Welcome to my fundraising page! I had battled a weight problem for more than 15 years.  I decided to set a goal of getting in good enough shape to run the Disneyland Half Marathon in September 2013. Through a lot of hard work I was able to lose almost 100 pounds and complete my goal as well as discover a passion for running. While running the half marathon at Disneyland I became aware of a wonderful opportunity that Disney provided to different charities.  They allow runners to become part of a team and run to raise funds and awareness for different charities.  I decided that each year forward I would run the Disneyland half marathon for charity to be able to use my passion to give back and help a wonderful cause.  Alex's Lemonade Stand stood out to me immediately.  Not only was it started by an amazing young cancer patient but just the great work they do to try and help rid the world of this terrible disease affecting such young lives. No matter how hard my struggle was to get healthy, it was nothing compared to what these children and their families go through on a daily basis.  I am proud to be able to help raise awareness and funds to support this great organization.  I am blessed with a healthy son and hope one day a cure will be found that will allow all children to be healthy and live worry-free childhoods as it should be.  Thank you for helping me in my goal and please feel free to share this link with anyone you think may be interested in helping.