Erika Lives On! Run and Raise Awareness for the Erika Kate Foundation!

Imagine living in constant fear that your son or daughter may only have a short time to live. For a family in Michigan, this is their reality for their 11 year old son.

Struggling with pulmonary hypertension, the same monstrous lung condition from which Erika suffered, he has been in the hospital for several weeks. This family is waiting for a heart and double lung transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The road before them is steep and the pressure is extremely intense: he needs a new heart and new lungs to survive.

The economy continues to make times tough for all of us, yet the families of children with heart disease still need financial assistance. With demands for financial assistance climbing, the time has come to raise awareness and increase the funds for families depending on the Erika Kate Foundation.

Will you join the EKF Team as we run/walk to help this family, and others like them, endure the arduous paths before them?

On September 27, 2009, in Moline, Illinois, we will come together with EKF supporters from our area to participate in the QC marathon. Our goal is to raise funds and awareness of children’s life-threatening cardiac conditions by running/ walking a 5K, half marathon, 5 person marathon relay, or marathon. All races begin at 7:30 a.m.

Check out www.qcmarathon.org and www.erikakate.org for details about race and registering for the event of your choosing. We will be giving away EKF t-shirts to the first 50 participants who email us at www.erikakate.org after they register for a running event at the QC Marathon. We will be posting weekly race information and links to training schedules on the EKF website.

So stay tuned as the race day draws near. If you know of others who would find this opportunity a fulfilling one, please pass the word along. We would love to make a big EKF splash all over the QCA.

Thanks for your consideration!
Let’s get in shape and promote the Erika Kate Foundation together!

Erika Kate Maynard 2001-2006