Dear Friends:

Sometimes it is hard to explain why we do the things that we do. This morning, I will be attending the funeral of my high school classmate Yona Julian who passed away last Saturday following a battle with cancer which began in June of 2006.

Yona was the inspiration for me to participate in the Team in Training program and the reason why I have committed myself to raise money and to devote my personal time and energy toward this cause. There are few people who walk this earth that will be remembered for such a dedicated life. I remember reading something she wrote last year how she had always lived a very healthy lifestyle and that it didn’t make sense. Yona was a thirty-six year old mother of four children, had been a stellar athlete in high school and college and a friend to the community in which she lived.

Cancer doesn’t make sense. It can strike anyone at anytime. Great advances are being made, but when we lose the life of someone we know, it reminds us that we have a long way to go.

My effort to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma is beginning to wind down. In just over a month, I will begin to wrap up my fundraising for this effort. Thank you so much to those of you have already contributed. Many others have pledged their support. If you have thought about supporting my effort, take a moment on this day, the day in which Yona’s friends and family will remember her life, and visit my website and make a donation. Donations can also be sent to either:

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
C/O Greg Hill
3460 SW Jardine Terrace
Topeka, KS 66611

or

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
C/O Greg Hill
555 N. Woodlawn Building 1
Suite 113
Wichita, KS 67208

I thank you for taking a moment of your busy day. I realize that this effort might not be for you. If you wish to be removed from future updates, please let me know. It’s always a fine line between sharing something you truly believe in and doing too much that turns people off.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Greg Hill