When everything runs smoothly.
And then there are days like today.
I wanted to put information on here about the Tiara T-shirts that are available now, as well as an order form for our Cookbook & Calendar Fundraiser.
BUT…. Wordpress is not my friend.
If you’re interested in either one, you can find them on my blog at www.everyonedeservesalifetime.blogspot.com
Thanks for your support!!!
- d.
You are cordially invited to an Open House FUNDRAISER!
100% of profits from sales go towards our fight!
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
Order Online and/or COME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE~prizes given-see below
EVEN GUYS CAN ORDER from our catalog with
OUR NEW MAGAZINES-
Golf Magazine AND Sports Illustrated
(see page 81 on our flip catalog -website listed below)
or items for the women in their lives of courseJ
Where? Karen Suomela’s house- 22034 Summer Shower Ct., Cypress TX 77433
Phone 281-373-3946 cell 832-752-7581
When? Friday, March 26th 4:00-10PM
Why? To support Team Tiara Breast Cancer Team fundraising efforts
How? Collect orders, bring friends, wear pink, check out the Southern Living at HOME’s new Spring catalog and have fun!
Our goal is to hit 2K in sales for a $500 donation-we hope to beat that goal -we need your help!
Drawings for coming to the open house! Earn tickets for:
Bringing friends to Karen’s house not on invite-2 tickets per friend
Collecting orders (sorry, top three in sales not eligible)-2 tickets per $50 of sales
Filling out customer care cards at party-2 tickets
Booking your own home show-5 tickets
*Prizes for drawings (3)are a secret*
but I promise you will NOT be disappointed
Together we can help find a cure
Check out these details for instructions on how YOU can shop online!
Here are the steps to order online:
1. go to www.southernlivingathome.com/cheline
2. Click on “our products” on the left hand side of the home page
3. This will direct you to the online flip catalog
4. Browse the catalog by clicking on the large blue circle that says “browse our latest catalog” and find what you would like to order-write the name and number down of the product
5. click on “how to purchase”
6. Under the “how to order online”enter Team as first name and search-Team Tiara will then show up in orange-click on it
7. enter the search word of the item you are wanting ex. Ramekins and the two types will show up, choose the ones you want, enter the item number and proceed to checkout.
Credit cards can be taken online and orders can be shipped directly to those who order! Make sure to hit the direct shipping button at checkout.
Should anyone have questions or want to just email me what they want and their credit card info, she can do that as well. Simply email me at chelineboston@ comcast.net.
Thank you for spreading the word on this fundraiser. We need all of you to gather orders to make this a success! J Let’s hit 2K in sales for our $500 donation goal! Whoo Hoo!
March 2, 2009
Dear Friends,
Team Tiara is launching our 2010 Breast Cancer 3-Day season in a grand way! We are kicking off two primary fundraisers that we know you will want to be a part of!
“Cooking for a Cure” — a cookbook compiled from over 250 of our favorite recipes. This cookbook honors many of our friends and family who have faced breast cancer. In it, you’ll find many of those recipes you’ve asked us for in the past!
“Simply Pink: Quilts for the Cure” — a beautiful wall calendar featuring 35 quilts made by women from across the country. This is a 20-month calendar which runs from May 2010 to December 2011. These beautiful quilts will be sold at auction in October. We’ll send you additional details about the auction at a later date.
The cookbook and calendar will both be available for Mother’s Day! They are $20 each or you can purchase both for $35. Shipping is included. Orders received by April 1 will be printed in our first printing and shipped by May 1. Orders received after April 1 may have to wait for our second printing, but will be shipped as quickly as possible.
Please see the following order form for additional information about the cookbook and calendar, as well as an opportunity for you to make an additional donation to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. 100% of the profits from the sale of the cookbook and calendar will go to breast cancer research, education, awareness and services.
Thank you for supporting Team Tiara and the Breast Cancer 3-Day! If you’re not familiar with Team Tiara, our primary beneficiary is the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. We walk 60 miles in three days to raise money for breast cancer research, education, awareness and services. To date, we have raised over $290,000 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day.
