Dear KirkMahoney.com Blog Reader,

I am walking and running (mostly walking) the Houston Marathon on 18 January 2009, six years after my first one.

The Houston Marathon provides a simple vehicle for individuals like me to raise money on behalf of their favorite charities.

As I did six years ago, I am covering the 26.2 miles on behalf of CanCare, a wonderful charity.

And I have a special page where you can support this charity while encouraging me to suffer through — I mean, to make it through — all 262 tenths of a mile.

My goal this year is to raise a dollar for every tenth of a mile that I cover on my road to the finish line.

If you would like to help, then please visit http://www.active.com/donate/cancare2009/KirkMahoney and make a donation to this worthy charity.

Thank you in advance for your support!

– Kirk

P.S. If you are reading this before the end of 2008 and live in the USA, then there is no time to waste in making a year-2008 tax-deductible contribution. Please visit the CanCare website for more information about tax treatment of your contribution. If you are reading this in 2009 and live in the USA, then your contribution would apply to the 2009 tax year. If the Houston Marathon donation link no longer works, then please go directly to the CanCare website. Wherever you live and whenever you make your contribution, thank you for your support!