Inspiration

Inspirations come in many different ways. Most in the smallest gestures that people do but are rarely recognized.

Cindy Bingham is one of my inspirations. And she shows me that in-spite of our world today and all that we hear from the media, that the world is really made up of people who want to do good always and help others.

Most Sundays for the last year or so, Cindy and I either walk or run around Greenlake. Some Sundays, we do our own thing as we are training for different events or we are healing some injury or pain. Other times, we run or walk together chatting about our week or what injury or pain we are dealing with.

I am always surprised by Cindy. She grew up in Alaska and went to college in Oregon. After college, she lived in Japan as a translator for several years. Cindy returned to the Pacific Northwest living in the Portland area before moving to Seattle.

But what amazes me so much about Cindy is she is always doing for others. Besides working full time and training for one or two 1/2 marathons a year, she donates her time to different non-profit organizations after work and on the weekends amd sometimes raising money for these organizations.

Right now, she is presently raising money for her next 1/2 marathon, The Walt DisneyWorld 1/2 Marathon in  Orlando, Florida on January 8, 2011. Her fund raiser will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in honor of her friend’s niece. Emily is 8 years old and has just undergone a bone marrow transplant. She has had leukemia since she was 3 1/2 years old. You can read more about Emily here.

Cindy is only $400 away from her goal (her site hasn’t been totally updated yet to reflect this). I know it is the holiday season but what better way to give then to support a good cause. Even the smallest donation helps.

And if you are in need of a Christmas present or an early January/February present, Cindy has knitted some hats to help with her fund raising. She is selling them for $25.00 each. If you are interested in an one of kind knitted hat, contact me here and I’ll get you in touch with Cindy. She will knit one in whatever color or color combinations you would like.

Cindy's Knitted Hats

Please consider giving just a little or if you can a lot for a good cause and help Cindy reach her fund raising goal of $3,333.00. You can donate at her Crazy Girl’s Fundraiser Page.