Early Spring 2012 Newsletter 

Dear Friends,

Last month we said good bye to our Endurance Event Coordinator and Team for Life leader Jenny Walls. Jenny was with us for nearly three years and has helped us raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through Team for Life events. She lives in, and worked for Lazarex, from Seattle. We've decided to bring Team for Life into our Danville office. While searching for someone to fill Jenny's shoes we know we will never replace Jenny in our hearts. Thank you, Jenny, for all your good work and best of luck.      

In the last newsletter we mentioned our impending move to our new location at 50 Oak Court in Danville. I am pleased to report that we are now fully moved in and functioning beautifully in our much larger and more functional office suite. We already miss our friends at 169 Front Street, but we could not pass up the opportunity to grab this space at a very reasonable price. It will help us to grow and prosper.   

 
You may notice as you read this newsletter that we are branching out with the type of fundraising events that we do. In addition to our endurance events we added a poker tournament at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley; an event for all Olympic level shoppers at Round Hill Country Club in Alamo, CA; and a Grand Canyon Hike that can be a lifetime memory. Team for Life athletes will be thrilled to see that we have been accepted into the ING NYC Marathon! We've also added the Marine Corps Marathon and two Disney races to our schedule of 2012 events!  See all the new races on our Team for Life website. 

Please enjoy this newsletter and then take a moment to dwell on the many blessings you and your family enjoy. After all, it's about life!

Our Sponsors

 Transportation Sponsor for Our 2011 Gala 

GILLIG buses are highly regarded by the U.S. transit industry, and GILLIG has a solid reputation of being the most stable and financially secure company, focused on satisfying their customers and delivering on their promises. Lazarex is proud to work with this outstanding corporate citizen.   

GILLIG was founded over 115 years ago, in 1890, in San Francisco, for the purpose of modifying and building buggies and carriages - the main mode of transportation at that time. GILLIG adapted to the new horseless technology, but in 1906 the factory burned down in the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. That setback didn't keep GILLIG down, the factory was soon rebuilt and the production of early model buses began, followed later by school buses and troop transports.

Creative engineering and aggressive problem solving led to many innovative product firsts, such as the patented California Top for touring cars of the 1920's, the first transit style school bus in the 1930's, the first rear engine diesel powered coach in 1959, and the first production built, dedicated LNG transit bus in 1992.

Today, GILLIG is the second largest producer of transit buses in North America and produces around 1,200 to 1,300 buses per year for hundreds of different customers, from Alaska to Florida. Most of the buses GILLIG builds today are powered by the worlds cleanest and most efficient diesel engines. Today's clean diesel engines are more fuel efficient and also emit up to 90% fewer exhaust emissions.  

GILLIG continues to invest in new technology and look for the next generation engine to power buses - and believes it is hybrid electric. In 1996, we built our first hybrid electric bus. It was a series hybrid system, which was followed in 2001 by the first parallel hybrid heavy-duty transit bus ever built.   

Visit the GILLIG website at gillig.com

  
Come see the new home of Lazarex Cancer Foundation and find out about the many opportunities for volunteers to support our cause. Snacks and beverages will be served.

Where & When   

Sunday, March 25th     2:00 PM - 4:00 PM   

Thursday, March 29th      

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM   

Golden Gate Triathlon

Registration is OPEN for our first-ever triathlon! Lazarex is the only official charity for this event!    

When: Sunday, June 24, 2012

Where: San Francisco, CA

A world class triathlon has come to San Francisco.This event features a beautiful swim along the coast of Crissy Field, an epic looped course through-out the Presidio capped off by a stunning out and back run across the Golden Gate Bridge!      

To register contact Team for Life  or go to: TFL Golden Gate Triathlon  

Registration is OPEN!  

When: September 2, 2012 

Where: Anaheim, CA 

Contact Team for Life to reserve your spot today or go to: Disneyland 1/2 Marathon 2012