Raffle!
Longish Update:* The Curb for the Cure event was unique. Relay for Life isn't just about fundraising, it's about raising awareness. In that regard, I think this event was a success. I set up signs, got my water bottle and my lawnchair, and got more strange looks and supportive honks than I did change or donations.
What touched me were the donations we DID receive. My only solo donation was from a woman in a beat-up little sedan and a backseat full of kids. It was only a handful of change. She tearfully explained that she wanted to do more for a good cause, but it was all she had. It was so much more than most everyone else had done. It was a very humbling experience, but suddenly I was very glad to be there.
Kyia and her daughter came around 5 and helped out. I was SO Grateful for the company! They helped hold signs. A woman came a block and a half from her bus stop to give Kyia her last handful of change and take a brochure, then walked back the way she came; she had gone out of her way just to give Relay for Life about a dollar.
I was glad for the honks of support we got, and the smokers who saw the signs and were reminded enough to put out their cigarettes.
Kyia's daughter got a $5 bill from a beat-up station wagon. I got another dollar from a woman in an older truck. It was really touching that the people who gave the most were the ones who had the least.
* BAKE SALE was a gigantic success! HUGE thanks to everyone who participated! We raised about $160, had several bakers who weren't officially on the team, and TONS of customers. This was a great idea, thanks especially to the Reception Team and to everyone who helped bake. I'm not aware of everyone who brought something, but here are a few I wrote down: Lisa W, Erin Van O, Kyia H, Ginger B, Bethany S, Emily W, Cathy R, and Nigel L. I would LOVE to send thank-you cards to everyone so if I missed anyone, would you please email and let me know? We're planning to do another one in June, so if you have any ideas on how to improve on it, let me know!
* Raffle is ready to go. If you want to check out tickets to sell, send me an email and I will route them to you.
* Tinker is coming on Wednesday to the Journal Club to give a talk on the ACS and Relay for Life. It's noon - 1pm. It'd be great if as many of us that can go. An invite has been sent and I have fliers up around campus.
* I put fliers with Cancer facts around campus in the bathrooms today :)
* Bread for the Cure is still going on MWF. Emily is so great about updating the intranet if you're interested.
* Jules D brought up selling Krispy Kremes- we could ask a dept to sponser the initial capital, go fetch, and sell them in front of the WalMart or in lunchrooms. I don't think this would take much to get set up.
* We should have a meeting, just hang out and throw around ideas. Anyone feel like getting together this week? Sorry it's short-notice, but we could get together tomorrow at noon, before Tinker's talk, so that we can be prepared at the Journal Club meeting. Noon, Bldg E lunchroom on Tuesday if you can make it. I'll send an evite!
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