Crop For The Cure ~ A Success!

Thanks To Everyone For Coming Out
And Special Thanks To Our Generous Sponsors!
We raised over $1200!

Dinner provided by Stroud's Barbeque

 Ice Cream from The Pied Piper Creamery - East Nashville & Now in Berry Hill!

$1 a Minute Massages from Three Degrees Massage Therapy in Nolensville!

Goodie Bag / Auction Donors

Arbonne ~ Donna Barker

Avon ~ Dianne Kantorik

Cookie Lee Jewlery ~ Julia Hinkle

Creative Memories ~ Jennie Stockard

Embroidery & Gifts by KK ~ Kendra McGee

Homemade Gourmet ~ LeAnn Bauer

Pampered Chef ~ Joyce Rizer

Sassy Scrapper

Spot On Graphix ~ Dianne Kantorik

Stampin' Up ~ Stefen Brock

Staples

Thirty-one ~ Robin Dyer

Tupperware ~ Lissa Morton

Check Out Our New Banner From Goin' Postal Brentwood!

One of the blessings of this 3-Day adventure is realizing how many kind hearted people and business owners are out there willing to support our cause.  The beautiful graphic you see above is a six foot banner, donated to us by Goin' Postal Brentwood.

I know, you're thinking, "A postal service does banners?"  Yes they do!  Better yet, they do them completely stress and hassle free.  I sent our graphic to them, and their design guy had it turned around within 24 hours.  What a great team to work with! 

Now obviously, a place with a rockin' name like "Goin' Postal" is first and foremost a shipping service.  One of the cool things I just learned was that you can take your box in there to be shipped, they put it on their magic scale, and they can tell you which carrier will send it cheapest.  And, they have longer hours than the post office.

They can pack and ship, they can send faxes, copy, and laminate.  They have a mailbox service if you need a "business" address, and they sell fun shipping supplies like birthday themed padded envelopes.  Jim, the owner, is most likely going to be the friendly face you see behind the counter when you go in.  He's also dedicated space in his store for community and local business information, so be sure to allow some "browsing" time when you go in.

Goin' Postal Brentwood is located in the Kroger Shopping Center on Nolensville Road at Concord.  Or as it's known at Joyce's house - the Carrie Underwood Kroger.   Stop in and tell Jim hello ~ and thank him for supporting Music City Spirit!  And look for our awesome banner at events around town!

Goin' Postal Brentwood
6688 Nolensville Rd, Suite 111,
Brentwood, TN 37027


Phone: 615-283-3528
Fax: 615-283-3529

Brentwood@goinpostal.com
Hours: 9:00 till 6:30 M - F
9:00 till 3:00 Saturday

Our New Best Friend and The Enemy

*Gulp*

94 days to go.  93 days until we get on a plane to Baltimore.  That's like... a week less than 100.  Which means the walk is getting closer and closer.  So much to do it's overwhelming.  Not overwhelming like staring down a radiation session... insurance battles... watching your hair fall out from chemo.  Just a lot to do.  As long as we keep it in perspective, it will all be ok.

As we've discussed, there are two components to this event.  Walking.  And raising money.

Walking isn't the overwhelming part really.  It's just one foot in front of another.  For miles and miles and miles.  Julie has a scientifically unproven theory that walking is made easier by cute shoes.  It can't hurt.  She walks in her Tabbie shoes in honor of her and Annette's mom.

Our training is up to 10 miles on Saturday mornings.  One thing we're learning is that we all walk at different paces, and with different accessories.  Annette can do 10 miles and never take a sip of water.  Bridget carries her water bottle in her hand.  Joyce has to have her water ice cold and Bridget likes it room temperature.  Julie and Annette would do five miles an hour if Joyce wasn't quite certain she'd die at that pace. Bridget's the shortest, and she takes 3 steps for every 2 Julie and Joyce take. 

Shade has become our new best friend.  I mean come on... if we'd wanted to walk in this kind of weather we'd have signed up for a July walk.  By October, things should be much more manageable.  There are a lot of miles between here and fall, so for now, we love shade.  Our favorite routes involve parking at the Brentwood YMCA and not coming back to the parking lot until we've met our goal.  This plan has a couple of hidden benefits.  Our friends Jeff and Jennie live at the perfect 4 mile water stop.  And Joyce has been known to sneak off into the Y's hot tub after a long walk.  But most of all, there's lots of shade.

Time seems to be the enemy.  We never have enough of it.  Especially with summer travel and vacations in the way.  All the activities that tick off the hours on the clock, and before you know it, another day, week, month has gone by, and the To Do List is getting longer and the walk is getting closer.

