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Corey Green is fundraising
A Penny Per Pound: Powerlifting to Fight Multiple Myeloma
I'm reaching out to share a personal story and ask for support a cause close to my heart.

That's my buddy Dave side-eyeing me. I met Dave at the University of Rochester 30 years ago. He was one of those guys who could effortlessly and genuinely befriend anyone. He was also unfailingly intelligent and thoughtful - who else thinks to send a note when your grandfather passes away? In November 2013, we lost Dave to multiple myeloma, at the young age of 36. I was so lucky to count him as a close friend. It all happened so fast, there was barely anytime to say goodbye or even thank you.

Soon after he passed, his brother Matty offered me some of Dave's clothes to keep, some t-shirts and button-downs. Even though Dave and I were roughly the same height, his clothes didn't really fit me. That inspired me to get into better shape. Soon after, I started a weight-training regimen and haven't looked back since.

Fast forward 11 years, Dave's clothes came to fit and I got to wear them often as a small, personal tribute. The weight training has became a passion. On February 16th in Norwood, NJ, I will be competing in my first power-lifting event, the Garden State Winter War Powerlifting competition. I feel like I finally have an opportunity to somehow thank Dave for his friendship and inspiration to take this journey.

To help find a cure for multiple myeloma, I am asking for a pledge of one penny for every pound I lift in competition in Dave's memory. My plan is to lift a total of 3600 pounds, which equates to $36. However, any amount is welcome. All proceeds will go to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Thank you so much for your support.
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Chas Holmes is fundraising
PNW PGA 100 Hole Marathon for Multiple Myeloma
For the second year, I will be playing 100 holes of golf at my home Club Bear Creek Country Club on Monday, April 29. I plan to walk/jog all 100 holes (~ 40 miles) and donate $5 for every stroke over par after completing all 100 holes. Join me by donating and/or coming out to watch me in this feat! More information about my charity of choice is below. Last year we raised $4,600. This year the goal is $6,000 and I know we can do it!

This charity is close to our family's heart. My mother-in-law Nan, passed of Multiple Myeloma at far too young of an age in 2018. Join me in making a difference to stop myeloma and save lives.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, and any donation will help make an impact. There have been huge strides in curing Multiple Myeloma in the past 6 years and researchers are getting closer every day. Your donation will help speed up the process of developing a cure.

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure. To achieve this purpose, four goals are pursued: Funding research in the field of multiple myeloma, building collaborations among researchers and industry, providing disease and treatment-related information to patients and family members while advocating for optimal patient care, and raising awareness of multiple myeloma.
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Chas Holmes is fundraising
PNW PGA 100 Hole Marathon Charity Fundraiser
I will be playing 100 holes of golf at my home Club Bear Creek Country Club on Monday, May 1st. I plan to walk/jog all 100 holes (~ 40 miles) and donate $5 for every stroke over par after completing all 100 holes. Join me by donating and/or coming out to watch me in this feat! More information about my charity of choice is below. Our goal is to raise $2,500, help me get there!

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, and any donation will help make an impact. My mother-in-law battled multiple myeloma for 3 years before her passing in her mid-50s. This was a difficult time for our family and I promised I would do my best to prevent others from going through this pain. There have been huge strides in curing Multiple Myeloma in the past 5 years and researchers are getting closer every day. Your donation will help speed up the process of developing a cure.

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure. To achieve this purpose, four goals are pursued: Funding research in the field of multiple myeloma, building collaborations among researchers and industry, providing disease and treatment-related information to patients and family members while advocating for optimal patient care, and raising awareness of multiple myeloma.
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Patrick Franz is fundraising
Support Dave and Donate for a Great Cause!!
Join the F45 Dresher and Montgomveryville families in supporting one of our Members, Dave Coachman, who was recently diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. Dave has been with Dresher since the beginning, along with his family, his wife Michi and their beautiful children. Dave lights up every class he is in with his - shall we say - "stylish" outfits and his insane sense of humor. He combines working hard and having fun in a way that sets a great example for everyone. Dave has continued to still take classes while undergoing Chemo and Radiation treatment. A feat so incredible that it is only topped by how quietly he has done it. He just likes to come in, be treated and pushed as hard as ever and get a good workout in. Dave and his family have been going through a trial but their thoughts are still on helping others which is why they wished to have all funds raised go to Multiple Myeloma Research. They are tremendously generous people and I hope we can all do what we can to help them in their mission to make sure everyone diagnosed with MM has a fighting chance!!

