Swing Dance for Life!

I’ve been doing fundraising events for about 10 years now. The first was the AIDS Walk in 2001 and that’s been the one event that I participate in every year. My friends all know this, as every year I send out emails asking for donations.

Then last year, I found out about the 24 hour cancer dance-a-thon. Wow! Yeah, I like walking, but I love lindy hop. Two years ago, I started going out dancing. Everywhere. And every night. So, you can imagine how I excited I was to find out about the 24 hr dance-a-thon.

the floor at last year's dance-a-thon

And this year, I’m doing it all over again. And this year, I am dedicating it to three friends. Rick, who past away from leukemia several years ago. I don’t have any pictures of him, but lots of memories. Also, his wife, Irene, who survived breast cancer.

on the left is the lovely and talented, Tu (she did the make-up for my friend's wedding)

I can’t forget my friend, Tu, who a couple of years ago went through chemo. She told me that if the cancer came back, she would not go through with the treatment again because it was that unbearable. Hopefully, she’ll change her mind the longer she stays cancer-free.

What more can I say. This dance-a-thon gives me the opportunity to raise money doing something I love.

I’ve never had so much fun raising money.

If you think this is a good cause (and it is!), please sponsor me here.

Or, better yet, join the San Francisco team. You don’t have to dance 24 hours straight (unless you want to, of course).

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