The cost is $10 for adults

and $5 for children under 12. Kids under 5 eat free. This expense is a

donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is completely tax-deductible.

All proceeds go to this year's

Team in Training members: Lisa Aultman, Angela Wilder and Suzanne Burnside.

Their goal is to raise $25,000.

Team in Training Southside

has raised more than $66,000 in recent months by fundraising and participating

in various running events.

Members of this group live

all over the south side of Atlanta, from Clayton County to Columbus, but

they meet every other Saturday in Peachtree City to train.

Representatives of this team

participated in marathons and half-marathons in Chicago, Honolulu, Bermuda

and Walt Disney World over the past few months. Upcoming races will be

in such sites as Nashville, San Diego, Alaska and Montana.

Team In Training is the largest

endurance-training program in the world and is also the most successful

fundraising campaign of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Competitors

train for half-marathon, marathon, century ride, mountain bike or triathlon

events in honor of local cancer patients.

They receive training and counseling

from certified coaches, advice on nutrition and technique, race strategy,

equipment and injury prevention. In exchange for fundraising efforts,

each volunteer is provided transportation, hotel and race entry expenses

While training, volunteers

work toward a fundraising goal already determined by Team In Training.

After 25 percent of the funds raised are used for administrative fees,

the remaining 75 percent goes directly into research and patient aid.

This is the best ratio of all charitable organizations with similar programs,

and the LLS has been rated one of the 10 best-run charities by Money magazine.

For more information or to

purchase tickets for the May 20 benefit, contact Aultman (678-469-8262),

Burnside (678-364-0483), Wilder (770-631-4594) or Rebecca Capezzuto (770-632-1299).

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