We will also be selling #HotGitlChemo shirts in Studio for those who share Dave's sense of humor and part of the proceeds from each shirt will go to this fundraiser at the end of this month.

More information about MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure. To achieve this purpose, four goals are pursued: Funding research in the field of multiple myeloma, building collaborations among researchers and industry, providing disease and treatment related information to patients and family members while advocating for optimal patient care, and raising awareness of multiple myeloma.
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Braden Chase is fundraising
Braden's Marathon for Myeloma
On December 5th I'm running my first marathon in Sacramento with my girlfriend (and daily running companion), and I want to raise funds towards a cause that's important to me. All proceeds will go to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation with hopes to make progress on research for a type of cancer that has affected my family on both my Mom and Dad's side. My Dad has been managing his myeloma for more than five years, and my grandfather passed last year after battling the disease for a number of years.

Anyone who knows me well knows two things:

1) I'm a runner, and an avid one at that. I probably drink too much Fieldwork IPA for my body to really show it, but that's besides the point. Running is of course a way for me to stay in shape, as I was a "big-boned" kid growing up (moms lie because they love us), and I don't particularly need to reacquire those love handles from my childhood. I also run to continuously challenge myself and push my physical limits. Yes, running long distances gets a little easier with practice, but anything between miles 3-15 is mostly mental in my experience. Those miles are never effortless, but rather the time and energy you invest in your craft offers you strategies to tune out, stop checking your watch for mileage, escape from everyday stress, and think about anything other than "when will this run be over."

2) My dad means the world to me. If I can become even half the man he is, I will have achieved everything I want to in this life. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, there weren't many treatment options available, at least not conventional ones. Not only has he beat the odds - an insane man with a dream to live to see his future grandchildren grow up when he was told that would never be possible, but his passion for life and making an impact through humor and compassion is second to none. Of course I am biased; I'm his son. But anyone who knows him shares the same sentiment. I'm talking about a man with zero quit, a man who flew to China for experimental cancer treatment that there were few data points to gather legitimate results on efficacy from, a man who created a life-sized Spongebob Squarepants costume out of a mattress topper and let little-leaguers use a pitching machine to shoot tennis balls at him as an incentive to win games (it worked, and yes, there's photo evidence). So yes, this is a small goal as a fundraising effort to donate to a cause that might be able to save someone else's hero from a horrible disease someday, but to me it's more than that.

I will finish this race, and when it gets difficult I will think of everything my Dad has been through to be here today. I'll reflect on all that this incredible legend has given me - which is the whole world at my fingertips to leave my mark on.

Standing on your shoulders, Dad.

Thank you to everyone who contributes!

With love,

Braden
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Mia Dahm is fundraising
Cure MM
Hello team mark! My name is Mia Dahm, I am Mark Carnese’s niece. My best friends dad (and one of my favorite uncles) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, blood cancer. There is currently no cure and I want to help change that. After speaking to the MMRF, I have chosen to donate to their charity! 90% of donations will go to their research! I know more than anything that the Carnese family has appreciated all the wonderful love and support! Watching my besties dad go through something so awful breaks my heart. But I know, together, we can help fight this the best we can! I would love more than anything to see Mark be one of the first to be cured from this awful disease! You got this Marky Mark! Thank you all for your continued support! Feel free to call or text me with any questions! 9716453398 I look forward to hearing from you and finding a cure for our favorite guy! :)

