CuttingWater

Saturday, September 21, 2013

EC 3rd Double

 
24 hours condensed to 10 minutes,
wish it had felt like 10 minutes but it did NOT.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me this summer, to reach my 3 swimming goals and fundraising goal, are were accomplished, www.swimacrossthesound.org ....

Janet Galya, for accepting this crazy fish, I love you.

Scott Lautman : so much fun swimming next to at Catalina... super moon rules and thanks for helping me with England, we had blast, in and out of the water.

The Holder Family: Teresa, sister and crew for Catalina and Swim Across the Sound, Charvelle, crew for Catalina, and Kassandra, crew for Swim Across the Sound.

Mike Oram: pilot/navigator for the 13th and 14th time :), big Anniversary next June.

James Willi: youthful piloting eyes in the Channel

Channel Swimming & Pilots Observers: Mike Ball and Lauren Austin


 Liz Fry and Jim Bayles: my Hammonasset swim buddies.

John Lennard, Amanda Rossilimo and Terese Karmel, my January Jam/MCC partners

To everyone in body and spirit, you all are wonderful and special people,
THANK YOU.
Dream, Prepare, Succeed.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Hartford Courant article: Channel-Crosser Marcy MacDonald A Bit Skeptical About Diana Nyad's Feat

Hi everyone,

they asked, I answered.

I thought you'd like this:
http://fw.to/0A78lWH

Channel-Crosser Marcy MacDonald A Bit Skeptical About Diana Nyad's Feat
Marcy MacDonald has nothing against fellow swimmer Diana Nyad.

2015 ... Swimming for Homes for the Brave

After spending the past 20 years paddling from Dover to France, it is time to venture into new waters, while helping some special people.
Soon, I will be traveling with my A-team to Scotland to swim the length of the famous Loch Ness.
As always, I try to help a Foundation raise funds and awareness and I thank you for interest and support.
I am deeply troubled with the thought of homeless individuals, especially in our US Veteran population.

That is why I am teaming up with our Connecticut-based “Homes for the Brave”. Can you imagine not having a place to call home?

Here is more information about Homes for the Brave! -Facebook pages – https://www.facebook.com/pages/ABRIHomes-for-the-Brave/199613606735630?ref=hl

- Annual Appeal with more information about our financials and programs- http://www.homesforthebrave.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/HFTB-2014-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf

-Check donations can be mailed to the following address:
Homes for the Brave
655 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604

- Donations can be made online as well: https://homesforthebrave.isecuresites.com/products/index.php?type=1110

Please write “Loch Ness Swim/Marcy” to track your donation.


I will always be dedicating my swimming to all those battling cancer and in the memory of 4 special people in my life. Cancer first hit my family when I was young. My grand-aunt Eleanor Kersavage, passed away with uterine cancer and my Auntie Bea Halchak battled with brain cancer.

On January 1, 2002, our LEHY family lost Nikki Giampolo to bone cancer, just turning 16 years old. Her spirit still lives on in our East Hartford swim team.

In July of 2009, my brother-in-law, Gregory Allen Urban, who passed away, after a valient battle with lung cancer. I can see him now, talking about cars and projects around the house, music and his family.

I know Aunties, Eleanor and Bea, Nikki, Greg and all the angels will help me CUT through all this water this summer.

The St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation, based in Bridgeport, CT provides financial support for the needs that Health insurance companies don't cover, in addition to providing affordable cancer screening, wigs, medication and other things to make life easier for those suffering with cancer and their families.

Please make a donation, and thank you.

Online donations can be made at: http://give.stvincents.org

or you can send a check through the post to:

Swim Across the Sound
St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation
2800 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203)576-5451

Thank you so very much, peace and good health to all.