HELLO EVERYONE,
WE ARE TEAM BODTMANN. WE ARE WALKING THE 2008 DISNEY HALF MARATHON (13.1 MILES) FOR ALAN BODTMANN JR. ALAN JR IS NOW 7 YEARS OLD. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 2 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE HAD TO WATCH HIM STRUGGLE WITH THE NORMAL EVERYDAY MOBILITY THAT A NORMAL 7 YR OLD HAS. WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT A CURE, ALAN JR WILL BE IN A WHEELCHAIR BY AGE 10, HE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE LUNG PROBLEMS BY HIS MID TEENS AND SUCCUMB TO THIS DISEASE IN HIS LATE TEENS TO EARLY 20'S. THIS IS REALITY BECAUSE THERE IS "NO CURE"
WE NEED TO RAISE MONEY TO FIND A CURE. NOT ONLY FOR ALAN JR, BUT FOR ALL THE SONS, GRANDSONS, NEPHEWS AND FRIENDS OUT THERE WITH THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE. WE WILL ALSO BE WALKING IN REMEMBRANCE FOR OUR 2 UNCLES, MY FATHERS BROTHERS, BILLY & EDDIE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM DUCHENNE AS WELL. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS DISEASE TAKE 2 OF OUR LOVED ONES, AND NOW WE ARE WATCHING IT TAKE A 3RD. WE HAVE TO FIGHT AND FIND A CURE. THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH RESEARCH. RESEARCH COMES AT A PRICE. WITHOUT FUNDS RESEARCH CANNOT GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL THAT IT HAS TO. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE A PILL FOR AND BE ALL BETTER.
LAST YEAR WE RAISED $20,000 AND WERE 7 OF US IN THE HALF MARATHON. IT WAS THE FIRST MARATHON FOR ALL OF US. WE ARE NOW 9 STRONG FOR THE 2008 DISNEY HALF MARATHON ON JANUARY 12TH, 2008 AND WE ARE LOOKING AT RAISING OVER $20,000 THIS YEAR.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. YOU CAN VIEW THE STORIES FROM OTHE MEMBERS OF "TEAM BODTMANN" BY CLICKING ON THEIR NAME BELOW.
ALSO PLEASE KEEP THIS DATE OPEN ON YOUR CALENDER. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2007. THIS IS THE 2ND ANNUAL DINNER DANCE FOR ALAN JR TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR THIS DISEASE THRU PARENT PROJECT MD. THE AWESOME BAND "THE INFERNO'S" ARE JOINING US AGAIN FOR THIS YEARS EVENT. MORE INFO ON THE DANCE WITH PRICES WILL BE OUT IN A FEW WEEKS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFO WOODY @ WOODB99@COMCAST.NET.
CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS FOR THE MARATHON DONATIONS CAN BE MADE OUT TO "PARENT PROJECT MD". PLEASE PUT "TEAM BODTMANN" IN THE MEMO FIELD. THEY CAN BE MAILED TO EITHER ADDRESS BELOW:
TEAM BODTMANN
512 AMSTERDAM AVE
ROSELLE PARK, NJ
07204-1113
OR
PARENT PROJECT MD
RUN FOR OUR SONS MARATHON
158 LINWOOD PLAZA, SUITE 220
FORT LEE, NJ 07024
(Put our names in the memo field)
ALSO PLEASE VISIT THE NEW WEBSITE: WWW.ALANJRFUND.COM FOR UPDATES AND INFO ON ALAN JR AND TEAM BODTMANN.
THANKS AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO TURN OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT WHENEVER WE ASK FOR IT. THANKS TO THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO DONATING TO TEAM BODTMANN AND OUR CAUSE. REMEMBER, YOUR DONATION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
DMD - KEEP THE FAITH