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Tomorrow, October 22,is the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure here in Little Rock. It's a wonderful event, with lots of entertainment, freebies, and all around great morning.

I know the Komen Committee and its hundreds of volunteers have been working hard all year preparing for the race. But really, all the events, all the planning, all the preparation can't happen without one thing: YOU.
YOU put the heart and soul into everything that is done, has been done, and will be.
YOU care enough to donate money, to volunteer, to offer your time, talents and energy to make the Race for the Cure possible.

Tomorrow, thousands of YOU will make your way downtown to participate in one of the largest races in the U.S.
Whether you will be walking, running, or being with the 3 Miles of Men--
enjoy the morning, drink it in, savor the moment, and relish the thought that someday, hopefully very soon,because of YOU, we won't have to be massing together on an October morning to wage a war against breast cancer.

Because of YOU, Arkansas women will be able to get a mammogram. Because of YOU, they will be able to go on living and enjoying life.
Because of YOU, their families won't be facing an empty chair at Thanksgiving.
Because of YOU, cancer research will continue seeking a cure.

May YOU be blessed with peace, love, happiness, and good health.

YOU are wonderful.
Thank YOU.

things to do! people to see! places to go!

Tomorrow is the first day of October. Are you ready for a brand new month?
I hope so--there are so many things to do, especially just this weekend! Kathy Seymour sent a list of fun things to do, so I'll put them in this post in case you missed Kathy's email.

Also, please check www.komenarkansas.org if you would like a list of all the upcoming activities.

If you haven't registered yet (why not?!), or have friends or family who need to register, they can still do so online at the Komen website.

Remember, the Race Space opens one week from today!
Komen items always make good Christmas gifts, plus you are helping raise money for Komen when you shop there.

Thank you for being such an awesome team---Go Bookends!!

THIS WEEKEND
October 1st - Raise Your Hood for the Cure
Learn basic automobile care tips and the many expo booths at the Metroplex in Little Rock from 10 am to 2 pm
Sponsored by Bumper to Bumper, this activity is focused on assisting women with car maintenance
For more information, call Elizabeth Estes or email at elizabeth@btbautoparts.com


October 1st - Bowl for the Cure
Enjoy an afternoon of bowling at Enterprise Lanes at 1515 Military Road in Benton.
Great prizes and awards!
For more information, contact Stephany Eubanks at 501-772-5659 or email at stephony@sbcglobal.net
To print an entry form, visit www.CAWBA.com

October 2nd - Try It On For The Cure at Coldwater Creek at Chenal Promenade
Try on a pair of pants and $1 will be donated to the Arkansas Affiliate. In addition, enjoy $25 off for every $50 purchased on any clothing. While supplies last, receive a pink bracelet with every purchase.
For more information, contact Coldwater Creek at Chenal Promenade at 501-821-4085

sizzling......

Whew! It was HOT down at Dugan's Pub last night!

Abbie, her daughter Katie and I ventured down there to get a copy of the Komen 2012 Calendar, which depicts 12 of LR's finest, and I do mean finest! firemen...
Ladies, if you have not gotten your calendar--you need to RUN to the Komen office and pick yours up! Or, you can go to the Arkansas Komen website (www.komenarkansas.org) to purchase them.
Then come to the next meet and greet event where the men are usually available to sign their pictures, flirt a bit, and give hugs.
The next opportunity to meet these hotties is:

October 6th
Bar Louie at Pleasant Ridge @ 5:30 p.m. til...
11525 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72211

They really are the nicest guys,and if you think none of these guys will ever show up at a fire, Mr. January was actually one of the responders at a fire at my old apartment complex a year or so ago.....so if you need some fires put out--chances are pretty good that one of them will be rushing to your aid!

Remember, Christmas will be here in THREE short months, so why not surprise your BFF with one of these calendars? (And put one in your own stocking!)

Cheers!

Judi

Buzz buzz buzz

Things are getting to be as busy as bees with Komen activities!

The warehouse is now astir with activities as volunteers are busy folding tee shirts and stuff envelopes, and the Race Space chair is looking for volunteers to man the Space when it opens October 7th.
This year both the warehouse and the Race Space will be conveniently located in one space: the old Post Office building behind the Pleasant Ridge shopping center off of Cantrell (Highway 10).

So, if you have time to help at either the warehouse or the Race Space, contact your Team Captain Kathy or the Co-Captain, me, and we will get you settled into the hive of activity!

