was Googling ways to remember Mark on his birthday and here are a few they recommend:

• Write a birthday card
• Visit his grave (Click here for Austin Memorial Park Cemetery information, map to grave site location)
• Donate
• Say a prayer! (Prayer from Mark's celebration of life)
• and Celebrate! 

So I plan to celebrate! If you want to join me, please do!

For more information about Mark Felice, click here!