"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 Team Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Team Awards. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Everyone a Winner
45,900!
Amazing!
45,900 of you came together on Saturday, October 16, to declare that We > Me, that you are the winning strength in the battle against breast cancer.
And what a glorious day! And what warm, loving, generous beings you all are. It was evident in the way you walked hand in hand with your family and friends; it was evident in the hundreds of men who lined the street to encourage their loved ones; it was evident in the teams who participated this year.
Take a look at the winners of our largest Teams categories--so many people wanting to help came together as teams. I wish we could list every single team, for you all deserve gold, no, pink stars.
And without further ado, our winners are:
Corporate (& largest): Blue Team--AR Blue Cross Blue Shield
School team: UAMS Cancer Institute
Hospital team: JRMC
Financial/investment: Simmons First
Community team: Hot Pink Tomatoes
Small Business: Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions
Non Profit team: SPP Power Puffs
Government agency: Milli's Pink Love
Church team: St. Mark Baptist Church
Social group/org: Team Elliott-Joyce Elliott for Congress
Public relations/media: The Paper Dolls--AR Democrat Gazette
And, we can't forget your creativity! The tee shirts that we received for the team t-shirt contest---wow--once again it was very hard picking just three! But we managed to narrow it down, and the winners, in no particular order are:
Rainwater, Holt, and Sexton
ATC Scientific Beauties
Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Check back tomorrow for pictures.
Thank you, our participants, our sponsors, our volunteers, our fundraisers, our survivors, our race committee, our staff, our TEAM CAPTAINS.
Thank you, Donna Easley, our 2010 Chair.
Thank you Ed Drilling and Anthony Lucas, our honorary 3 Miles of Men Chairs.
Yes, We > Me. Not just in October, but all year long.
May you all, all 45,900 winners that you are, be blessed with love, good health, and happiness, and may we all meet again next year on October 22.
Cheers!
Judi
Awards and team t-shirts are available in Jill's office. Please email teams@komenarkansas.org if you would like to get yours.
And remember that fundraising is open through November 16. There are still awards to be won.
Amazing!
45,900 of you came together on Saturday, October 16, to declare that We > Me, that you are the winning strength in the battle against breast cancer.
And what a glorious day! And what warm, loving, generous beings you all are. It was evident in the way you walked hand in hand with your family and friends; it was evident in the hundreds of men who lined the street to encourage their loved ones; it was evident in the teams who participated this year.
Take a look at the winners of our largest Teams categories--so many people wanting to help came together as teams. I wish we could list every single team, for you all deserve gold, no, pink stars.
And without further ado, our winners are:
Corporate (& largest): Blue Team--AR Blue Cross Blue Shield
School team: UAMS Cancer Institute
Hospital team: JRMC
Financial/investment: Simmons First
Community team: Hot Pink Tomatoes
Small Business: Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions
Non Profit team: SPP Power Puffs
Government agency: Milli's Pink Love
Church team: St. Mark Baptist Church
Social group/org: Team Elliott-Joyce Elliott for Congress
Public relations/media: The Paper Dolls--AR Democrat Gazette
And, we can't forget your creativity! The tee shirts that we received for the team t-shirt contest---wow--once again it was very hard picking just three! But we managed to narrow it down, and the winners, in no particular order are:
Rainwater, Holt, and Sexton
ATC Scientific Beauties
Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Check back tomorrow for pictures.
Thank you, our participants, our sponsors, our volunteers, our fundraisers, our survivors, our race committee, our staff, our TEAM CAPTAINS.
Thank you, Donna Easley, our 2010 Chair.
Thank you Ed Drilling and Anthony Lucas, our honorary 3 Miles of Men Chairs.
Yes, We > Me. Not just in October, but all year long.
May you all, all 45,900 winners that you are, be blessed with love, good health, and happiness, and may we all meet again next year on October 22.
Cheers!
Judi
Awards and team t-shirts are available in Jill's office. Please email teams@komenarkansas.org if you would like to get yours.
And remember that fundraising is open through November 16. There are still awards to be won.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
2009 Team Awards
I hope everyone had a GREAT time Saturday at the 16th Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure®! I'll provide an update once we have all of the numbers finalized, but I thought some of you might be interested to know the winners of the Team Awards. These were announced at the Pasta Party on Friday night.