More information about Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. (Mmrf): The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. mission is to: relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure. To achieve this purpose, four goals are pursued: Funding research in the field of multiple myeloma, building collaborations among researchers and industry, providing disease and treatment related information to patients and family members while advocating for optimal patient care, and raising awareness of multiple myeloma.
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Jonathan Nordstrom is fundraising
Maria's Fight Against Multiple Myeloma
Hello everyone! About a week before we were quarantined, my mom was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, which is a plasma cell cancer. During the last previous months and for the next many months, my dad and I have to take her to cancer treatments, which has been scary for us considering how life threatening contracting the virus would be for her considering that each treatment is in the hospital. It is tough to see her in pain, and it hurts even more knowing that she has to be trapped at home for her own safety. She can’t enjoy herself by partaking in her usual hobbies outside of the house because she, myself, and my dad have to take every precaution necessary to make sure she doesn’t contract the Coronavirus.

With that in mind, next Tuesday, June 9th, is my 18th Birthday, and this year I wanted to do something really special, but not for myself. My mom taught me from Day 1 to help others before helping myself, and I want to return the favor in her honor. I love my mom so much, and I thought nothing would mean more to her, myself, and my family than having many gracious people donate to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to fight for a world where every person has precisely what they need to prevent or defeat multiple myeloma whenever they need it(taken directly from their website). So my birthday wish is asking those who read this to donate any money to this GoFundMe page. Even one dollar would mean a lot. Again, 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. If you are unable to donate, that is perfectly okay. I just ask that you keep my mom and my family in your thoughts and prayers.

This will be a surprise for my mom, and I won’t show her the donations until the day after my birthday, so please please please don’t contact her until after Tuesday. Please spread the word with your friends and family, but I ask that nobody posts about it on specifically Facebook or else my mom will probably see it, thus ruining the surprise. Anyone who wants to send cards or letters to my mom may do so. Just message me and I’ll give you my address. Thanks so much for reading up to this point, and please know that the kind and thoughtful words I have received about my mom always makes my day.

Jonathan
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Laura Kirshner is fundraising
Maine South School-wide Fundraiser Club
Want to join me in making a difference? We are raising money to honor the Moore family and to benefit Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. (MMRF),. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to our school and community.

More information about Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. (MMRF): The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's mission is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure. To achieve this purpose, four goals are pursued: funding research in the field of multiple myeloma, building collaborations among researchers and industry, providing disease and treatment related information to patients and family members while advocating for optimal patient care, and raising awareness about multiple myeloma.
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Sada Bettencourt is fundraising
In Honor of Saozinha Bettencourt
On April 27, 2016 the world lost the most beautiful of souls after a courageous fight with Multiple Myeloma.

Anyone blessed to know Saozinha knows she lived for others; through her parties, food, contagious laughter, and personality she nourished so many with unrelenting love that will forever be missed.
In continuing to honor Saozinha's generous spirit, the Bettencourt family is asking that, in lieu of flowers, donations are made to further Multiple Myeloma Research , in hopes that one day a cure will be found.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love and support during this time.

All proceeds go directly to the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium.
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Grant Norstrom is fundraising
Climbing For A Cure: Mult. Myeloma

Please show your support as Grant, Erik, and Natalie climb to the summit of Cotopaxi Volcano in an effort to raise money and awareness for multiple myeloma, a currently incurable blood cancer. All donations will benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, which has already worked to create 6 new drugs over the past 10 years and helped double the lifespan of myeloma patients.

Hey everyone!

Our names are Grant Norstrom, Erik Norstrom, and Natalie Bick and we’re college students from Michigan. At 12:00 a.m. on January 4th, we will leave our base camp in Ecuador to summit Cotopaxi Volcano. Reaching a height of 5,897 meters (that’s 19,347 feet), Cotopaxi is considered the third highest active volcano in the world! So far, the highest any of us has ever climbed is 1,100 meters, which is roughly a sixth of the height of Cotopaxi. What does that mean? Well, that means the next eight hours of climbing the steep mountainside, crossing the crevasses, and passing the hanging seracs will likely be some of the most challenging hours of our lives.

