The 5th meeting of the Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure took place on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
93 days to RACE DAY!
Ellen announced that Jimmie Lou Fisher, former Arkansas State Treasurer, is serving as Honorary Chair for our 2009 Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure. Jimmie Lou is a recent breast cancer survivor and is undergoing treatment.
Sherrye McBryde announced that we have a new website this year designed through National. We are one of ten pilot affiliates. It should be active, hopefully, tomorrow: www.komenarkansas.org. Sherrye also demonstrated to the committee how easy it is to design your personal Because I Care page and communicate with your friends to ask them to support you once you have registered for the Race online. One small kink in the process can be adding photos to your page; they can only be 200kb in size. You can go to www.shrinkpictures.com and create a smaller image of your photo for this purpose.
Our honored guests today were Caroline Cline and her sister Elizabeth. Caroline is the winner of the 2009 Kids for the Cure art contest. Her design will be featured on the KFTC t-shirts this year. (I’ll post the design in the next few days. It will be announced Friday on Channel 7’s Good Morning Arkansas at 9:00 a.m.)
Mary-Margaret reported that we are channeling our inner teenager and pumping up for the Team Captain Party on Sunday at the Hayes Center in North Little Rock from 2:00 to 4:00. Everyone was encouraged to put on their active wear and head for the center for a great time. It will be interesting to see the creativity of some of the booths. Sounds like there are going to be some yummy booths in addition to Papa John’s Pizza. She kind of reminded us that “it’s MY RACE to win.”
Susan Talley Brown reported that the Team Captain Kit is being finalized and is now available online. The buttons are in and you can get yours at the party on Sunday. The team captain gift has been ordered – and you are going to love them.
Volunteers are needed to help people register at the Arkansas Travelers game on August 21, 22 and 23. We are planning a Volunteer Round-up Party on September 10 at the warehouse instead of an after-race Volunteer Thank You Party.
Communications has been getting media requests already and it is 93 days until the race. The race blog is now active: http://komenarkansasblog.com.
The Press Conference is scheduled for August 12 at 10:30 a.m. at War Memorial Stadium on the field in the south end zone. Donna said she will keep it short but exciting. It might be a little noisy at the beginning – what surprise has Donna cooked up for us?
Fit for the Cure is set for kick-off on Labor Day at 6:30 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium on the field. The program will be for six weeks on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30. This is for everyone who wants to prepare for the Race whether they plan to run, walk or walk quickly. Volunteers are needed as leaders. Tbyrd promises to have someone there to help make that happen (whatever that is) for those participating. The only way to register for the Fitness Program is to register online and pick the Fitness Program from the options on that page. It is limited to 500 participants!! Register early.
Pasta Party will be selling tickets at the Team Captain Party. The Pasta Party will be at Dickey-Stephens Park this year.
Three Miles of Men has been contacted by other affiliates wanting to learn what we’re doing. For the first time, we have an Honorary Three Miles of Men Chair, Anthony Lucas, former Arkansas Razorback and NFL player. He will attend the Press Conference, Pasta Party, Tailgate Party and who knows what else.
Tinkled Pink has their fliers ready. The form is available on the website. This sponsorship is a lot of bang for the buck at $100 to decorate a porta-potty that will be seen by MANY people.
Put a Fork in It has secured 34 restaurants to participate so far. The restaurants will be listed on the website. These restaurants will give Komen 10% of the gross sales of race day. So, go eat after the race at those restaurants.
The Pink Martini Party is shaping up for September 12 at the home of Chip and Cindy Murphy. Tickets are $75. They will have a live auction and live music. Dress is casual chic.
Sponsorship Committee has outdone themselves. Great job!
Ellen, our fearless Chair, celebrated the 8 year anniversary of her diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer last Friday with a haircut. As she came out of the salon, she was greeted by her friend Mary Ellen, her mom, her daughters and I’m not sure who else. Mary Ellen uses the same hair dresser and, in honor of Ellen’s 8 years, also got a haircut and donated 8 inches to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths.
The next meeting is Wednesday, August 19.
Thanks,
Jill
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Komen Captains
It's been a while since I mentioned our social network, Komen Captains (click here for previous post), and wanted to remind you to join if you haven't already. I think activity will pick up next week after the Team Captain Party.
We've also made a change in regards to joining Komen Captains. For some reason, some of the invitations that I have sent out for people to join have not been received. That is not good. With this change, you no longer have to receive an invitation to join. Just go to www.komencaptains.com and sign up.
While signing up, you will be required to provide a photo for your profile. I was running a test using a computer that didn't have a photo on it, so I wanted you to be forewarned.
After I approve your request to join, an email will be sent notifying you of the approval and that you can now access the network.
My apologies to those who have tried to join and been unable to do so. I hope this will take care of the problem.
Also, if you have any questions or issues that you think I need to cover here or would like to put your 2 cents worth in, please let me know.
Thanks for all of your support,
Jill
We've also made a change in regards to joining Komen Captains. For some reason, some of the invitations that I have sent out for people to join have not been received. That is not good. With this change, you no longer have to receive an invitation to join. Just go to www.komencaptains.com and sign up.
