Disappointment tastes bitter

For those of you who have been paying attention I was training for the Nike Women's Marathon to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. When I signed up I knew that I had to recommit in July - what was explained to me at the sign-up meeting as well as the kick-off was that we had to recommit, that meant that if we signed the paperwork for recommitment we had to cover the costs for the final amount $2,800.

I knew I could make the fundraising goal by Oct. 3rd which is what were told. At recommitment, we needed to sign a contract saying that we would either raise all of the money or cover the remaining costs.

Therefore, imagine my surprise when I received my recommitment instructions 2 weeks before recommitment.

In order to recommit, we had to have raised $700.00, otherwise we had to put the remaining balance on a credit card or come up with the total $700.00. At this point, I was short $390.00 and unfortunately, I was in the midst of taking a class in the daytime and working at night which left me 0 time to actively fundraise to get the whole amount.

So, unfortunately, I had to discontinue my training with team in training. I hope that they will let me carry over the money I have raised thus far because people donated to me assuming as I did that I would be running October 19th.

So for all of you who donated I will keep you posted about the money you so kindly donated. But I will continue to run, because it has to be part of my lifestyle now.

I will continue this blog in another format: as a forum for writing, keeping myself focused on writing about my history: the Philippines, the U.S. and my family.

Keep reading!