But sometimes all it takes is a little bit of perspective to see how small even your biggest obstacles are compared to what others face on a daily basis.

In the spring of 2014, our (Erik and Grant's) beautiful Mom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a currently incurable blood cancer. As she has begun her journey receiving treatment, our Mom has inspired those around her and proven that multiple myeloma patients around the world are ready to fight and defeat this cancer — all they need are the tools to do so.
Just as we will have an expert mountaineering guide to assist us every step along the way to the summit of Cotopaxi, multiple myeloma patients have a team of brilliant doctors behind them that are doing extraordinary things to make their treatment possible. However, while we will have ropes, crampons, and ice axes to make it to the summit, multiple myeloma patients and their doctors do not have the necessary tools to truly cure this cancer.

Thankfully there are organizations such as the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation that are working relentlessly to make such vitally important tools a reality for the estimated 24,000 patients diagnosed with the cancer in the U.S. each year. The MMRF designates 90% of its budget to cancer research, which has resulted in 6 new drugs over the past 10 years and helped double the lifespan of myeloma patients. In fact, the clinical trial our mom is participating in offers a new, promising drug that the MMRF fast-tracked to the clinical trial phase.
It’s easy to see that the daily challenges faced by MM patients and the MMRF are far greater than the challenge we will face on January 4th. And so, we want our challenge in Ecuador to become a part of their solution. And we need your help to do that.

By summiting Cotopaxi Volcano we are aiming to do two things:

First, we hope to raise awareness for multiple myeloma patients and families around the world. Their incredibly brave battles with this cancer inspire us to live a better life and appreciate each day we are blessed with.

Second, we are aiming to raise $1,000 for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. That equates to $125 for each of the 8 hours we will spend climbing from base camp to the summit of Cotopaxi. Donations to this incredibly successful research foundation are truly saving lives and we ask you to please be a part of that success. We believe no donation of yours is too small and that, with your support, increasingly effective treatment options and eventually a cure for multiple myeloma are in our future.

Please note that none of the money raised will be used to fund our climb or our mother’s individual fight with multiple myeloma. All donations will be a direct payment to the MMRF via gofundme.com and will go towards the continuation of developing new drugs and treatments in the hopes of finding a cure.

Whether it is a monetary donation or simply spreading awareness about multiple myeloma, we greatly appreciate your support!

For more information about the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and to learn more about this cancer and the incredible advancements they have made in treating it, please visit: www.themmrf.org/

Sincerely,

Grant, Erik, and Natalie
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Eliza Grochocka is fundraising
Join the Fight Against Multiple Myeloma
I am participating in a 5K to raise money for multiple myeloma research. I am privileged to work for a company that is helping those who have been diagnosed, but there is always more to be done.
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About MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation is the largest nonprofit in the world solely focused on accelerating a cure for each and every multiple myeloma patient. We drive the development and delivery of next-generation therapies, leverage data to identify optimal and more personalized treatment approaches, and empower patients and the broader community with information and resources to extend their lives. Central to our mission is our commitment to advancing health equity so that all myeloma patients can benefit from the scientific and clinical advances we pursue. Since our inception, the MMRF has committed over $600 million for research, opened nearly 100 clinical trials, and helped bring 15+ FDA-approved therapies to market, which have tripled the life expectancy of myeloma patients.

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A Penny Per Pound: Powerlifting to Fight Multiple Myeloma

PNW PGA 100 Hole Marathon for Multiple Myeloma

PNW PGA 100 Hole Marathon Charity Fundraiser

Support Dave and Donate for a Great Cause!!

Braden's Marathon for Myeloma

Cure MM

Maria's Fight Against Multiple Myeloma

Maine South School-wide Fundraiser Club

In Honor of Saozinha Bettencourt

Climbing For A Cure: Mult. Myeloma

Join the Fight Against Multiple Myeloma