On Your Mark, Get Set … GO!

What a beginning! We have had a great response to our race and walk events that will take place this fall. You can help by participating in the event, making contributions to a participant, volunteering to help at the events, and by letting your friends and relatives know about these fun events. By helping, you will benefit the thousands who derive help from our newsletters, Web site, and other materials as we strive to fight vascular disease.

Run For Your Legs…and Your Life 5K Run/Walk – Wednesday, September 27
Join us for the First Annual VDF/VIVA Fun Run & Walk to help VDF fight vascular disease and improve vascular health and awareness. The 5K event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, 2006. Why not take advantage of a beautiful fall morning in Las Vegas, join the fun, and run or walk for vascular disease? Visit the VDF Web site at www.vdf.org to register, sponsor a participant, or to get more information, or call VDF at 1-866-723-4636.

Virginia Grove Memorial Walk for Vascular Disease – Saturday, October 7
Virginia Grove passed away last year after battling peripheral arterial disease. Virginia's family, moved by her valiant fight, is determined to help raise awareness about vascular disease and do everything they can to help increase awareness in the hopes of helping people who are living with vascular disease.

If you live near Queen Anne's County, Maryland, please consider participating in the walk, raising funds, donating or volunteering to help Virginia's family work on behalf of people with vascular disease. Contact the VDF office for more information at 1-888-VDF-4INFO or visit the Upcoming Events page on our Web site at www.vdf.org/events.php.

Chicago Marathon – Sunday, October 22
Registrations for the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon have been amazing this year. The marathon reached its participant cap of 40,000 runners in record time and registration was closed at the end of May, six weeks earlier than last year. We are pleased to have 24 runners join the inaugural Vascular Disease Foundation team and we look forward to meeting them in Chicago. We now need your help to support these runners with your contributions and encouragement. If you live in the Chicago area, join our cheer team and volunteer to come to the marathon and encourage our runners. A marathon is a challenging race and we are thrilled that these runners want to help raise awareness about vascular disease by running with our team. Won't you consider making a contribution to VDF to show your support for our marathon team and to help raise much needed funds? As you know, VDF works hard to increase awareness about vascular diseases like peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, varicose veins, carotid artery disease, and more. Our goal is to raise $50,000. To do that, we need your help! Call 1-888-VDF-4INFO (888-833-4463) to make your donation, or send it to our office at VDF, 1075 S. Yukon St., Ste. 320, Lakewood, CO 80226. Credit card donations can be made through our Web site at www.vdf.org or may be taken over the telephone at 1-866-723- 4636. To see who's running and to designate your donation on behalf of one of our wonderful team members, go to www.vdf.org and click on the Chicago Marathon link. Just imagine how exciting it will be to let millions watching the Marathon hear about vascular disease! You can help!