Also, there will be plenty of buzzing around Dugan's Pub tomorrow night (9-15-11) about 7pm---those hotty worker bees, central Arkansas' finest Firemen, will be on hand to personally autograph your 2012 Komen calendar! What? You don't have a copy?? Well, come on down to 3rd and Rock streets, and for $15 each you can get your very own calendar! And, don't forget---they will make PERFECT Christmas gifts! And just think of how nice your wall will look all year long with 12 hunky firemen...

So-- volunteer at the warehouse, the Race Space, and then reward yourself with a calendar (or two) at Dugan Pub!

Don't Be Left Out In The Cold!

Okay Bookends---

This is your LAST chance to get joined up for the Race for the Cure!

Kathy Seymour is sending the paper registrations off Wednesday afternoon, so if you forgot to join the team, or have someone else (family member, friend, etc.) who wants to join us,
This Wednesday (8-31-11) at Noon is your last chance to get your registrations in!
If you have any questions, please ask us now.

Also, if you would like to get a team visor, please email Kathy by Wednesday so she can get the order in.
If you didn’t see the previous email, the visors will be khaki colored, with our team name THE BOOKENDS embroidered on them in dark pink. The cost will be $10, with portions of the proceeds going to Komen.
Kathy will collect the money for those on Sept. 9th, our next payday.
Only the chic-est people will be wearing these on October 22nd—so don’t be left out! Order now!

Thanks so much--

Judi

Congratulations!

Drum roll, drum roll please!

We have an announcement--
the winner of the Quilt Raffle is our very own:

Jean Dutton!

Congratulations Jean!

Carolyn Ashcraft picked Jean's name out of a VERY full jug overflowing with names of all the generous ticket buyers.
Thanks to everyone, we have exceeded our team's fundraising goal of $500. From just the quilt raffle alone, we have raised $183. Fantastic!

Also, Kathy held a mini-drawing (with Tina as her witness) for some pink bookmarks, and those winners are:

Wanda Gooden
Abbie Wilson
Elizabeth Danley
and Tina Youngblood

Thank you all so much for the generous giving of your time, talents, and hard earned money. With your donations, we have given enough money for at least 3 mammograms--3 lives helped because of you.
What an awesome team! I am so proud of every single one of you.
Thank you.

Don't forget--TODAY is the deadline for joining the team. You can register online at www.komenarkansas.org, or see Kathy Seymour or me for registration forms.

Now Jean, let's talk about "borrowing" that quilt......

the clock is ticking

This Friday is a Very Important Date:

It's our TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE!

You can go online to www.komenarkansas.org, click on Registration, click on Join an Existing Team, put in The Bookends (a government agency), and start registering! Your race shirt & goodies will be mailed directly to you at your house, starting in September.
If you prefer not to register online, then we (Kathy Seymour or myself) will accept your SIGNED registration form. Need a form? We got 'em!
while you are registering, don't forget to get a Pasta Party ticket or a 2012 Dancing Firemen calendar.

And, don't forget to get your raffle ticket(s) for the lovely quilt that Suzie made and donated.
IF you are a registered 2011 team member, you can get 2 raffle tickets for the price of 1! Otherwise, they are $2 apiece.
The raffle drawing is THIS Friday, so get your name in the pot this week!

If you're not sure you are fit and ready to participate in the Race? Join the Fitness for a Cure, starting in September at War Memorial. The Komen ladies will get you in such tip top shape, you'll be running rings around those Dancing Firemen!
You can also register for this when you sign up for the Race.

It is only 60 days to Race Day--got running shoes???

It's that time again.....

A message from Jill Winholt, this year's Race Chair:

Train for the Cure

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:21 AM PDT
Train for the Cure, sponsored by Weight Watchers, is a running and walking group designed to help get you ready for Race for the Cure. While training for the race, we'll also learn about proper shoe fit and exercise attire as well as how to properly stretch and cool down. But one of our biggest goals is to make it fun!

Interested? Read on!

Who is this for? Anyone interested in getting fit for the race and beyond! You must register for the Race and the Clinic. (There is a one time $10 clinic fee you will pay when you sign up.)
What is this? A fun, positive group atmosphere that will keep you motivated and on track with your exercise plan.
Where do we meet? At War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Enter at the entrance directly off Fair Park.
When do we meet? Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 pm, beginning September 13 up until the race.
Why should you join? Why not?

Please remember, participants are responsible for bringing their own water.



Can't make it to the clinic? Gather your friends and play along at home! To do so, register for Race for the Cure online and also sign up for the "Virtual Train for the Cure". You will receive weekly emails that tell you what is going on at the clinic so you can do the same at home. There is no cost for the virtual clinic.

