In Honor of Sam

We received information about an event to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (the hospital where Sam had his surgery). It is called the CVS Strong Legs Run, and all money goes to benefit this hospital system, which is world class in children's oncology, neonatal care, transplants, and CARDIAC SERVICES! Chris and I decided right away to participate in honor of Sam.

The event is a 10K run/walk, 5K run/walk, 2K family run/walk, All Kids Can Race 75 yard dash (disabled children only), and a Mascot Trot (for all children, who will get to race popular college/business mascots). Basically there is something for all. The event is on November 14 (Saturday) at Turner Field in Atlanta.

We are participating on the Cardiac Services team (Team Strong Hearts), and 100% of the money from our registration and any donations we receive will go straight to the Cardiac Research team at Children's Hospital...these are the people who SAVED SAM'S LIFE and who will give him new life again when the time comes for his next surgery.

We are hoping to get a lot of friends and family involved in this. How can you get involved, you say? Well here are two ways:

1. Run/walk with us! Go to the link below and register for any of the events. Strollers are welcome! Everyone gets a long sleeve t-shirt for participating, and kids who race in the two kids races get finisher ribbons and tshirts. When you join, BE SURE TO JOIN THE STRONG HEARTS TEAM so that your money can go to Cardiac Services!! Once on the Strong Hearts team, if you earn an ADDITIONAL 50$ in donations, you will get a Strong Hearts Team t-shirt!

2. DONATE! If you can't be there with us but still want to support Sam's hospital, you can send a general donation. You can either donate on my web page (listed below) or send us a check.

If you can come and race with us, there may be a bonus for you: We are hoping to organize a 'tailgate' at Turner Field for after/during the races to celebrate with family and friends!

We're really excited to participate in this race (we're going to do the 10K) and help out this seriously amazing hospital, and in particular the cardiac services department. These people save babies and kids every day, and are constantly researching new approaches to help extend the lives these children. They already saved Sam once. We are praying that their research will give Sam a chance at the full live expectancy that all of us take for granted. Every dollar really will make a difference!

Contact me if you have any questions!!
My Donation Page
CVS Strong Legs Run Page
Children's Hospital of Atlanta Race Info Page