In an effort to raise awareness as well as funding, I am joining my friend Meghan in the mission to stop blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and myeloma) from taking more lives. She will be participating in an endurance event in April and has pledged to raise at least $3100. You can visit her website HERE to make a donation. Even the smallest donation is helpful and if you are unable to give at this time, spreading the word about this worthy cause is imperative.

A close friend of mine has a sister that battled Hodgkin lymphoma and is now in remission. I think most of us can say that we've been both directly and indirectly affected by cancer and supporting the efforts of those seeking a cure is monumental. Regretfully, I oftentimes ignore requests for donations, though for worthy causes, because I don't feel connected to the cause. In light of my New Years resolutions, I won't ignore these requests anymore...and even if I can't donate money (especially on a college budget), I will spread the word. I also feel a direct connection to this cause and think it is essential that we find a cure. Cancer has taken the lives of many of those close to me, those close to my friends, and millions more I've never met.

I hope you'll join Meghan and myself in our efforts to support blood cancer research. As I mentioned above, if you cannot give at this time, all I ask is that you tell just one other person. You can blog about it, talk about it, Tweet about it, Facebook it, etc. Use those social networking tools to support this worthy cause. Once again, HERE is the website to make a donation. Thank you in advance for your efforts and generosity. I can't say enough about how crucial it is to fund cancer research.