Two years ago I found out that my
friend's daughter had been diagnosed
with FA. Hopper and I have known each
other since we were teenagers at camp.
He and my brother, Phil, (also a member of Team Tri 4 Gracie), were tent
mates for years at Camp Acadia, while I attended the sister camp, OLL, in the
'70's and '80's. Since 1992 a group of
us have gone camping once a year near our old camp grounds in the
Catskills. We have gotten to know each
others' children during these time. It
was heartbreaking to hear about Gracie's diagnosis -- we had known her since
she was a toddler.
Hopper told us about FARA, and his own
fundraising endeavors. This got our
wheels turning. Since we ourselves were
just getting into triathlons, why not attempt to raise money and awareness at
the same time? Gracie and Hopper hold
very special places in our hearts, and we want to do anything we can to
help. This year, we plan to dedicate all
of our triathlon's to Gracie, and hope to raise $2000 for Team FARA. Please support us in this quest! Click Here for Team Tri 4 Gracie Fundraising Page
Our itinerary, to date:
June 17th -- Long Island Gold Coast Triathlon (Long Island, NY)
July 15th -- Mossman Sprint Triathlon (Norwalk, Ct.)
August 5th -- Niantic Bay Triathlon (Niantic, CT
August 26th -- Park City Mossman Triathlon (Bridgeport, Ct.)
September 8th -- Dave
Parcells Madison Triathlon (Madison, CT)
September 16th -- Hammerfest
Triathlon (Branford, Ct)
