Franklin Wedding Dance Off

Thanks to the incredible generosity of so many people, the dollar dance off at my cousin's wedding earned $285 for my 'Save the Boobies' fundraising campaign.

I appreciate every dime, and so will the Avon Foundation.

If you'd like to learn more or make a donation, see the link on the side of this page.

A Hopeful Beginning

Today I flooded the inboxes of many of you with my first round of 'solicitation' for the Avon walk.

I worked all morning and part of the weekend trying to make things just right to send off into the world. I also made a special trip to get some supplies for some of my other fundraising plans. (Keep watching those inboxes!) I'm hoping to find a way to put the F-U-N back in fundraising by making it a family affair. (Not to mention I really think it's important to have the kiddos participate in this stuff too.)

I gratefully accepted my first donation over the weekend from an 'anonymous' donor eager to be numero uno on the list. Unfortunately for the donor, Avon sent me an email disclosing their identity right away, spoiling some of the fun. (I think they want me to know who to thank, it was nothing personal against my anonymous friend.)

I'm hoping this is a bright start to this incredible journey I've decided to make. I am very eager to see how things go and excited about some of the things I have planned for later!

Dancin' Machine

I talk often about my cousin's upcoming wedding. But why wouldn't I? We're all super excited about the big event!!

Now, thanks to her and her groom, I have one more reason to anticipate the evening! They have decided to turn their 'dollar dance' into a donation competition for my breast cancer walk. They're going to have a bit of a dance off in my honor, trying to see which can raise the most money to benefit my participation in the Avon Walk. I am super duper grateful that they are thinking of me!

I've also received my 'walk packet' and all of the info I need to kick off some fundraising. I am going to do my best to get that all together soon and, in good time, will start cooking up some cool ways to earn that money. (Right now I'm thinking poker tourney, bake sale, in addition to begging for the outright donations.)

Things are going to start moving along quickly! I can't wait!

Save The Boobies!

Well, I did it.

This morning I committed to walking a marathon over 2 days to support breast cancer research. Over the course of the next few months I will be training hard and working diligently to meet a fundraising goal of $2,000 to support this very worthy cause.

Any and all donations are greatly appreciated, as every dollar is money well spent toward education and research for a cure. Click on the link to the right to view my donations page and learn more about where your money will help.

As always, anyone wanting to join me on this journey is more than welcome. If you are interested I can help you save $30 on your registration fee.

Thank you in advance.
I'll update my progress frequently.

My Search for a Boobie Buddy

Last year I wrote a nice long post about how I intend to walk in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in June. Well, I still do. But...I was wondering if anyone else would like to?
Before I register as a single participant I figured I'd consider the option of creating a team. Check out the Avon link for info and email/post a comment if you'd like to join me. And please pass on the idea to your friends & fam if you think they'd also be interested. I'd love to have a huge crew raising money to save some boobies!!!

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer: Chicago 2009