Tri-State Concrete Coatings, Inc is joining forces with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Team In Training program to raise money to help fund blood cancer research, patient education and support initiatives.  Vice President of Tri-State Concrete Coatings, Jerry DeLauder will be training to run the Walt Disney World Marathon on January 10, 2010.  The goal: run 26.2 miles while raising $1,000 per mile for the LLS. Sounds easy right? The catch, he is not a runner, and we have heard rumors about the economy not being that great this year.  How are we going to reach the goal?  Recruit Help!

We are asking our awesome customers and incredible industry partners to join the cause! Please help us support the search for a cure.  

5% of all Garage Floor projects sold in October will be donated to the LLS. In addition, we will have a raffle to win a free epoxy garage floor! For every donation of $25 to the LLS (DONATE NOW) you will receive an entry in the Raffle. You get a bonus entry for donations of $100 and above!

Free Epoxy Garage Floor Installation – click here for details!
Raffle entries are $25 a piece or 5 for $100, available from September 1st through November 1st, 2009. Winner will be selected at random by a LLS staff member on November 4th , 2009. (DONATE NOW)

100% of the money raised goes directly to the LLS.
100% of the donation is tax deductible.

Facts about LLS
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society-sponsored research has been the catalyst for effective treatments of Hodgkin's disease, lymphomas, and other common kinds of cancer, including stomach, breast and lung cancer. We are now on the threshold of a new era. The hope is that with accelerated funding for research, all blood cancers will be curable by 2015.

The bad news...

• There is no known cure
  
  
• Leukemia remains a leading cause of cancer related death in children.
  
  
• Leukemia and lymphoma are the leading fatal cancers in young men under 35.
  
  
• Every four minutes, someone is newly diagnosed with a blood cancer.
  
  
• Every ten minutes, another child or adult is expected to die from a blood-related cancer.
  
  
• 894,000 Americans are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma.

The good news...

• In 1960, the five-year survival rate for children with the most common form of leukemia was
  just 4%.
  
  
• Today it is 85%!!!

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“10 Questions” for Jerry DeLauder

Prize Description

Thank you, for supporting my marathon challenge and the LLS through the Team in Training Program. To complete a marathon requires commitment. To beat cancer takes something more.  My heart goes out to those of you who know firsthand what “more” means.

Tired of the sidelines not knowing how to help or what to do, this challenge is a way for us to show support and encouragement. I am just a contractor and a parent. I am not a researcher or doctor, but this is a way for me to utilize the skills that I do have to help in blood cancer research and patient aid.

I believe a cure is attainable, and I believe it can come sooner rather than later.  Thank you for taking the time to learn about this worthy challenge, and I sincerely appreciate your contribution to the cause.

Sincerely,

Jerry DeLauder
VP Tri-State Concrete Coatings, Inc
Winter Season Participant - Team In Training