Please consider walking with us! As a walker, you will be introduced to many “firsts.” You’ll sleep in a pink tent, take showers in a converted semi trailer and become an expert on blister care. You will laugh at the kind of jokes only breast cancer survivors can come up with. You’ll cry over people’s stories and share your own. And in the process you’ll help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. You can register for the walk at http://the3day.org/goto/teamtiara. On that website you will find a button that says, “Register to Join Team.” Just take it from there.
Team Tiara is a non-profit foundation operating as a 501 (3) (c). In addition to walking in the 3-Day, we provide direct support to men and women whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. You can find out more, as well as information about additional fundraisers, at: www.teamtiara.net.
Many Blessings,
D’Lyn Biggs
Team Tiara Captain
Team Tiara Calendar and Cookbook Order
15802 Applerock Trail
Cypress, TX 77433
281-883-8642
dlyn@teamtiara.net
Billing & Shipping Information:
Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone Number
Email Address
Item Quantity Total
Quilt Calendar $20.00
Cookbook $20.00
Cookbook & Calendar Set $35.00
I would like to make an additional (tax-deductible) donation to the Breast Cancer 3-Day in the amount of $________.
Please designate the Team Tiara team member you are sponsoring: ____________________
Grand Total for this order: $ _________
Please make checks payable to Team Tiara. If you would prefer to donate by credit card, please contact D’Lyn Biggs, Team Tiara Captain, at 281-883-8642 or dlyn@teamtiara.net.
Funding breast cancer research, education and outreach efforts.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER!
All proceeds will benefit The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure and Team Tiara.
Hello Friends and Family!
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about some AWESOME things happening with Team Tiara!
In the five years that we’ve been walking this walk, God has led us to cross paths with many people who have been touched by breast cancer and need help. And over time, we’ve all come to realize that this isn’t just about three days of walking to find a CURE for breast cancer. It’s become far more than that — it’s become a ministry.
With that calling, we began to realize it was time for Team Tiara to “grow up” and become an organization that could offer “real time” help to those who are hurting. To make that possible, we have become a non-profit corporation — operating under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
Team Tiara will still be major force in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure! We currently have 52 walkers signed up for 2010, and are well on our way to raising our goal of $250,000!
At the same time, our new non-profit status gives us the flexibility to be the hands and feet of Jesus by meeting needs God brings our way. I can’t tell you how excited I am about that! This is something that has been on my “radar screen” for over two years! And to see it come to fruition is so, so very cool!
What does this mean for you? We’ll still need your help. Finding a CURE is as important as it’s ever been. As always, you’ll be able to donate online at www.the3day.org/goto//teamtiara. Or you can donate to the 3-Day with a check made out to the “Breast Cancer 3-Day.”
If you choose to donate to our ministry, you can make your check out to “Team Tiara.”
Either way, your donations are tax-deductible. And either way, your donations will be used to fund research, education, awareness and services.
I know this is getting a bit long, but please hang with me a couple of seconds more. We need your help with a couple more things.
First, please keep us in your prayers. Please pray that everything we do and every dollar we raise is used to glorify God. Without Him, we have nothing.
Second, we need your recipes. We are publishing a calendar and a recipe book as part of our fundraising, and while we’ve got the calendar under control, we need some help with the recipes. You can find out more about that in the post below.
Thank you so much for all you do to support us! Team Tiara could never have made it this far wtihout you and your love and support. We’re not done yet — we’ve got a lot to do. But I want you to know that you are loved and appreciated.
I walk for my girls!
D’Lyn
Team Tiara Captain
DFW 2006-2010
To help Team Tiara reach our team goal of $250,000 we are going to be selling A Team Tiara Cookbook honoring those who fought breast cancer, survived breast cancer and all of us who support finding a cure for breast cancer!
I need your help!! I need RECIPES! If you have a tried and true favorite that you would like to share please email it to me! If you have a family member or friend who has a favorite recipe to share please email it to me!! If you or someone you know who has been challenged with cancer please share a recipe or two. We would like to recognize these friends by publishing their recipes in our cookbook.
Information to send:
Recipe Category (appetizer, entrée, dessert, casserole, etc.)
Recipe
Submitted by make note if Breast Cancer Survivor or in Memory of
Special Notes/Memo
Please submit your recipe by February 25th. We are hoping to have these ready for Mother’s Day!
