Plano Profile August 2010 : Page 86
volunteering Lee and Steve Nagel Steve and Lee Nagel have been supporters of the LIVESTRONG Challenge for three years and were inspired to organize their own fundraiser. Plano couple urging golfers to Swing Fore! Yellow grew up in Plano, the lance armstrong foundation seemed to be a perfect fit. The nagels participate in the liVeSTronG Challenge A in austin each year. The Challenge consists of a 5K walk and bike ride, so the whole family walks, then Steve rides his bike. 86 Plano Profile August 2010 fter plano resident Lee Nagel went through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery for anal cancer, she and her husband Steve Nagel wanted to do something to help raise funds to fight cancer. Since Steve is an avid cyclist and But after three years of raising money for the lance armstrong foundation through the liVeSTronG Challenge, the nagels decided they wanted to think bigger, do more, and take their fundraising to the next level. “The idea for a golf tournament evolved from there,” lee nagel said. “With the help of linda armstrong Kelly (lance’s mom) and her husband, ed Kelly, the first annual Swing fore! Yellow Charity Golf Classic was held last year.” Kelly said the nagels’ concept for a fundraising golf tournament has since been replicated in other cities. “The nagels came to ed and me with an idea to have a golf tournament,” Kelly said. “We sat in the backyard and put
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Amy Sandling Crawford
Plano couple urging golfers to Swing Fore! Yellow After plano resident Lee Nagel went through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery for anal cancer, she and her husband Steve Nagel wanted to do something to help raise funds to fight cancer. Since Steve is an avid cyclist and grew up in Plano, the lance armstrong foundation seemed to be a perfect fit.
The nagels participate in the liVeSTronG Challenge in austin each year. The Challenge consists of a 5K walk and bike ride, so the whole family walks, then Steve rides his bike.
But after three years of raising money for the lance armstrong foundation through the liVeSTronG Challenge, the nagels decided they wanted to think bigger, do more, and take their fundraising to the next level.
“The idea for a golf tournament evolved from there,” lee nagel said. “With the help of linda armstrong Kelly (lance’s mom) and her husband, ed Kelly, the first annual Swing fore!
Yellow Charity Golf Classic was held last year.” Kelly said the nagels’ concept for a fundraising golf tournament has since been replicated in other cities. “The nagels came to ed and me with an idea to have a golf tournament,” Kelly said. “We sat in the backyard and put
With them,” lee said. “it gave us an opportunity to explain why we fundraise and who our efforts help.
“last year, we saw Princess Sara again riding in the pedicab. This time, she had a full head of hair and was doing fantastic! We look forward to seeing Princess Sara again this year at the Challenge in austin.”
Lee nagel encourages everyone to find their passion and get involved in volunteering. But in giving that encouragement, she can’t help but give a plug to her passion— fundraising for the fight against cancer.
“We firmly believe that most people want to make a difference, but sometimes they are not given an opportunity to do so,” lee said.
“Here is your opportunity to make a difference. It’s easy. Come play golf with your friends, donate an item for our auction, join our amazing group of volunteers, and enjoy being outside for a day at a beautiful golf course. It’s a chance to take a stand against cancer.
You never know if it will suddenly enter your life or the life of a friend.
Participating in something that is personal to you makes it easy to find the time.” Kelly echoes this sentiment: find your passion, then do something about it.
“Time is the one thing we don’t have enough of, that is for sure,” Kelly said. “i believe that word of mouth and passion help people get involved. I have learned many things in my life, one of the most important is giving back. We are passionate about finding a cure for cancer and have a strong support group to help us. There are so many people who are touched by this disease, and until we find a cure, we will continue to raise money and get people involved. I encourage everyone to find their passion and get involved.” lee added, “The one thing we look to do is set an example for our children about how important it is to give of yourself and do for others.
Lance armstrong said, ‘We really don’t have bad days. We have good days and we have great days!’ Since surviving cancer, we try to make every day a great day! The lance armstrong foundation believes that ‘unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything’. We do, too!” Amy Sandling Crawford is a Planobased freelance writer and frequent contributor to Plano Profile.
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