Heartfelt Fundraiser

Help my family and I help children around the world with heart disease.

Here we go! Big time Euchre and Yahtzee Tournament and Cake Auction sponsored by my sweet sister-in-laws' Roberta D'Agostino and Becky Owens. Fundraiser is going down next Saturday evening, Feb. 26th, at 5PM. Location is Arrowhead Golf Course, Gallup Rd., Spencerport, NY. $30/couple gets you in - pizza and wings provided. Questions and RSVP to Roberta at jdagost1@rochester.rr.com or Becky rowens06@rochester.rr.com. Good time guaranteed. Very thankful to this kind ladies and this effort - certain to finish off the big fundraising effort.

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Having two sweet young girls born with congenital heart disease (CHD) that required open heart surgery prior to 3 months old has had a profound affect on me. Many children born with CHD do not have the opportunity for surgery. We want to help provide that opportunity to a family who's child born with CHD.

The International Children's Heart Foundation (ICHF), specializes in providing those opportunities to children overseas. This organization typically spends about 2 weeks in a given country and performs about 20 surgeries per trip. They estimate that it costs about $2,000 per child to perform a surgery. Speaking from personal experience this is a fraction of what it costs stateside.

I decided that my first effort to raise funds for ICHF would be a run. Specifically, the New York City Half Marathon. Why the NYC Half? Its high profile, early in the year and a distance that I couldn't churn out today, but have the time to train for.

I'm asking my friends and family to consider supporting me (and my girls Kellyn, Evie and Ruth) in this effort. I've established a secure website through active.com to coordinate this effort - http://www.active.com/donate/doyle_run_4_hearts - you may make a donation anonymously or contact me directly should you prefer an offline contribution. Help us do this in honor of my girls (The Mighty Warrior Women) and for a family overseas anxious for a chance.

The race is coming up quick (March 20th) so your consideration in the approaching months is most appreciated. Let's give it a shot and see if we can sponsor a surgery! Thank you for your time and consideration.