Tuesday, September 20, 2011

DO GOOD this Weekend!

It's a BIG weekend here in Minneapolis to DO GOOD & you all should get involved -- I am!

On Saturday, I'm taking part in the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer's at the Hyland Lake Park Reserve.  The walk takes place from 8:30am to 10:30am with the Honor & Remembrance Program starting at 11:00am.

I'm very honored to be walking with the Bohnert family as a part of Pop's Parade.  Don Bohnert -- or Papa as everyone calls him -- is one of my neighbors at Shingwauk, the village where my family has been spending our summers since I was 5.  He's a charismatic, kind-hearted, sweet man who has been dealing with Alzheimer's for many years and I'm truly blessed to have gotten to know him before this terrible disease took over -- I know countless others who feel the same.

Sadly, Papa isn't my only connection to Alzheimer's.  My second family, the Bollettieris, lost Gayetta Hutchinson -- Jill's mother -- to complications from the disease last winter.  While we never met, I know she was a loving mother, grandmother and friend who was taken too early by a disease that not enough is known about.  I'm hoping that walks like the one I'm participating in on Saturday will help change that.

To donate to my team, visit my site here.

On Sunday, my involvement with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society continues as I join team FOX Sports North at the 2011 Light the Night Walk at Target Field.  The walk kicks off at 7:15p.m.

For those of you that know me know I spent a good portion of my spring and summer helping raise money for the organization through the Man & Woman of the Year competition.  This is just another opportunity to help raise money for an incredible organization that has given hope and time to so many families dealing with blood cancers.  Huge strides have been made this year in the fight against leukemia and through events like Sunday's Light the Night Walk, we can continue to make advancements that will change lives.

We're very lucky to have the support of Blake Kubel, Lisa Duensing and Marney Gellner this year -- you can help support LLS & the FOX Sports North team by visiting our site here.


For those of you who would like to take your involvement to the next level, you can still register for both walks -- sign up, come on up and support two amazing causes with me!


***AS AN INCENTIVE, ANYONE WHO DONATES $25 OR MORE WILL HAVE TWO DOZEN HOMEMADE COOKIES DELIVERED TO THEM THE 1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER... YOUR CHOICE: CHOCOLATE CHIP OR OATMEAL RAISIN!***