Hello and Thank you!

The team that I walk for, Rich's Road Crew, finished in high spirits yesterday. Last year there were 20 walkers on the team and we raised just over $20,000. This year there were 62 walkers and so far we have raised over $45,000. Every donation counts against the fight and I will be thanking every individual that donated personally. Your honorees were all on my shirt as is the Jimmy Fund Walk tradition. Your money is going straight towards the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and their efforts to Conquer Cancer. The fundraising is active until November, so it is not too late yet http://www.jimmyfundwalk.org/ttgrant). :)

I want to honor my largest supporter who is an ex Corona Del Mar High School Water Polo teammate and now a successful District Manager and colleague at EMC who put up $500. The majority of the funds raised for Rich's team has come through hundreds of smaller donations each and every penny of which is sincerely appreciated. Thank you to all.

6,000 walkers joined the event this year to help contribute to the expected 2009 tally of $6.5M. While I chose to walk the entire route (26.2 miles along the entire Hopkington to Boston Marathon Route there are 5 routes to choose from --- the choices are derived in part because many current patients participate. One of the starting points is from the Dana Farber Cancer institute itself where many patients, family members, and friends start a two mile route to join everyone else at the finish. http://www.necn.com/Boston/Health/2009/09/13/Thousands-walk-for-Jimmy-Fund/1252882245.html

Walking sounds so simple... but my raw feet tell me that the Boston Marathon route is at least a solid test and seeing all of the patients highlighted along the route and walking with us yesterday, I certainly have nothing to complain about today.

Thank you and warmest regards,

Travis Grant

Registered Donor of the National Marrow Donor Program (marrow.org)

http://www.jimmyfundwalk.org/ttgrant

PS this is the last email I will be sending as a broadcast, thank you for your patience.

In the Winter of 2007 my good friend Rich Haskins was diagnosed with a terminal form of Leukemia. Since then Rich has been stoically positive, and is an incredible influence and motivation to me as a business leader, father, husband, and Friend.

Last year we rallied around Rich to help raise funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund Walk. This gave me a chance to walk for those in my family that have so far successfully fought off breast cancer - my Mother-in-law and both my maternal and my paternal grandmother. For a close family friend that lost the fight. The attached photo is of my sleeve from last years race with all the names of those just mentioned.