Hi Dachshund group! I am Liz your organizer. Please read the fundraiser I am doing and I hope you can support my cause. If each one of you donates $5 or $10 or more it will be a great impact. Thank you for your time

Dear Friends,  
When I was 4 months pregnant my daughter was diagnosed with a severe birth
defect called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). I had never heard of
this birth defect. Doctors gave her 30%-40% chance to survive and
suggested terminating my pregnancy. I never gave up hope for our baby
girl. Two weeks before her birth the Ronald McDonald house said we were
one mile to close to stay there once our daughter arrived. Knowing that
that she was going to stay in the ICN for a likely long period of time, I
couldn't bear the thought of driving across the bay bridge everyday to see
her. I had thoughts about what if something happened and I wasn't close by
to see her one final time. These thoughts are not supposed to enter a new
mommy's mind at all. I was preparing for what could happen. I had to be at
peace with it all. I am so happy to tell you that our daughter survived
and is a pretty healthy four year old. While our stay in the ICN my
husband and I stayed by Nayeli's bedside from 7am until 11pmeveryday until
she came home. We were so lucky to have found a friend that gave us an
empty apartment 5 minutes away from UCSF. We laid our heads down and took
showers there. We decided that no matter what the outcome was for Nayeli
that we would start a non profit to assist CDH families at UCSF. Parents
shouldn't have to worry about finances for food, parking, lodging, funeral
expenses and more, while dealing with an already very difficult situation.
On June 13, 2013, I am so proud and honored to be running 26.2 miles for
the Nayeli Faith Foundation. I will be running the streets of San
Francisco and will be emotional once I finish and while I am running. I
remember sitting and looking out at the Golden Gate Bridge by Nayeli's
bedside in the ICN praying for a miracle. I am going to run over the
Golden Gate Bridge and other landmarks. I am asking for your support while
I run my first marathon. My goal is to raise $5,000 dollars to help CDH
families and to help fund CDH research at UCSF. Please help me achieve
this goal.

All donations are Tax Deductible under the Nayeli Faith Foundation's
Federal Tax ID number, which is[masked]. You can either send a check to
the address below or click on this link http://soa.li/owcSkl for the team
page for the donation and click on my donation. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Nelson

Nayeli Faith Foundation
P.O Box 3192
Danville, CA 94526
http://www.crowdrise.com/NayeliFaithFoundation2013/fundraiser/elizabethnelson