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
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
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......
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......
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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 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???
Monday, August 22, 2011
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
Friday, August 19, 2011
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!
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!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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!
Monday, August 1, 2011
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!
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