LARGEST TEAM
Listed by Division - Team - Number of Members - Team Captain
School - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS/Cancer Institute) - 1499 - Karen Wood
Corporation - AR Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Team) - 1233 - Damona Fisher
Hospital - Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) - 1048 - Rebecca Pittillo
Community - Searcy Team - 525 - Leah Coleman
Financial/Investment - Simmons First - 380 - Amanda Horton
Non-Profit - Nurses for the Girls - 371 - Shari Erwin
Church - St Mark Baptist Church - 238 - Mattye Willis & Shelia Jones
Small Business - Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions - 153 - Trina Brickey
Government Agency - ASP Angels - 115 - Sheila Standley
Social Group/Organization - Team Coco-Let's Go Nuts - 83 - Coco Dorsey
GROW GETTER
This is the team with the largest percentile increase from last year.
Kohler Company - 318.18% increase - Teresa Lazenby
T-SHIRTS
(these are in no particular order - we simply select the top 3)
Pulaski Tech
Team Coco
Lee's Ladies
Not officially a Team Award, but closely related and announced Saturday morning:
Largest Three Miles of Men Team
Black Men United - 211 - Jesse Mason
If your team is listed above and no one has claimed your award, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).
Also, if you would like your Team T-shirt back, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).
The office is located on the 5th floor at 904 Autumn Road in Little Rock (behind IHOP off of Chenal). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thank you to all of you for your hard work and dedication. We could not be the 4th largest Komen race if it were not for our outstanding Team Captains. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Hugs,
Jill
LARGEST TEAM
Listed by Division - Team - Number of Members - Team Captain
School - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS/Cancer Institute) - 1499 - Karen Wood
Corporation - AR Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Team) - 1233 - Damona Fisher
Hospital - Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) - 1048 - Rebecca Pittillo
Community - Searcy Team - 525 - Leah Coleman
Financial/Investment - Simmons First - 380 - Amanda Horton
Non-Profit - Nurses for the Girls - 371 - Shari Erwin
Church - St Mark Baptist Church - 238 - Mattye Willis & Shelia Jones
Small Business - Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions - 153 - Trina Brickey
Government Agency - ASP Angels - 115 - Sheila Standley
Social Group/Organization - Team Coco-Let's Go Nuts - 83 - Coco Dorsey
GROW GETTER
This is the team with the largest percentile increase from last year.
Kohler Company - 318.18% increase - Teresa Lazenby
T-SHIRTS
(these are in no particular order - we simply select the top 3)
Pulaski Tech
Team Coco
Lee's Ladies
Not officially a Team Award, but closely related and announced Saturday morning:
Largest Three Miles of Men Team
Black Men United - 211 - Jesse Mason
If your team is listed above and no one has claimed your award, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).
Also, if you would like your Team T-shirt back, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).
The office is located on the 5th floor at 904 Autumn Road in Little Rock (behind IHOP off of Chenal). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thank you to all of you for your hard work and dedication. We could not be the 4th largest Komen race if it were not for our outstanding Team Captains. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Hugs,
Jill
Friday, October 2, 2009
Needed, Team T-Shirts
Wow! Race Space opened this morning at 10:00 following the blessing. It is totally awesome.
What the place really needs though are Team T-shirts. You can now drop them off at the Race Space during operating hours (below), the Affiliate offices between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or mail to the Komen for the Cure Affiliate offices at 904 Autumn Road, Suite 500, Little Rock 72211 (if you want to chance the mail this late).
I recommend taking them to the Race Space. You really need to check it out. Donna and her committee have done an amazing job on the Boutique. Even if you are already registered, you need to go by and see what they have available. Keep in mind that quantities are limited to what they have. They do not reorder. So SHOP EARLY!
The Race Space is in the same location as last year. It is at Pleasant Ridge Town Center (11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock) located 2 blocks west of I-430 and Cantrell/Hwy 10. Right beside Kitchen Co. in the shopping center.
They opened today and will be open every day until Friday, October 16th.
Hours of operation:
Mondays through Fridays: 10 AM - 7 PM
Saturdays - 10 AM - 6 PM
Sundays - 12 PM - 6 PM
(2 PM closing on Friday, October 16th)
Shop til you drop,
Jill
What the place really needs though are Team T-shirts. You can now drop them off at the Race Space during operating hours (below), the Affiliate offices between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or mail to the Komen for the Cure Affiliate offices at 904 Autumn Road, Suite 500, Little Rock 72211 (if you want to chance the mail this late).
