The beloved author, Harper Lee, once said, "Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

I am participating in AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer this July. It won’t be easy, but that’s why it's worth it. From now until AVON 39 weekend, I’ll train to strengthen my body to walk over 39.3 miles in two days. I’ll be walking in honor of my mother and myself. It's been a year and a half since my bilateral mastectomy and I'm feeling stronger than ever.  I am raising funds to crush breast cancer so that my daughter, Caroline, and her friends no longer have to worry about this disease. This is where you come in.

I am required to raise at least $1,800 to EARN MY 39, but I plan to raise much, much more! I hope that I can count on your support!

You can make a donation right here on my webpage by clicking the "Donate Now" button to the right. If you prefer to write a check, click the “Donate By Mail” button and follow the instructions on the form.

Your donations will be managed and disbursed by the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. The dollars you pledge will put food on the table of a breast cancer patient and her family. They will enable access to mammograms and medicine, fuel research, and save lives. Need any more reason to click that Donate Now button?

I’m walking with thousands of other 39ers. We’re banding together in solidarity and have one goal: to take breast cancer down. So many sisters and mothers and friends have been lost. We see a world without breast cancer for our daughters and nieces. AVON 39 is a force of change that can’t be stopped.

By supporting me with a donation, you’re part of it.

Thank you for your support and generosity!

Kristyn Aufiero