While signing up, you will be required to provide a photo for your profile. I was running a test using a computer that didn't have a photo on it, so I wanted you to be forewarned.
After I approve your request to join, an email will be sent notifying you of the approval and that you can now access the network.
My apologies to those who have tried to join and been unable to do so. I hope this will take care of the problem.
Also, if you have any questions or issues that you think I need to cover here or would like to put your 2 cents worth in, please let me know.
Thanks for all of your support,
Jill
Friday, July 10, 2009
Kids for the Cure
You don’t have to be a grown-up to participate in the Race or to raise money to end breast cancer. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure® has added a new participation event this year, Kids for the Cure®.
Kids aged 12 and under are encouraged to register. Children who register as Kids for the Cure® will have their very own youth sized t-shirts. However, only 3000 shirts will be ordered, so kids need to register early.
The winning design of a recent art contest will be the artwork for the 2009 Kids for the Cure® Race shirt! Channel 7 will announce the winner of this contest on Good Morning Arkansas on Friday, July 17, at 9:00 a.m.
In order to receive one of the T-shirts, children MUST be registered in the Kids for the Cure® program.
Funds from the Race for the Cure® are used to help eliminate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease and are used for education, screening, treatment and research programs.
OK, I can’t emphasize enough that you need to get your team to register ONLINE and register early once registration opens. If kids sign up for this using the offline forms, it’s a pretty good bet that they will miss out on this. There will ONLY be 3000 shirts ordered and there will NOT be another order and there are no shirt substitutions. It will also be hard to exchange sizes – you can’t until race space opens and then only if they are available. Sizes will be issued as requested while that size lasts. Once a size is gone, we will go to the next size. Let me say again, when all 3000 Kids for the Cure® shirts are gone, they are gone; there is no reorder or substitution.
I have a feeling that questions are going to come up regarding children 5 and under (who normally do not pay). Children 5 and under still do not have to pay, BUT they do NOT receive a t-shirt. If you want a Kids for the Cure® shirt for a child 5 or under, they must be registered for Kids for the Cure® and pay the entry fee.
Please remember that these shirts are Youth sizes Small, Medium and Large.
Thanks,
Jill
Kids aged 12 and under are encouraged to register. Children who register as Kids for the Cure® will have their very own youth sized t-shirts. However, only 3000 shirts will be ordered, so kids need to register early.
The winning design of a recent art contest will be the artwork for the 2009 Kids for the Cure® Race shirt! Channel 7 will announce the winner of this contest on Good Morning Arkansas on Friday, July 17, at 9:00 a.m.
In order to receive one of the T-shirts, children MUST be registered in the Kids for the Cure® program.
Funds from the Race for the Cure® are used to help eliminate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease and are used for education, screening, treatment and research programs.
OK, I can’t emphasize enough that you need to get your team to register ONLINE and register early once registration opens. If kids sign up for this using the offline forms, it’s a pretty good bet that they will miss out on this. There will ONLY be 3000 shirts ordered and there will NOT be another order and there are no shirt substitutions. It will also be hard to exchange sizes – you can’t until race space opens and then only if they are available. Sizes will be issued as requested while that size lasts. Once a size is gone, we will go to the next size. Let me say again, when all 3000 Kids for the Cure® shirts are gone, they are gone; there is no reorder or substitution.
I have a feeling that questions are going to come up regarding children 5 and under (who normally do not pay). Children 5 and under still do not have to pay, BUT they do NOT receive a t-shirt. If you want a Kids for the Cure® shirt for a child 5 or under, they must be registered for Kids for the Cure® and pay the entry fee.
Please remember that these shirts are Youth sizes Small, Medium and Large.
Thanks,
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
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Why?
Why would my team members want to register ONline?
1) It's quick and easy.
2) Race t-shirt and bib will be mailed directly to the participant at the address they use when they register.
3) T-shirts should be received sooner than those for OFFline team registrants. (Although shipping does not begin until about the first of September, ONline registrations are processed pretty much in the order that they are received. We will not begin processing OFFline teams until after the middle of September.)
4) Chances are better to get the correct size t-shirt as processing begins for ONline first.
5) Your team member can register for Train for the Cure at the same time. (This is limited to the first 500 who register.)
6) If a child is interested in registering for Kids for the Cure, they have a better chance by registering ONline early. (There will only be 3000 Kids for the Cure t-shirts available.)
Why do I want my team members to register ONline?
1) For all of the above reasons.
2) Easier on you. Once they have registered, you can pretty much sit back and relax other than arranging for a team t-shirt or any special events or treats if applicable.
Remember that the Team Captain Party is Sunday, July 19, and ONline registration should open the same day. Even if your team registered ONline last year, you will need to register yourself and set your team up so that your team members can join the team. Personal information carries over from year to year but team information does not.
Thanks,
Jill
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Team Captain Party
Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure
NEW FORMAT for this event!!!!
