I sent this email out to a ton of people. I know I get plenty of lurkers on my myspace blog, so if I didn't have your email address and you didn't get the bulletin, than you likely haven't seen this here below. Take a few minutes, read it, and please donate if you can.

Thanks!!!







HUMANKIND

629 3RD AVENUE S

NASHVILLE, TN 37210

humankindnashville@gmail.com

http://www.myspace.com/humankind







Dear Generous Friend,

Last year, I ran the Country Music Half-Marathon. I had a mustache. I wore a muscle shirt. I’m told that the reason that so many people were out there cheering was that they really get into the spirit of the event or that they are all nuts for ancient Greek running events. I’d like to think that they were all there in support of me but I didn’t have time to interview them all afterwards. You don’t hear about Ron Howard hanging outside of a theater asking people what they thought about his latest film “Frost/Nixon” do you? Same thing.

But I'm crazy/dumb/smart/athletic enough to do it again and so I'm back in training. I’m running, eating (not healthily, mind you – it’s a highly regimented diet of burritos and more burritos), drinking lots of water, and trying to follow the outline listed on the internet.

Since I have already run the Country Music Half-Marathon for myself and in the spirit of trying to trying to improve my adopted hometown a bit, I have decided to raise some funds for a local non-profit organization called HumanKind. I have included some detailed information on the charity on the enclosed one-sheet. To quickly sum up HumanKind’s mission: Metro Nashville school children are required to wear uniforms. Many children in my fair town can’t afford these uniforms and that’s where HumanKind is stepping to help. HumanKind sells gently used clothing so that "everyone can look like a million bucks for only a few bucks".

Don't worry, I'm not asking for anyone to pay my registration fee of $100.00. A significant portion of this registration fee ends up going to support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and even if I don’t raise a dime for HumanKind, I’ll know that I did do a bit of good in running this anyway. I would, though, like to ask for your financial backing in support of this wonderful organization in which I fully believe in, have helped, and have volunteered my time to. Of course, if this doesn’t sound like something that you’d like to financially support, that’s cool with me, too. Of course, if you would like to help pay for my registration fee, I'm okay with that.

In all honesty, if you can’t afford to donate but would to come out and support the folks running in this event (read: me), you can come cheer me on early on the morning of Saturday, April 25, 2009, which would mean every bit as much to me. It would be great to see any of you out there along the course drinking mimosas and laughing at me. I understand that John Winters is going to run it, too, and may be in need of a mid-course cigarette. His suggestion, not mine.

If you're interested in donating, you can send a check made out to "The Anchor" with "HumanKind -- Stephen P Bohn" written on the memo line as well as your name and address to the address listed above. The fine proprietors of HumanKind will then send you send you a verified receipt and you can write off your donation on your taxes.

Thanks so much for your consideration. I hope to hear back from you regarding this incredibly worthy cause. If you have any questions about HumanKind, please feel free to contact HumanKind at humankindnashville@gmail.com or me at this email address or on my phone at 615-944-0098 and I would be happy to talk to you more about them.

I also apologize if I send this to you more than once. It's cool.

Cheers,





Stephen P. Bohn

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500985556&ref=profile

www.myspace.com/humankind