"The weather was glorious, the crowd monstrous, and the atmosphere electric. What a wonderful race day."
A friend sent me an email with the above and I couldn't say it better myself. I hope that all of you had at least half the amazing day that I had on Saturday. I still start to cry every time I think or talk about it. Thank you for your part to make it the day it was!
I am so sorry that Shawna and I did not do a better job about keeping the blog up as Race Day approached. Both of us got rather busy with everything going on. I hope you were able to get the information that you needed.
Of course, now that it's all over, if you didn't make it to the Pasta Party--another awesome event!--I'm sure you are wondering who won the awards. All of our teams did an excellent job of recruiting this year. We had 25,363 people registered as a team member on over 900 teams. However, this number of teams is unofficial as I have not had a chance to make sure how many have at least 10 members. Anyway, here are the winners:
Largest Teams by Category with Team Captain and # of Members:
Public Relations/Media - Paper Dolls (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) - Donna Anderson - 49
Social Group/Organization - Little Rock Futbol Club Girls - Clara Rankin - 66
Church - St. Mark Baptist Church - Regina Moss & Shelia Jones - 121
Government Agency - ASP Angels (Arkansas State Police) - Sheila Standley - 124
Small Business - Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions - Yoneko Johnson - 131
Non-Profit - SPP Power Puffs & Line (Southwest Power Pool) - Linda Helms - 205
Community - Searcy Team - Anna Overbay - 224
High School - MSM2011 (Mount St Mary Academy) - Grace Crifasi - 286
Financial/Investment - Simmons First - Amanda Horton - 363
Corporation - Blue Cares (Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield) - Damona Fisher - 957
Hospital - JRMC (Jefferson Regional Medical Center) - Rebecca Pittillo - 1077
School - UAMS / Cancer Institute - Celese Marshall - 1406
Team T-shirts (alphabetical order):
Lee's Ladies - Rhonda Theis
The Pink Pals - Carla Stewart
Woo Pig Boobie! - Janna McAfee
Participants' Choice T-shirt:
You might remember that this was new this year. People were able to vote on their favorite shirt at the Race Space, $1 per vote. The winning shirt:
M'Iraqis (Insultech) - Kenneth Andrews
Congratulations to everyone! I believe Shawna took photos of the winning shirts and will ask her to post them.
You can still order 2012 Fired Up for the Cure calendars featuring local firefighters. Click here for more information.
You can also still register for the beautiful diamond necklace and earrings. Click here for more information.
And last, but by no means least, you have until November 22 to submit your donations toward the fundraising prizes. Be a FUNDRAISING HERO by helping women in Arkansas who are underinsured and need assistance. $150 is the average cost of a mammogram in Arkansas; raise $150 and possibly save a life.
Once again, thank you for making the 2011 Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure a success. Mark your calendars for October 13, 2012 but keep in mind that this could change. We plan around the Razorback schedule and it is up in the air with Texas A&M joining the conference. Watch here, facebook and komenarkansas.org for future details.
Love you all,
Jill
Showing posts with label Fundraising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fundraising. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Roping for a Cure
Yee Haw!!! The 5th Annual Roping for a Cure will take place on September 10, 2011 at Smith Arena in Rose Bud AR!!!! Click on the following link for more information: http://www.smitharena.com. This looks like it will be a great time! Lots of work goes into planning events such as these! So dust your boots off, grab your family and head on out there in September! This event is held in memory of Danielle's mother Betty Jane McAfee Smith. Last year this event rasied OVER 21,000! Wow.....all proceeds going to find the Cure! Non profit! Amazing!!!!!
Shawna Long
I went for part of it last year, and it was a blast!
Jill
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Guys for the Girls 5K
Hey GUYS!!!! Here is another chance for you to be a part of the Cure! Join up for the Guys for the Girls 5K in Jonesboro AR. Click on the following link to get more information and register: http://www.racesonline.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.race_detail&race_id=12030Looks like it will be a very good time!!!
Shawna
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Ropin' 4 a Cure
If you missed the Team Captain Party on Sunday, you missed one fired up lass. Danielle Smith is one motivated woman, and her focus right now is raising money for Because I Care.
Danielle took 3rd place in Because I Care in 2006, 2nd place in 2007 and 1st place in 2008 with over $8000 raised that year. Her goal this year is $20,000. Danielle does this in memory of her mother, Betty Smith, whom she lost to breast cancer
Ropin' 4 a Cure is Danielle's event and she has put her heart and soul into it. It has grown from a one day event to two full days and has grown so much that she hired a company to run it for her. She has companies calling her wanting to be sponsors. The ropers fight hard to win the two pink saddles and a horse trailer. This year, Danielle is requiring all of them to wear pink shirts to participate. Sounds like a fun event!
This year's Ropin' 4 a Cure will take place on Friday, August 7, and Saturday, August 8, at Smith Arena in Rose Bud, Arkansas. Books are open from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. with Rope at 9:00 a.m. They will have concessions but bring your own lawn chairs.
For more information, contact Danielle at smith.arena@yahoo.com.
Jill
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