Please join us
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2:00 to 4:00
Patrick Henry Hays Senior Citizens Center
401 West Pershing
North Little Rock, AR 72114
NEW FORMAT:
In an effort to improve our meeting, we will be having a "fair"
with booths for the different parts of the race.
You will be able to go to any and all of them
to meet your need for information.
Don’t miss the Boutique.
Thank you Papa Johns for the pizza.
Teams are sponsored by:
Updated website available around July 15: http://www.komenarkansas.org/
Team blog: http://arrftcteams.blogspot.com/
Team Social Network: http://www.komencaptains.com/
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Race Committee Meeting #4
The 4th meeting of the Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure took place on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
125 days to RACE DAY!
The Put a Fork in It Committee sent out 175 letters to local restaurants asking them to participate in this event. Responses are starting to come in. A brochure will be printed to let Race participants know which restaurants are included.
A blog is being developed for the Race.
Sixty entries were received for the Kids for the Cure art contest. The committee has narrowed this down to 20. They hope to announce the winner within a couple of weeks.
The Team Captain Party plans are underway. It will be set up kind of like a career day or science fair. (Don’t forget that the Boutique will also be set up and will have items available now that will not be available by the time Race Space opens in October.)
The Team Captain buttons have been ordered and they are working on a Thank You gift.
The Hot Pink Heroes Luncheon has been scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at Juanita’s. The Because I Care t-shirts will be purple this year with white lettering. The newer ribbon (in the Komen logo) will be used for the I. Top prize will be a travel package to include luggage and airline tickets. Second prize is a piece of jewelry from Stanley’s Jewelry.
Tinkled Pink is working on a flyer but has already “sold” some of the porta-potties to prior participants. (Let us know if your organization is interested in decorating one. Fee is $100 and you do NOT have to do the un-decorating.)
We’re going to Paint the Town Pink. If you have any ideas for this, please let us know.
Remember to register for Train for the Cure when you register online for the Race. There will be a button to click on for this. It is limited to the first 500. This option will disappear once 500 have registered. The first session will be on Labor Day, September 7, at War Memorial Stadium from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sessions are on Mondays and Thursdays. (I imagine this will be a fun time for all with Tbyrd heading it up.)
Sherrye McBryde provided the Executive Director report:
We are very close to the conversion of our new software and website. We have been cleaning up the database and getting it ready for this conversion.
The Community Profile has been completed. This helps to know where to focus the money which is raised. A brief summary of the profile shows that 12.5% of Arkansas families are at or below the poverty level; the median income in Arkansas is $37,555. Both of these put Arkansas 49th out of the 50 states. 22.7% of Arkansas women aged 18 to 64 have no insurance. One positive note is that our mortality rate is equal to the national average. Through this report, the affiliate has determined that they should focus on 20 of the counties in their service area which have no fixed mammography services.
The next meeting is Wednesday, July 15.
Thanks,
Jill
125 days to RACE DAY!
The Put a Fork in It Committee sent out 175 letters to local restaurants asking them to participate in this event. Responses are starting to come in. A brochure will be printed to let Race participants know which restaurants are included.
A blog is being developed for the Race.
Sixty entries were received for the Kids for the Cure art contest. The committee has narrowed this down to 20. They hope to announce the winner within a couple of weeks.
The Team Captain Party plans are underway. It will be set up kind of like a career day or science fair. (Don’t forget that the Boutique will also be set up and will have items available now that will not be available by the time Race Space opens in October.)
The Team Captain buttons have been ordered and they are working on a Thank You gift.
The Hot Pink Heroes Luncheon has been scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at Juanita’s. The Because I Care t-shirts will be purple this year with white lettering. The newer ribbon (in the Komen logo) will be used for the I. Top prize will be a travel package to include luggage and airline tickets. Second prize is a piece of jewelry from Stanley’s Jewelry.
Tinkled Pink is working on a flyer but has already “sold” some of the porta-potties to prior participants. (Let us know if your organization is interested in decorating one. Fee is $100 and you do NOT have to do the un-decorating.)
We’re going to Paint the Town Pink. If you have any ideas for this, please let us know.
Remember to register for Train for the Cure when you register online for the Race. There will be a button to click on for this. It is limited to the first 500. This option will disappear once 500 have registered. The first session will be on Labor Day, September 7, at War Memorial Stadium from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sessions are on Mondays and Thursdays. (I imagine this will be a fun time for all with Tbyrd heading it up.)
Sherrye McBryde provided the Executive Director report:
We are very close to the conversion of our new software and website. We have been cleaning up the database and getting it ready for this conversion.
The Community Profile has been completed. This helps to know where to focus the money which is raised. A brief summary of the profile shows that 12.5% of Arkansas families are at or below the poverty level; the median income in Arkansas is $37,555. Both of these put Arkansas 49th out of the 50 states. 22.7% of Arkansas women aged 18 to 64 have no insurance. One positive note is that our mortality rate is equal to the national average. Through this report, the affiliate has determined that they should focus on 20 of the counties in their service area which have no fixed mammography services.
The next meeting is Wednesday, July 15.
Thanks,
Jill
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