Winter Season - Week 2

State of Mind
If you think you are beaten … you are.
If you think that you dare not … you don't.
If you think that you'd like to win
But feel you can't, it's almost a cinch that you won't
For out in this world you'll find
Success begins with a fellow's will -It's all in the State of Mind.

Yes, many a race is lost before ever a step is run,
And many a coward fails before his work's begun.
Think big, and your deeds will rise;
Think small, and you'll fall behind.
Think that you can, and you will -For it's all in the State of Mind.

If you think you're outclassed … you are.
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to know that you can before you ever win a prize
Life's battles don't always go to the bigger or the stronger man,
But sooner or later that fellow who wins
Is the fellow who thinks he can.

Fundraising Tip
Write Your Fundraising Letter including photos, persoanlized, text, names of honored patients and why you are led to make a difference. Send a shortened version of your letter in an Email to everyone you have email addresses for. Be sure to provide your fundriasing website link.. We still have plenty of information meetings coming up so feel free to attend another meeting and invite your friends, family, and co-workers along. You will receive a $100 fundraising credit for every person who completes their fundraising and event!!!

Frequently Asked Questions
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
As you know, the money we raise helps blood cancer patients and their families by funding research to find cures and better therapies, and provide information and support so that they have the best possible outcomes throughout their cancer experience. However, if donors need a more specific response to: "What does a $25, $50 or $100 donation buy?" here is their answer:

• A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
• A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
• A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
• A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.

Mission Moment
Dawn
Tennessee
Living with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma for 1 year, 4 months
Age: 38

Wow . . . How fast your life can change before your eyes. I am 37, a wife, sister, daughter, and mother to two incredible sons. My story starts with a pain in my back and chest, a pain so bad that my hubby took me to the ER. I was first diagnosed with pneumonia. After a few days of bed rest and a round of antibiotics, I left for Romania for my first Mission Trip. When I returned, I got worse even after a couple more weeks of antibiotics and bed rest. I finally get a CT-scan and we are told I have Diffused Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. My first chemo was set for 4 days later and it has been less than a week and my head is swimming.

I believe that God will get me through this. I believe there is so much more to experience and see...I want to Live....I will be praying for you...God Bless!