Hey Everyone!
I'm participating in the Pikes Peak Challenge Hike For Brain Injury Awareness on Saturday, September 12, 2009. I will be hiking Barr Trail on 14,110 foot Pikes Peak. When I finish, I will have hiked 13 miles and 7,400 vertical feet to the summit to join other hikers and supporters in celebration of brain injury awareness and prevention.
This is the third year I will be participating in this great event held by the
Brain Injury Association of Colorado (BIAC);
This year I am hiking in honor of Lily Griesan, a first grader at my daughter's school who in 2008 was hit by a car and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Additionally I am also honoring Kathy Bland who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was thrown from a horse in 2002. These two people have made tremendous improvements with the help of the BIAC. Please help me raise funds or join me on the hike.
If you would like to support my effort you can donate directly to me on line at
https://www.pikespeakchallenge.com/includes/donation_search.php?hiker=Yvonne%20Merkle
or if you prefer I can accept cash or check donations directly.
As always any amount helps and your donation is tax deductible.
Thanks in advance,
Yvonne
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