The enemy is working against us on fundraising.  Each walker has to raise a minimum of $2300 in order to participate.  We're over half way there, but that's still a long way to go.  Pretty soon we'll post all the details on our Crop for the Cure.  Now just in case, like one of our team mates, you think that somehow involves a farmer's market, let me just tell you it's a scrapbooking event.  And it's gonna be awesome.

Mark your calendar for Saturday August 7th and watch this space as we continue to battle the enemy and find more best friends.

Because EVERYONE Deserves a Lifetime!

Yes, I'm really bald...

Day 3 of Joyce being bald:  I've discovered that not having hair is very freeing.  Shorter showers, less clutter on the bathroom counter, one less towel in the laundry pile.  Of course, the difference is that I CHOSE to be bald.  Chemo patients don't have a choice.  Breast cancer survivors don't have a choice.  You don't take a survey and check a box:  Cancer?  Yes.  With or Without Hair Loss?  With?  Ok great.  Move down to waiting room #3.


Here are some photos from the great head shaving adventure, which took place in my brother's garage.   And then by all means, grab some popcorn and settle in to watch the video.  That's where the real entertainment value is!   Razors, clippers, scissors, and lots and lots of hair on the garage floor.

What you won't see on video is when both of my brothers - separately - chickened out and told me they'd give me the money and I didn't have to go through with it.  And let's not even talk about my dad.  But here's the thing. Taking the money and keeping the hair wouldn't have given me any publicity.  And make no mistake -- this is ALL about raising awareness for the cause and funds for Susan G. Komen.


(By the way, the other baldy in the picture is my hubby Gary.)


So if you haven't yet donated to my walk, please click the link below and make a tax deductible donation.  I shaved my head people!  All you have to do is click!  And then do me a favor and send a link from this page to all your friends.  Tell them to check out the crazy bald mom in Nashville who believes that her children and grandchildren can grow up in a world without breast cancer. 


We walk for the future.  Theirs.  Ours.  Yours.

Joyce's 3-Day Page

Going Bald for the Cure ~ May 8, 2010

Funny how one funny little comment can completely change your world.  Oh the power of Facebook.  Watch the video for the full story on how Joyce ended up bald.



Thanks to the great Head Shaving Adventure of 2010, I met my $2300 minimum fundraising requirement -- and then some!!!!!  In 2011 I don't have a head to shave, so please help me out by donating here:  the3day.org/goto/joycerizer



Almost done, but I don't know why someone didn't tell me that washcloth looked goofy on my head. Have you visited the3day.org/goto/JoyceRizer yet?



Come on people -- that kind of entertainment is priceless! 
Every dollar is a step closer to a world without breast cancer.


Everyone Deserves A Lifetime!

Training has OFFICIALLY Begun!

There are two major elements to participating in the Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure:

1)  Fundraising
2)  Training

Each walker has to raise $2,300 in order to participate.  So please, if you can, click one of the team members links to the right and donate.  Even a $5 donation helps!

There is a 24 week Training Schedule put out by the 3-Day organizers which is designed to make sure you are READY for this adventure.  And today ~ April 26 ~ officially kicks off our 24 Week Training.  And it starts with a day of rest -- I like that!  Since our long walks are scheduled on Sat / Sun, we get Mondays off each week.  I can see that Mondays are going to become my favorite day of the week.

On tap for Week 1:
Mon - Rest
Tue - 3 Miles Walk Easy
Wed - Rest
Thu - 3 Miles Walk Moderate
Fri - 30 minutes Cross Training Easy
Sat - 3 Miles Walk Easy
Sun - 3 Miles Walk Easy

Here we go!

First Team Fundraiser!

Update ~ We earned $252 last night, which raises the thermometer to 43% of our team minimum needed.  If you're new to this blog, each walker has to raise a minimum of $2300 to participate in the Komen 3-Day.  That total was a little lower than our Youth Group usually brings in on a Saturday night, but we'll take it ~ every dollar puts us a step closer to the Cure! 

  A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out and volunteered for us!  Clearly the three of us couldn't have handled that big audience on our own. 

Tonight, Bridget, Julie & Joyce are doing our first team fundraiser at the Fifty Forward Dinner Theatre in Donelson.  We're volunteering as table waiters -- and we get to keep the tips for our 3-Day Walk!  The show is The Titanic, and it's really good.

We have a BUNCH of volunteers coming out to help us, since obviously the three of us can't do it all alone!  We'll be back with pictures and a full report later tonight.  Be thinking good thoughts that we raise a lot of money for our fundraising minimum!

Currently we're at 41% of the minimum $9,200 needed for the four of us to participate in the Komen 3-Day for the Cure.  We're on our way!