I recommend taking them to the Race Space. You really need to check it out. Donna and her committee have done an amazing job on the Boutique. Even if you are already registered, you need to go by and see what they have available. Keep in mind that quantities are limited to what they have. They do not reorder. So SHOP EARLY!
The Race Space is in the same location as last year. It is at Pleasant Ridge Town Center (11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock) located 2 blocks west of I-430 and Cantrell/Hwy 10. Right beside Kitchen Co. in the shopping center.
They opened today and will be open every day until Friday, October 16th.
Hours of operation:
Mondays through Fridays: 10 AM - 7 PM
Saturdays - 10 AM - 6 PM
Sundays - 12 PM - 6 PM
(2 PM closing on Friday, October 16th)
Shop til you drop,
Jill
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Team T-shirts
Some of you have started plans on your team t-shirt, so I thought it might be a good time to go ahead and get this information out to you.
Over the years, many of you have asked what criteria we use in judging the t-shirts. It's probably not the answer you want, but we do not have any set criteria. It's basically what appeals to most of our judges. The judges vary from year to year. It could be committee members or other volunteers. I know, I'm not much help. Sorry.
I thought photos of last year's winners might spur you on. I was unable to obtain photos, but the team captains did provide me with graphics of their designs. Please remember that these are in no special order. We select three winners, not first, second and third. Also, remember that the theme last year was This One's for the Girls.
This first one was Arkansas Federal Credit Union. I missed most of the shirts last year but absolutely loved this one. No, I didn't judge.
Stephens.
And USPS.
And here's the information regarding the submission of your t-shirt:
Show your Team Spirit and promote your organization by creating a Team T-shirt. It is up to each team to create their own t-shirt design and have their shirts printed. These are NOT provided by Komen. And it is NOT a requirement.
Three awards will be presented for the Best Team T-shirts. This is not a first, second, third place; just three awards, period.
Please have an extra shirt printed to submit for judging. Team T-shirts must be received no later than Friday, October 9. They can be submitted with your Team Packet; mailed to the Komen Office at 904 Autumn Road, Suite 500, Little Rock, AR 72211; delivered to the office Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; or delivered to the Race Space at Pleasant Ridge Town Center during operating hours.
T-shirts will be displayed at the Race Space and at the Pasta Party (weather permitting). Awards will be presented at the Pasta Party.
DOs and DON'Ts
-Team t-shirts CANNOT use the Race logo.
-Team t-shirts CANNOT be pink except those to be worn by survivors.
-Teams can use a pink ribbon but NOT the ribbon used in the Komen logo.
-Teams can use the phrase Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure® as long as it appears exactly as written here (including the ® symbol).
Happy designing,
Jill
Over the years, many of you have asked what criteria we use in judging the t-shirts. It's probably not the answer you want, but we do not have any set criteria. It's basically what appeals to most of our judges. The judges vary from year to year. It could be committee members or other volunteers. I know, I'm not much help. Sorry.
I thought photos of last year's winners might spur you on. I was unable to obtain photos, but the team captains did provide me with graphics of their designs. Please remember that these are in no special order. We select three winners, not first, second and third. Also, remember that the theme last year was This One's for the Girls.
This first one was Arkansas Federal Credit Union. I missed most of the shirts last year but absolutely loved this one. No, I didn't judge.
Stephens.
And USPS.
And here's the information regarding the submission of your t-shirt:
Show your Team Spirit and promote your organization by creating a Team T-shirt. It is up to each team to create their own t-shirt design and have their shirts printed. These are NOT provided by Komen. And it is NOT a requirement.
Three awards will be presented for the Best Team T-shirts. This is not a first, second, third place; just three awards, period.
Please have an extra shirt printed to submit for judging. Team T-shirts must be received no later than Friday, October 9. They can be submitted with your Team Packet; mailed to the Komen Office at 904 Autumn Road, Suite 500, Little Rock, AR 72211; delivered to the office Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; or delivered to the Race Space at Pleasant Ridge Town Center during operating hours.
T-shirts will be displayed at the Race Space and at the Pasta Party (weather permitting). Awards will be presented at the Pasta Party.
DOs and DON'Ts
-Team t-shirts CANNOT use the Race logo.
-Team t-shirts CANNOT be pink except those to be worn by survivors.
-Teams can use a pink ribbon but NOT the ribbon used in the Komen logo.
-Teams can use the phrase Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure® as long as it appears exactly as written here (including the ® symbol).
Happy designing,
Jill
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