Lance Armstrong Foundation

Hi All,

James is a beloved Friend of mine who is highly ethical and chivalrous, if you are someone who is generous with heart and wish to make a small pledge towards a genuine interest and charity, then please read the following, and help me to support my wonderful, Friend James. I will ask James to send me pictures of his trip, and would ask you to think about this journey he is making, and how wonderful it would be to help him achieve his goals with our help, wherever you are in the world ... perhaps you can do something too in your corner of the Universe!


Please see below, my Friend James wrote this following:


Lance¹s Story At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's top cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont, and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance Armstrong seemed invincible and the future ahead looked bright. Then one day he was told he had cancer. Next to the challenge he now faced, bike racing seemed insignificant. The diagnosis was testicular cancer, the most common cancer in men aged 15-35. If detected early, its cure rate is a promising 90%. Like most young, healthy men, Lance ignored the warning signs, and never imagined the seriousness of his condition. Going untreated, the cancer had spread to Lance's abdomen, lungs, and brain. His chances dimmed.

Then, with a combination of physical conditioning and a strong support system Lance's competitive spirit took over. He declared himself not a cancer victim but a cancer survivor, hell bent on living strong. He took an active role in educating himself about his disease and the treatment. Armed with knowledge and confidence in medicine, he underwent aggressive treatment and beat the disease. During treatment, before his recovery, before he even knew his own fate, he created the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This marked the beginning of Lance Armstrong's life as a leader for cancer survivors and a world representativefor the cancer community. Although Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2004 Tours de France aresweet, the battle against cancer has just begun, not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could notaffect them.


James then went on to tell me this in his email:


My Story As some of you know, I have enjoyed cycling for some time now and I have to admit that Lance has become a bit of a hero of mine and has inspired me incertain ways.

So this September I¹ve decided to cycle coast to coast across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean with the hope that I can raise money for Cancer Research and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This will be an organised trip covering 460 miles over 6 days, done with other riders who will also be raising money for their own charities.

I¹ve always wondered what it would be like to ride in The Tour de France,climbing over some of the famous mountains of the Pyrenees that the tourtakes in every year and now I¹m lucky and fit enough to have a go myself. So, I¹m asking if you¹d like to sponsor me for this event as I¹d like tomake a difference even if it¹s only a small one. You can sponsor me in a couple of different ways, the easiest way is to logon to my Peleton Project Profile on the LAF Web Site and pledge with your credit or bank card with the assurance that the site is safe and secure.

http://www.laf.org/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?c=beIKLOOrGpF&b=620179&sid=kgITK2PDKdJJKXNME.

My Peloton Member ID is: 200257900

Or if you prefer, you could send the money to me after the event. All money raised will go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Thank you for your support.

James


James Litten
Fort Dearborn Company UK
Thomas St.Kingston upon Hull,
East Yorkshire.
HU9 1EH
ENGLAND


jlitten@fortdearborn.co.uk



I am pleased to announce that I had an e-mail from James to say that he had completed the journey successfully! We are all proud of him, please continue pledging and being generous to this great cause! This is only the beginning....