Thanks for being part of Team Martha Ries. Help fund the fight to eradicate cancer by contributing much needed funds to fuel research. When we started SAA-Seattle in 2009, our kids were 6 years old. Much has happened in 16 years and we have made a difference in the Fight Against Cancer by granting $5.5M for research at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Currently we are funding research for new therapies for colo-rectal cancer, pancreatic, lung, CAR T-cell immunotherapies, lymphoma and leukemia. Our private funding is the initial angel funding investment to further discoveries for breakthroughs of treatment therapies. 

Marty and I have been organizing, swimming and raising funds for Fred Hutch Cancer Center since the inaugural event in 2009. In 2015, Marty was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and on May 29th 2016 she passed away 10 months from diagnosis. She persevered two rounds of chemo, surgeries, and clinical trial. She is not the only ones and our resolve to carry on to discover treatments and fight cancer are ever more empowered. Marty's sister Margaret had a cancerous brain tumor successfully removed this April 2023. She is in remission now! YAY! My brother Andrew's wife, Dana, is battling colorectal cancer currently, my brother Bruce's wife Mia is battling breast cancer right now Also, my friend Bill Kinsella was diagnosed with pancreas cancer. He has a wonderful wife and great two daughters, April 13th 2017, he passed away. We hope and pray and swim for them. In 2013 Marty's dad Andy Ries died from cancer, we remember, pray and swim for Andy.  Two years ago my friend in Maine, Francine O'Donnell, passed away from Lymphoma Myeloma, a battle she fought for 12 years. Since 2009, Francine supported our work to fund research, thanks Francine and God bless you. In the year of Martha's treatment we educated ourselves as much as we could, learning that SO MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGE is needed to make headway against cancer and in particular pancreas cancer. There are two survivor stories, Debbie Buck who is in remission from breast cancer and Jeff Sloan from stage 4 melanoma,  discovery of cures provided their treatment therapies.

Monetary support fuels the engine of discovery and successful outcomes. Reach out to all you know to support the research which is making progress each day, and we are gaining solutions for more and more people. On behalf of all cancer survivors and in memory of all those that have not survived, like Marty, we thank you for supporting research to fight and irradiate cancer. 

Peace and Love,

David

In our lifetime, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer. We joined the SAA community so that, together, we can change that. We are challenging ourselves by swimming in the Seattle Open Water Swim and raising as much money to fight cancer as we can. Please support us by sponsoring our swim and making a gift. The money you give will go towards cancer research, prevention and treatment and will make an impact in the fight to find a cure.  Thank you for your generosity and may it lead to a cancer-free world!

You can make a credit card donation by clicking on one of the members of our team below, or send a check to Swim Across America Seattle , 6917 93rd Avenue SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040.