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 by the LLS for his or her chosen event.

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

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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