People helping people is always a feel good story.

Leyla Morzan is a former D1 tennis player from Penn State. She is running to find a cure for blood cancers. Many of you are familiar with this battle thanks to the great work of the Headstrong Foundation and the success of their neon green products.

We are now asking the lacrosse community to help another organization, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada’s Team In Training of which Miss Morzan is participating. She will be running a marathon on October 17th in order to raise funds to find a cure.

Knowing that this challenge is huge, I need your help, but more importantly it is the brave children, mothers, fathers, loved ones that are fighting the beast of cancer that deserve to be recognized, and it is future generations that deserve not to face this. I run for all of them, and it is my deepest wish that you will run with me in this cause and consider donating to my goal of raising $4100. – Miss Morzan

Still no idea what this new infatuation with jogging long distances is, but people keeping signing up. So we wanted to be apart of it. In a non exercising way.

Currently, Miss Morzan has raised $1,700 leaving her $2,400 short of her goal. We put together some prizes for our readers to win if they donate to Team in Training.

There are six prizes levels. All you have to do is donate and you will be eligible to win the prize listed in your donation level. Winners will be selected at random by Miss Morzan so save yourself the trouble of organizing a filibuster.

Instructions

1) Go to this link to donate.

2) Leave the following in the comment section: (Your high school/college lacrosse program) thanks you for working so hard to raise money to fight blood cancer. Sincerely (Your name).

If you do not leave this comment we cannot identify you as a 412 reader and therefore you won’t be eligible for the prizes.

3) Monitor the donation levels at the website until October 17. We will announce the winners then.

Please help us find a cure for these terrible diseases. Ask your parents to donate as well. It will only increase your chances of winning some of these great prizes below.

Mario Lemieux was able to defeat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma but Michael Collelouri lost his 14 month battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Let’s find a cure together so we don’t lose anyone else.

$5 Prize Level

Notre Dame King IIs (right hand only)

Duke Vengeance (right hand only)

$10 Prize Level

2001 Princeton RPMs

Interesting story behind these gloves, they were worn by a scout team member who was designated as Mike Powell for the 2001 championship game.

$15 Prize Level

2008-2009 Pitt Game Shorts (game worn, size XL)

2008-2009 Pitt Game Shorts (game worn, size L)

$25 Prize Level

Team issued Pitt Pro 7

William Penn Tavern Pro 7

$35 Prize Level

2011 Warrior Shoulders

$45 Prize Level

2011 Warrior Electrik Gloves

Donations of $25 or more will receive a tax receipt.

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This is easily the most important thing we’ve done with this blog.

Please help Miss Morzan reach her goal of $4100 by sharing this contest with all your teammates, coaches, family members, and friends.

Thank you.