About BLAZE'N FOR THE RAISE'N
On Saturday July 16th, 2005, Claire Mix [about] began an extraordinary journey when she crossed the Golden Gate Bridge on her way to the California State Capitol in Sacramento, where she arrived on July 23, 2005! What is even more extraordinary is that Claire suffers from a neurological disorder in the Parkinson family of diseases, and that she crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and made this 120+ mile journey on
a Rascal Mobility scooter.
Claire is "blazen" to raise funds for - and awareness of - the Parkinson family of diseases. But this is not only a way to raise funds for The National Parkinson Foundation. She hopes to inspire her students to never give up, and to "GET UP!" (off the couch), "GET OUT!"(side), and "GET IN"(volved). The first road trip may be over but the journey has just begun, and your support can still make a big difference!
This is a fundraiser, so one important way you can help is by making a donation. Whether large or small, your contribution will help support essential Parkinson research efforts, patient services, education, and outreach.
In the United States it is estimated that 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, joining the 1.5 million Americans who currently have Parkinson disease. While the condition usually develops after the age of 65, 15% of those diagnosed are under 50, as Claire was.
Visit the National Parkinson Foundation web site for more information on these diseases.
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A SPECIAL "THANK YOU"
Christian Pflaumer is associated with Life-In-Motion.org, and Mixer wants to thank him, and the organization, for all of their help with the PR for the fundraiser. In a recent email Christian told Mixer, "(Life-in-Motion.org) made it possible that I could help you publicize your scooter ride, which was great fun."
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• Be sure to visit the original Blaze'n For The Raise'n blog, too!
• New in July 2015 for the 10th Anniversary we have set up a Playlist on Claire's YouTube channel featuring videos about Blaze'n For The Raise'n. Some of those videos are embedded below, but click here to take a look at the entire playlist!
• Always looking at milestones, our blog received its' 2,000th hit on July 17th or 18, and its' 3,000th hit on July 27, 2005!
Counting down to July 16th, and our new blog!!
As I write this there are just four days left until Claire begins her trip on Saturday, July 16th. We are setting up our "on the road" version of the Blaze'n Blog, using this new template and blog (what do you think?). But don't worry, the original BLAZE'N Blog still lives!! More than two and a half months worth of posts, plus all of your comments, the NEWS 10 QuickTime segment and something like a couple dozen photos are still available! You can find it all at
http://blazenarchive.blogspot.com/. So bookmark both sites, sign up for our
RSS feed,
make a donation to a great cause, and check back over the next week and a half for last minute updates and reports from the road!
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