Thanks for summoning me, but thinking about runDisney puts me into a melancholy. The long-term let down of my Dopey 360 cancelation has really hit me hard. So much so that I don’t know if I’m a DisNerd anymore. Havent been on here but maybe once a week or so for 5 minutes, realize I’m not interested in any of it (sorry) and get off, havent listened to the Dish (which I was religious about before), and have no plans in my head whatsoever to return to Disney. What the heck happened? I think something in my brain snapped.
But I am still passionate about running for charity, so if I can be of any assistance at all in that regard, please send me a private message. I have run for St. Jude, Autism Speaks, Spina Bifida Association, Give Kids the World Village, and a few smaller charities as well
Don’t be concerned about me though, I’m personally doing fine. I’ve stepped up into the committee chair role with my kids cub scouts pack (there are about 60 families, so its a huge commitment), and I’ve also joined the board of a new local nonprofit that was created last year to carry on the legacy of Luke, the boy who died of Leukemia in 2021 and why I ran Dopey Dos for my Legs for Luke campaign:
I’m still running too, but not in any hardcore way. At least not yet. In a few weeks we have our family’s “cancerversary” (day our son was diagnosed), and is when I announce my annual fundraiser. This year I’m running in memory of Luke again, and am fundraising for the new charity I mentioned. It is called “Live Like Luke”, and I’m calling my fundraising campaign “1000 Miles for Luke”. Last year I ran 600 miles total, so this year I’m stretching myself big time and setting a goal of 1000 miles.
The mission of Live Like Luke is to provide financial support for families while their child is in the hospital. The goal is to lessen their daily burdens so they can focus on being with their kids. For now we are collecting donations through the Communities Foundation of Texas until we have completed the set up of a 501c3. Here is the link to our donation page.
If anyone is interested to stay updated, maybe I’ll share my fundraiser here once it’s announced.
ETA: the LLL fund has already raised 50k this year and granted 30k to families. It has a lot of steam already!