My email address is scook324@comcast.net.
I look forward to your recipes! Most important I look forward to honoring those who have fought, survived and those who support finding a cure. More information will be sent once the cookbooks are complete to let you know how you can purchase one to share with your friends and families!
Thank you so much for all of your support!
Stephanie Cook
Real Men Drive Pink!
“Real Men Drive Pink” Campaign Increases
Awareness of Male Breast Cancer
For Immediate Release
Houston, TX (February 9, 2009) – Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston (http://www.mitlifthouston.com), the factory dealership owned by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, Inc. (“MCFA”) (http://www.mcfa.com), is launching their campaign, “Real Men Drive Pink,” which focuses on raising awareness about male breast cancer. “We’re auctioning a PINK electric forklift truck as the cornerstone of the campaign,” says Landre Eagleton, general manager. “Forklifts tend to be perceived as ‘macho,’ so this focus to increase awareness with our customers, operators and the public is a great fit. We also have a few more events under development.”
Funds raised through the “Real Men Drive Pink” campaign will be donated to the Breast Cancer 3-Day, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. The three-day, 60-mile walk requires months of physical and financial preparation, challenge and triumph. Participants commit to raising $2300 each in order to participate and follow a four to six month physical training program.
“Many men think of breast cancer as a disease that only women face,” Eagleton says. Eagleton says he had to count himself as one of the people “absolutely unaware” that breast cancer affects men. The American Cancer Society estimates in 2009 about 1,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the U.S. Breast cancer in men is often fatal because the symptoms are ignored. Simply put, men lack awareness.
“We are thrilled to partner with the ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ campaign,” says D’Lyn Biggs, Team Tiara captain. “In support of the Breast Cancer 3-Day, our team works year-round to build awareness and raise funds for breast cancer research. Our ongoing message is that breast cancer isn’t just your grandmother’s disease. It knows no age, gender or socio-economic boundaries. This campaign reinforces that message and will help save lives.”
Each year the employees of Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston support organizations’ efforts to eradicate breast cancer. “The ‘Real Men Drive Pink” campaign adds just one more opportunity to increase awareness and continue the fight,” Eagleton says.
If you saw our story on Channel 2 and want to be a part of helping Team Tiara fight breast cancer, you’ve come to the right place!
This year marks the 5th year Team Tiara will be walking 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. To date, we have raised over $270,000 for breast cancer research and education. Our goal for 2010 is to have 100 walkers on our team, and to raise $250,000. That would put us soundly past the $500,000 mark for our five years on the walk.
To Donate a Quilt to our Quilts for a Cure Campaign — Our Simply Pink Quilt Calendar and auction will raise a substantial amount of money to be applied to research, education and awareness campaigns. If you’re a quilter, please read the next post to find out how you can be a part of this grassroots effort to stop breast cancer in its tracks.
To Walk with Team Tiara – This year our goal is to have 100 walkers on our team. With that many walkers, we will raise at least $250,000. Wouldn’t that be cool? As a walker, you will be introduced to many “firsts.” You’ll sleep in a pink tent, take showers in a converted semi trailer, dine on peanut butter and jelly graham cracker sandwiches and become an expert on blister care. You will laugh at the kind of jokes only breast cancer survivors can come up with. You’ll cry over people’s stories and share your own. And in the process you’ll help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. You can check out the Team Tiara website at www.the3day.org/goto/teamtiara. Just click “Register to Join Team.”
To Sponsor Team Tiara – Without you, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. The money you donate goes directly to research, education, awareness and services…. You can donate online at www.the3day.org/goto/teamtiara. Just click on the name of any team member, and follow the directions for donating. You can donate by phone – just call 1-800-996-3329. Ask the 3-Day staff member to apply your donation to any Team Tiara team member. And of course, all donations are tax-deductible.
Corporate Sponsorships Needed — To walk, each team member is required to raise $2300. Please consider helping us reach that mark and our $250,000 goal. This is Promotional Fundraising at its finest! We’ll promote your business while working to find a CURE!
Shop with our Sponsors — Check out our Sponsors link to see which local businesses are helping us find a CURE!
For more information on ways you can help Team Tiara fight for a CURE, please contact D’Lyn Biggs, Team Tiara Captain, dlyn@teamtiara.net
Thank you for your support!
