Hello Everyone,

I have always wanted to find a way to give back through the endurance challenges that I do, and I wanted to let everyone know about an opportunity to make a little girls dream of schooling an opportunity for someone else. I am raising money in honor of my Aunt Cherie Lou Reed. Cherie Lou was known for her love of school and her love of learning, even at such a young age - she couldn’t wait for the day she would be able to go to kindergarten. My grandmother said that she would play school with her dolls, stuffed animals, and she planned to wear her church shoes to school when she was finally old enough to attend. Unfortunately, Cherie Lou passed away at age 4 before her dream of school was ever realized. Though she was not able to attend school, I hope to raise scholarship funds through the Snowdrop Foundation to give survivors of childhood cancer the opportunity to go to college. I hope to raise $1,500 through donations or lap pledges. I hope to raise more, but any amount that you are willing to donate is helpful. This will be a 55-hour race where I will complete as many laps as possible on a .67 mile course starting December 30th - January 1st. I have a goal of 224 laps (150 miles). If you are a business owner and would like to sponsor my efforts and donate or do a pledge-per-lap, I would like to take some loop photos at the event and do online shoutouts for your company if you have a hat or shirt I could wear. Please reach out to me if you have questions. Through this event, Cherie Lou is going to help someone go to school! If you have someone you would like to honor as well, I will be finding a way to have the names of said persons with me throughout the race.

For Aunt Cherie Lou.