On Sunday, September 25, Press Play will lace up their sneakers, for the 8th time, to walk along the famed Boston Marathon® route in the 2016 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai! I’ve committed to raise $3000 this year. I’ve set this goal because I know the money raised by the Jimmy Fund Walk goes directly to innovative cancer research and exceptional patient care Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

I continue to walk in support of close family and friends who are battling and BEATING this terrible disease. As many may know, my mother has been battling breast cancer for the last 4 years and is just beginning another radiation treatment this week. She has a very rare form of breast cancer, that keeps re-occurring even after several surgeries and treatments. All along, she has been fighting like a champion and is always more concerned about us than herself. I could not be more proud of her! My sister in law has also been battling brain cancer and radiation induced tumors for most of her life. Just last month, she had a brain tumor removed and, fortunately, it was not cancerous and she has recovered tremendously. Needless to say, these two strong, incredible ladies are my heroes and I am certainly proud to have them as family.

Will you please make a gift of $20 or more to support my Walk and the incredible work being done at Dana-Farber?

The funds raised by the Jimmy Fund Walk help to:
*Enable Institute leaders to apply monies rapidly when promising new research opportunities arise

*Advance Dana-Farber’s signature total patient care philosophy by enhancing the programs and initiatives that serve patients and their families, such as the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and the Red Sox Spring Training Trip for teenagers in treatment

*Allow Dana-Farber to attract, develop, and retain the brightest minds who will lead the next generation of cancer care and research

It’s easy to have an impact on this important and universal cause. You can:
– Make a gift online: give directly through my fundraising page: [link below]. You can also visit JimmyFundWalk.org and click “Give Now”. Then, search for my name and follow the instructions on my fundraising page to make a gift to support my walk online.

– Send in a check: Write a check payable to “Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk” with my name in the memo line and send it directly to the Jimmy Fund Walk lockbox:
Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
P.O. Box 3595
Boston, MA 02241-3595

– I would also be grateful if you would check with your employer’s human resources department to find out if your organization will match your gift and double the impact!

Cancer touches all of us. I am doing my part to help conquer this disease and with your help, we can move closer to the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer.

Thank you in advance for your generosity! I appreciate your support.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund

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Keith Levine