Hello Friends!
Please take a second to forward this to any quilters who you know.
We are so excited about our Quilts for a Cure project! Team Tiara is currently collecting pink quilts, and we need your help!
The quilts do not have to be a pink ribbon or breast cancer-related pattern — simply pink. They can be any size — from miniature on up to King-size. They can be traditional, modern, crazy — you name it. You can be an accomplished quilter or a beginner. We simply need quilts that are as individual and different as the women and men who face breast cancer.
We plan to use many of the quilts we receive in a Quilts Calendar ready for sale before Mother’s Day. The calendar will run May 2010 – December 2011. Each “Artist’s Story” will be highlighted in the calendar. You may be a survivor. You may have lost a friend or family member to this disease. You may just feel moved to help find a CURE. Whatever your connection, we’d love to know about that. If the quilt is submitted by a quilting circle, we need the names of everyone who worked on the quilt — as well as background on the circle.
We hope to display several of the quilts in quilt shops around the area — along with information about breast cancer and Team Tiara’s participation in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. We will also be doing a road show this summer to promote the quilts and the calendar.
All of the quilts will be auctioned online during the month of October — National Breast Cancer Awareness month.
As you can see, this calendar will offer Team Tiara two opportunities for fundraising — ongoing sales of our calendars, as well as the online auction in October. We foresee this being a significant source of fundraising dollars for breast cancer research.
In addition to the fundraising angle, this program gives us an excellent opportunity to not just raise awareness about breast cancer, but to serve as a call to action of sorts — encouraging people to step up and take a role in the fight against this disease — whether as a walker or as a sponsor.
If you are interested in helping with this project, you can contact me at dlyn@teamtiara.net or by phone at 281-256-8067. .
Thank you for helping us find a CURE.
I walk for my girls.
D’Lyn Biggs
Team Tiara Captain 2006-2010
Update! The Ebay auction closed yesterday, with the gloves bringing a total of $172!!! Whoo-Hoo! Then, the Jets had a fantastic game last night! Thank you to everyone who bid on the gloves. We appreciate your support!
Check it out!
Last October, when saw all the NFL players in their ultra-cool pink gloves & shoes, I asked Biggsy how to get a pair for us to auction off. With the help of Jay Lamy and Larry Izzo, who both played football with Biggs at Rice, we ended up with TWO Pair! Jay and Larry, you Rock!
Check these out on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330394754618&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330394756050&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
100% of the purchase price will go to the Breast Cancer 3-Day!
Today is one of ‘Those” days.
Not the kind where you’re stressed and running crazy — the kind people often complain about at Christmas time.
No… Today is the other kind of day. The kind where you are constantly bombarded with proof, real proof, that God is with you.
Today my friend Ruthie is fighting for her life in Sonora. Her daughter Kelly is one of my dearest friends, and I’d give anything to be by her side as she holds her Momma’s hand.
But I can’t be there. I can call her and text her and send love from afar — but today I can’t physically be there.
Instead, I’m at home in my kitchen, baking. Missing my Mom. A Lot. Listening to KSBJ and being constantly reminded that God IS with US. ALL of us. Constantly. Immanuel. HE is with us. He’s with Ruthie and Kelly and their entire family. And He always will be.
So in the midst of this day that’s been an off-and-on of tears and memories, I came in here to my computer for a second. I have my Momma’s Fresh Apple Cake in the oven. (With one exception — I use Buttah, not Crisco..) And I have a few minutes before that cake is done.
And I breezed by our TEAM site just to see if anyone’s earned that $500 end-of-year treat. AND I was ONCE AGAIN reminded that GOD is with us. Because Cinda Brown, Suzi Bruin, Aynne Daugherty, Becky Davis, Kori McEwen, Denise Meek and Michelle Olson just reached that mark — in a very big way — a way that can’t be interpreted as anything BUT GOD — yes, GOD — is with us.
So while a bunch of barnyard animals quack, baaa, and cluck their way through a Christmas carol on KSBJ, I want to take a moment to congratulate these chicks on reaching that $500 mark. AND to give them Whoo-Hoos!
Immanuel.. God is with us.
Big Hugs,
d.
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