On Nov 25, 2009, I lost my sister Kathi,  after years of fighting melanoma cancer. She fought long and hard and somehow I always believed she would pull through. Unfortunately that was not to be. Kathi and I wanted to do the breast cancer walk in 2009 but her health would not let her, so I have decided to do the walk in her memory.

I know that Kathi would tell me to keep fighting. That is why, on June 26 and 27, I will spend the weekend walking, along with thousands of other people, in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Breckenridge Colorado. I will walk the distance of a marathon and a half (that's nearly 40 miles!). I'm committed to spending the next few months training and raising funds for the Avon foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

to further honor this extraordinary woman, I've committed to rasing at least $1800, but hopefully even more! I'll do this in memory of Kathi Raver and all the other people whose lives will be cut short by cancer this year.

Please help me to honor Kathi by making a tax-deductible contribution. Just visit my fundraising page at www.avonwalk.org/goto/jeanette.raver.

On behalf of Kathi Raver and too many others lost to this deadly disease, I thank you for your support.

Jeanette Raver