June 25, 2010
How is Avery Doing?
Avery - enjoying water and with dad and mom
Little Avery is doing great.
Her body is healing wonderfully. She is learning new things every day and delighting her parents, brothers and everyone who knows her. She is goodhearted and fun to be around.
Yesterday, Avery got to ring the bell at the hospital! The bell ringing at the children’s hospital signifies that SHE IS DONE WITH CHEMO. A new MRI of her neck and a CT of her lungs is scheduled for June 28. We hope it all comes clean and clear, and then both parents and friends can relax and enjoy the summer with this amazing little girl.
Every day, Avery learns more words, NO and MINE among them. When doctors try to touch the port on her chest, Avery puts her hand over it and loudly says “NO”!
She learned the words Hot and Bubbles. She has started picking flowers from her garden, bringing them to her nose and smelling them.
Avery participated with family, friends and well wishers in the Garden City Relay for Life event. This little toddler was described as “the face of the Relay. ” Team Avery raised over $8,000 for the American Cancer Society and was given the award for Team Rookie of the Year.
Avery’s diagnosis last year with non-rhabdomyosarcoma, deeply touched everyone who knows her story. This rare form of cancer has the characteristics of three different types of cancer, all in one. By the time Avery was diagnosed in October, it had already spread to her lungs and was ranked Stage 4. After four rounds of chemotherapy, her cancer had shrunk and there are now no traces of lesions in her lungs.
I will keep you updated on Avery’s progress.
Best of luck, little angel! Keep growing, flourishing, and learning.
May 24, 2010
Relay for Life of Canton, 2010
Relay for Life of Canton, 2010
Last weekend, RepairClinic.com participated in the Relay for Life fundraiser in Canton, Michigan. This is an inspiring event that celebrates the lives of people who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and fights back against the disease by raising money for research. All the money is donated to the American Cancer Society.
At the Canton Relay, teams of people camp out at our local park and take turns walking or running around a path surrounding a small pond. This is the second year that RepairClinic has participated in this event and we all find it very moving and inspiring. The event starts with the survivor’s walk. Participants stand on the sidelines and cheer those who have battled the disease. I always cry when I look around me and see young children, mothers with babies, middle aged people, senior citizens. No one is immune to this disease. Still, as hard as it is, there is healing and comfort in the support and cheers from other people, in their love and encouragement.
This year’s Relay was a huge success. These are the official numbers:
The Relay For Life of Canton celebrated 347 survivors, had 1,283 participants, honored the battle of over 3,630 loved ones with luminaria and raised $248,062 for the fight against cancer! We exceeded the community’s fund-raising goal by $8,062!
RepairClinic thanks all of you for your help.
May 5, 2010
RepairClinic.com Raising Money for Cancer Research
RepairClinic.com Outreach Committee
RepairClinic’s Health and Wellness committee held a fundraiser luncheon for all our employees yesterday. They were helping our Outreach committee raise money for Relay For Life®.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® is a fund-raising event that gives people around the world a chance to celebrate the lives of cancer survivors and people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Relay For Life® raises much-needed funds and awareness to help the American Cancer Society save lives from cancer.
At RepairClinic.com, our Outreach team has been collecting money for Relay For Life® for a number of months now. We held three fund-raising luncheons. RepairClinic donated a large number of items for a popular employee bargain sale (we raised $896 there). Different individuals in our group have been doing their part to inform their families and friends and raise money that way. Our goal is $2000. We are slowly getting there.
For yesterday’s luncheon, we had a healthy spread – a lovely salad bar with lots of toppings. This was on the menu:
- Fresh, crisp lettuce
- Baby spinach
- Several kinds of rolls
- Meats: turkey, ham, salami
- Hard boiled eggs
- Vegetables: onions, cucumbers, tomatoes
- Beans: garbanzo, black and sunflowers seeds
For dessert we had brownies, lemon bars, a number of delicious cookies.
Our lunch was a success and we raised over $345.00 towards our goal.
Relay for Life is taking place Saturday, May 15th and Sunday May 16th. Our team will be there the entire weekend. Please help us with your donation!
March 24, 2010
Relay For Life®
Relay for Life
Dear friends,
This year, I am participating again in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® with a team from RepairClinic.com (our team is called The Fix it Crew!) I hope that you will support our efforts with a donation.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® is a fund-raising event that gives people across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of cancer survivors and people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Relay For Life® raises much-needed funds and awareness to help the American Cancer Society save lives from cancer.
Please support me in my efforts by visiting my personal web page to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation.
Thanks to your support, the American Cancer Society can:
- Help people stay well by helping them to take steps to prevent cancer or detect it early, when it’s most treatable.
- Help people get well by providing around-the-clock assistance and support
- Find cures by funding groundbreaking research that helps us understand the causes of cancer, determine how best to prevent it, and discover new ways to cure it
- Fight back by working with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight
Each of us has our own reasons for caring about the fight against cancer … whatever your reasons, I hope you’ll choose to make a difference by making a donation online to support my efforts. Together we can save lives.
Thank you and I will keep you updated on my progress.
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