Thank you for supporting my swim and for brining care to those fighting cancer.
Dear Friends and Loved Ones,
I am writing to ask your support as I jump into the longest open water race I've done to date with a very short fundraising timeline. I am blessed to be able to swim 2 miles for Swim Across America this year and support those who need oncology and palliative care services on Nantucket. This year the event will expand its scope to include financial support for an investigational cancer therapy at Mass General-Brighams in Boston. Nationally, the Swim Across America supports start up and investigational programs designed to be the leading edge of our Nation's challenge to cancer. Nantucket will now expand its scope to join in this national effort.
We have all been touched in some way by cancer. We lost my grandmother when I was 15 after her cancer, in remission for many years at that point, returned. Like you, I have known many others who have battled cancer and seen it take over the lives of those living with it and the ones who love them.
My small part to combat cancer: volunteering as an angel swimmer to support those swimming the .5 and 1 mile swims, then swimming 2 miles myself off of Nantucket's shores. I am asking you to please join me in this fight by making a donation of any size to my swim. You can use the link below and give online. If you prefer to write a check, please message me so I can record your pledge and send instructions.
Thank you for your generosity and support. Read more below for a history of this iconic event and how the funds go directly to cancer patients on Nantucket who face the unique challenge of living far from most cancer services... at least before this event changed the landscape of care 30 miles out to sea.
Founded in 1987, Swim Across America has hosted charity swims with one goal: to raise money for innovative cancer research that would lead to breakthrough treatments and therapies. Since then, Swim Across America has raised over $100M to fund the next generation of pioneers in oncology and cancer-support care.
With every dollar raised from Swim Across America-Nantucket, we are changing the game of cancer care on Nantucket. Proceeds directly support the Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) and the Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket (PASCON) oncology efforts to fund vital services for local and visiting cancer patients, minimizing their need to travel for appointments, testing and treatment. Our support allows NCH oncology programs to keep more Nantucket residents on-island for their cancer care, providing them a compassionate and caring environment. We help bring world-class oncologists to the island, allowing our patients to receive treatments at home. Through PASCON, our patients and families receive important physical, emotional and spiritual care free of charge. We are also funding groundbreaking research at the Mass General Cancer Center to further Swim Across America's mission of providing early funding to promising cancer research.
If you are able, please support me by making a donation to help me reach my fundraising goal. The money you give will go towards cancer care on Nantucket. Thank you for your generosity and may it lead to a cancer-free world!
You can make a credit card donation by clicking on "Make a Gift" or send a check to Swim Across America - Nantucket, PO Box 3271, Nantucket, MA 02584