Hey friends—welcome to my fundraising page for this year’s Dempsey Challenge!

The Dempsey Challenge raises money for the Dempsey Center, a nonprofit founded by Patrick Dempsey (yes, THAT Patrick Dempsey, and no I still haven't met him). And if I ever do meet him, I know my out-of-state friends are going to demand the inside scoop: Is he actually that handsome in real life? To get you that intel, I’ll need your donations to keep me in the race.

The Dempsey Center makes life better for people impacted by cancer by easing the side effects of cancer by improving their physical, emotional, social, familial, and functional well-being at any point in their cancer journey--all at no cost.

This means, the center provides completely free services for people dealing with cancer, things like massage, counseling, wigs, and many other programs to support families. They do the things that make the hardest fight of someone’s life just a little more bearable.

So here’s where you come in: with a donation—big, small, or somewhere in the “skip-one-fancy-coffee” range—you’ll be helping thousands of cancer patients, survivors, care partners, and loved ones. Every dollar goes straight to no-cost support for years to come.

Thank you for your support! And thank you for giving me a reason to runwalk without having to train (too much).