I want to share with you a poem that was written by a sixth grade student named Lea. Lea and her classmates are students of Emily or Miss Miller, a long time friend to Liz. Emily shared the news of our fundraising efforts with her students and they have really responded. A recent assignment was to write a poem about anything to "go inside." Here is the poem Lea wrote:




Inside this shoe is a foot that is doing a good thing for a purpose.
Inside this shoe is filling a little girl with happiness, love, and relief,
knowing people are trying to look for a cure.
Everytime that shoe touches the ground is everytime that girl will have a chance.
The shoe might give him blisters,
but that is worth running for his daughter.
The shoe fills with a smell of donations,
some tears,
and smelly sweat.
But every shoe that runs in the marathon is worth a million.

This poem was a nice boost for me as we near the race and continue to raise money for a great cause. Thank you all who have supported us in our endeavor with your kind words, prayers, donations, and interest in helping those with NF live to see a day when NF is talked about in the past tense.