USANA Contributes to Run For Taylor 5K

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Dan Mitchell in MLM Blog News, Network Marketing - MLM, Network Marketing News, USANA


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By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

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This from The Salt Lake Tribune:

Carter Dunn, 39, of Draper was sitting at work in April when his mother called him to tell him the news.

His great niece, Taylor Jaussi, was facing yet another heart surgery and more trying circumstances. Jaussi was born six weeks prematurely with a three-chamber heart and spent the first 44 days of her life in a hospital. At age 2, she received corrective surgery to separate the chambers of her heart.

But a complication from the surgery damaged a valve, causing it to leak, resulting in a second surgery that tried to fix the mitral valve. She has been limited in physical activity and relegated to medication ever since. With Jaussi's heart waning and the second surgery unsuccessful, a third operation to replace the mitral valve is necessary for the 10-year-old.

"When you hear news like this, you just feel helpless," Dunn said.

But what Dunn realized minutes later is that he had already put in place a giant support group for Jaussi only a month earlier without knowing it. Dunn is a fitness fanatic and an avid long-distance runner. From his passion, the B-12 Running Club was born in March. Preparing for the Salt Lake Marathon with a couple of friends, they decided to put together a 12-mile run in Bountiful.

Dunn smirks as he explains how the Bountiful Dozen turned into the B-12 and then garnered the slogan "Put a shot of B-12 in your life" and turned into a Facebook.com group with a mascot.

The Facebook group ballooned to over 60 members, with everyone posting their workouts and creating a positive arena for physical fitness. The day Dunn learned that Jaussi was facing more tribulations he realized that he had built a reservoir of supportive friends through B-12.

"I thought to myself, 'I can sit here and feel bad and helpless or maybe we can put together a run for her.'"

He ran the idea by a couple of work buddies who offered their services immediately. People began jumping on board left and right and, with the city of Draper's help, the Run for Taylor 5K was created and set for Draper Park on June 6 to raise money for Jaussi's medical expenses.

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And if you'd like to help Taylor go to HelpTaylor.com

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