Dear Family & Friends,
On May 4th, 2008, our family team will be running the four-person relay in the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our team includes Kelly Dreyer, Nash Dreyer, Carrie Bushman, and Charlie Johnson. All four of us have been inspired by loved ones who have run in marathons, and we decided it was our turn to achieve this personal goal. Preparation for this marathon requires not only physical training and time commitment but also a strong faith. As we entered the training phase of the marathon, we all agreed we wanted this journey to be about more than just our own personal gains or goals. We all decided we would like to raise money by running for a family in need, a family that shares very similar beliefs and interests as ours but who is going through difficult times. We chose the Albertson family. Jennifer Albertson is a former gymnast that I coached through the YMCA. Her teenage years were spent at the YMCA teaching gymnastics and leading children in devotion. She married Tory Albertson, in May of 2000 and together they have grown into a beautiful family of six. They live in northern Montana and serve as Directors of an adventure ministry called Camp Bighorn. This family devotes their life to helping adults and youth grow in character and spiritual faith. Although it is a very rewarding life career, it provides little financially. The family is supported by sponsors who help with some of their most basic living expenses. However, the family lives paycheck to paycheck. Our mission is to raise money for the Albertson family to give them a little savings for things they can’t afford such as travel money to visit their families, medical expenses (the camp does not provide insurance and the Albertson’s medical plan has a $5,000 deductible), or money for holidays and birthdays.
How can you help? We are asking you to consider sponsoring us with whatever charitable donation you can give. Please know that any little bit counts! Even Ella (age 4) and William (age 2) are learning about charity and are joining in by running the children’s event the Saturday before the race. We have included a donation card for you to complete and provided a self-addressed envelope with postage. Please make checks payable to “The Albertson Family” as 100% of the money raised will be given to them. To show our appreciation to you, the names of all persons who donated will be printed on the back of the t-shirts we will wear during the race. We will also be sending you a personal thank you.
If you know of anyone else who may be interested in supporting our drive, please feel free to share our website information which will give them an email address to contact us. If in the event that you are unable to make a financial donation, feel free to send us any words of wisdom, thoughts, or prayers as we would like to include all of your names on our t-shirt. Please pray for us as we train hard toward this goal and think of us on May 4th! Many thanks and blessings to all of you for supporting our drive. Love,
Kelly, Nash, Carrie, & Charlie
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