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Andrea Kruszka

	$250 Winter Wonderland
	$100 Snowman
	$50 Snowball
	$25 Snowflake
	Other

Enter Donation Amount Here: *Currency shown: US Dollar $

My Fundraising Goal:
$750.00

Money Raised to Date:
$805.00

Join me in my efforts to support Arthritis Foundation, Michigan Chapter!

UPDATE 11.29.07--
Here is the link for the article in the Northville Record!!
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/LIFE/711290574
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UPDATE 11.27.07--
I was just informed that I will be featured in the Novi News/Northville Record this Thursday, 11.29. Watch for it!! If there's a link available, I will post it then!
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UPDATE 10.28.07--
Thanks to the support of my friends, family, and coworkers, I have exceeded my fundraising goal THREE times!! Once again I have raised it, and hope to meet or exceed it once again!! Thank you all for your support!
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“Living in favorable and non-favorable situations is a part of living, but smiling in all those situations is the art of living." -Unknown
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For the third year, I will be participating in The Arthritis Foundation’s Annual Jingle Bell 5K Walk/Run for Arthritis.
Once again, I am asking for support as I do this.

As many of you know, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in June 2005, at 22 years old. Some of you have seen firsthand the struggles I’ve dealt with daily in fighting this debilitating disease. Others have heard of them, and some are learning of it for the first time.

I am fortunate in the fact that my illness has not progressed as rapidly as it can. However, there is no cure for RA, and pessimistic as it sounds, I know I will get worse.

That’s why this cause is so important to me, and why I am once again urging you for donations. Every little bit helps, and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I appreciate it. My hope is that one day research will find a cure for RA, and I can live without the fear of needing hip replacement surgery at 35.

Below is a link to an article that ran in the Oakland Press on Thanksgiving of 2005. I was interviewed about the Jingle Bell 5K the first year I did it. This year, there may be more press, and I will update this as soon as I know.

Thank you all so much for all the support and encouragement you’ve given the last few years.

http://de.theoaklandpress.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0xQLzIwMDUvMTEvMjQjQXIwNDYwMQ==&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
(apparently, I can't use HTML on this....)
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“Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets.” -Unknown
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Bells will be ringing this holiday season as thousands of runners and walkers hit the nation’s pavements, pathways and parks to fight the nation’s number one cause of disability.

That’s right - I'll be one of those people lacing jingle bells to my shoes and wearing warm mittens on my hands as I participate in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, a 5K fun run/walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. And YOU can help, too!

Won’t you sponsor me in my effort to raise funds to fight one of the nation’s leading cause of disability – ARTHRITIS? Arthritis affects more than 46 million Americans, including 300,000 children, costing the U.S economy over $128 billion annually. The Arthritis Foundation needs our help.

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