from the CIM Notes, page 7 (kind of dorky, but also kind of cool...)

A Winning Attitude

Ask Susanna Loewy what she’s been up to lately, and you might be surprised with the answer. Susanna received a Bachelor of Music degree in 2003 and a Master of Music degree in 2005 as a fl ute student of Joshua Smith. Last year, she assisted at CIM Summer FluteFest.

But that’s not all! In the past year-and-a-half, Susanna has become increasingly involved with triathlons, long-distance athletic events with three stages (swimming, bicycling and running). In May, she participated in the Half-Ironman Wildflower Triathlon in Monterey County, California. The event includes swimming 1.2 miles, biking 56 miles and running 13.1 miles! Next up is the full Ironman Triathlon (swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles) in Nice, France on June 25.

Her involvement in the sport is for more than athletic purposes. Susanna participated in the Wildflower race with Team in Training, the world’s largest endurance sports training program, to support research to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma – and to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Team in Training is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) biggest fundraiser.

Last summer, Susanna worked in the Team in Training offi ce at the LLS of Northern Ohio. In March, she performed a recital to benefit LLS with Lorenzo Salvagni, accompanying student of Anita Pontremoli in the Master of Music degree program. The concert raised more than $700. She raised $3,000 this year, and has raised more than $6,800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during the past two triathlon seasons. As if her own contribution was not enough, Susanna this year added the role of Mentor. As a Mentor, she was assigned a group of people from the team (Mentees) with whom to share what she learned from the program last year.

According to Susanna, “In my relatively short life span, I have known way too many people with cancer. I’m happy to say that most of them have recovered; we’re doing our part...we’re conquering!” If you would like more information about Team in Training, visit www.teamintraining.org, or check out Susanna’s fund-raising page at www.active.com/donate/tntnoh/curlysu.