Let us know if you have questions.


BTW, just 64 days until the 18th Annual Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure!

Jill

I'd like to take this time to say goodbye, and *thank you* to our Co-Captain Suzie.

In the short time that she has been at the State Library, she has really contributed so much to our Library community.

And boy, is she good at coming up with ideas for fund-raising! For the Komen Race for the Cure, she and Kathy set a goal of $500, and with your generous donations to the Bake Sale and the Quilt Raffle, The Bookends have already gone past that goal--and it's not even our team deadline (which is next Friday, August 26th,BTW).
WOW!

And the beautiful quilts--my goodness! She has done not only 1 quilt for our team raffle, but she did one for the Pasta Party silent auction (which is on October 21st at Dickey Stephens Park; tickets $25, just in case you're interested), and she has also helped out with ideas and quilts for the NLR Friends of the Animals fundraisers (next one: August 27th, Grapes, Grains, & Growls at Woody's Sherwood Forest--tickets $25 each; see Wendy).

So thank you, Suzie, for all your donations, your giving of time & talent, and for just being you.

We will miss you!

GOOD JOB!

We made just over $312 at the bake sale and our donations continue to come in from the quilt raffle and the BJF (Blue Jean Friday) passes! Go Bookends! We are over 60% to our team goal of $500!

I had to...

The Bake Sale Was A Huge Success!
Thank you to everyone who made and/or bough goodies! Early estimates say we made around $300! I'd say that was a good start for the team! Don't forget to register online at http://arkansas.info-komen.org/site/TR/RacefortheCure/LIT_ArkansasAffiliate/692319853?pg=team&fr_id=2281&team_id=172717

The quilt auction also began today and it will run until August 26th which is also the deadline to register for the team! If you register BEFORE the deadline quilt tickets are only $1 (they are normally $2) and you can buy them from Suzie or Kathy at ASL!

Some sad news is that I (Suzie) will be leaving ASL. August 19th will be my last day but I plan to come back for the race! You can't get rid of me that easily!

I smell cookies...

On August 1st from 9am-1pm we will be holding a bake sale! It will be in the kitchen-like area in front of the Bessie Moore room on the 2nd floor (900 W Capitol...if you are outside the building). Please let me know by July 25th if you want to make something! Please do! If you don't want to bake consider bringing plates/napkins/plastic ware as we will need all that! If all goes as planned I will also have a quilt to auction off then too (I'll sell tickets all month and pick a winner on Aug 26th). ALL money raised from these events go toward our team goal! In other good news...we have our first out of agency member! Nicole, from the AEDC is going to be joining us! Go Bookends!

The Early Bird Saves the Boobies!

Hello guys! Kathy and I met this morning and well…we have a LOT planned for this year. Even though this is my first year being involved with the Komen Race for the Cure I’m dedicated to the cause! We haven’t even sent out our first welcome e-mail (look for it around June 20^th) but I wanted to share with you some of the exciting things we have in the works.

I will be making TWO quilts, one will be given away to a lucky winner here at ASL and the other will be auctioned off at either the Race Space (opens Oct 7^th) or at the Pasta Party (Oct 21^st). Billy-Joe (pictured) loves to help me sew! This year we are also considering some “classic” methods of fundraising: a bake sale and a garage sale! We don’t have details on either of these just yet.

Race Day is Oct 22^nd but it will be here before you know it! Online registration is now open so feel free to log on and join up (the deadline for registration is Aug 26^th). When you register online you can opt into many features such as the “Train for the Cure” and also buy your tickets for the Pasta Party!

I’m signing off for now…but never fear, I’ll be back soon!

-Suzie

Changes

Here in Little Rock, it is a hot & humid day.
However, down in Adelaide, Australia, where some friends live, it is a very cold and chilly winter day. A few months down the road, the seasons will have changed, and it will be cold here and hot "Down Under".
Changes,changes, nothing stays the same, does it? Even our little Komen Race For the Cure team changes each year.
In case you are wondering, yes-we do have new Co-Captains! I hope you will be as supportive for these captains as you have in the past--the State Library Bookends have always gone over the top with your generosity, your support, and your enthusiasm. This year the captains have lots of great things in store for us, so I hope you will take part again this year in the fight against breast cancer.
Let's make the change in this battle for victory over cancer so in the future people won't have to change their lives to include chemo or radiation.
Let's help change lives for the better!

Peace,
Judi