Join our Team!

If you have been thinking about signing up for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, now is the time!  Join my team by June 22nd and we will both receive a $35 gift card to use on 3-Day gear.  To register, follow the instructions below:

1. Register online by clicking here.

2. Enter the discount code BRINGAFRIEND in the online registration form.

3. When the registration form asks for the ID# of the friend who referred you, enter this Participant ID: 4100132

It's that easy!

Yard/Bake Sale

Just a reminder that our 3-Day yard/bake sale is tomorrow.

Upcoming Fundraiser

It is time for another team fundraiser.  Our team is having another yard/bake sale this Saturday, April 10th at Brock Cabinet Shop.  We hope you will come out and support our team!

We still have raffle tickets for sale.  The drawing will be May 15th.  We have some great prizes including an iPod touch, $100 Gap gift card and $50 gift card.  Get your tickets soon.  $1 donation each.

Time to CELEBRATE!

Heather and I both reached our minimum donation amounts today!  And...Mandy is almost half-way there.  Our team has raised almost $7,500!!  I want to thank everyone who has donated as well as those who have promised to donate.  Without your support this would not be possible.

Totally Awesome Giveaway

One of my favorite blogs, Alexis Miller's Photography Tips, is hosting a fantastic giveaway.  It is for a Nikon D80 with a Nikon 24-85mm lens.  Enter fast because the contest ends March 18th at midnight!

Welcome Carma!

Cindy's friend, Carma, joined our team tonight.  Our team goal is now $22,500.  Hopefully the money we raise will get us one step closer to finding a cure for this awful disease.  Please consider making a donation today to help us reach our goal.  Click here to donate.

Yard Sale was a Success!

The Yard/Bake Sale was a huge success!  Thanks to everyone that came out to support us.

We are currently planning another one in April or May so keep checking back for more details.

Yard Sale Day 1 and a New Team Member

Today was day 1 of our yard/bake sale.  We had an excellent turnout.  The generosity and support we received was overwhelming.  We received more items this afternoon and found a few boxes of items that we had forgotten to unpack.  So we still have a ton of great items for sale!  Stop by tomorrow for day 2...I'm sure you will find something you need!

We also have a new team member.  Welcome to the team, Theresa.  We are glad you joined us!

Join our Team!

If you have been thinking of joining our 3-Day team, now is the perfect time!  From today through March 9th you can receive $25 off of the registration fee by using the coupon code RESOLVE.  All you have to do to get started is click here.  Don't wait, JOIN TODAY.

Welcome KK!

I am so happy my aunt KK has joined our 3-Day team.  Our team goal is now $16,500 so we really need everyone's help!  Thanks so much to those who have donated.  Your donations will make a difference.  To donate, click here.  Or you can join our team by clicking here.

Happy Valentine's Day to Me!

I ran in Macy's at lunch today and saw something I couldn't resist.  I LOVE martini glasses, especially the cute hand-painted ones by Lolita.  Well today I saw a pink ribbon martini glass.  I thought it would be a great addition to the ones I already have.  And of course, a portion of the proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  So it was a win-win situation!  There is also a recipe for a pink ribbon martini on the bottom:  2 ounces vodka, 3 ounces pink lemonade and 1 ounce triple sec.  Sounds yummy!

Half Way There!!!!!

I received an email from Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure telling me that I am half way to my minimum fundraising goal!  I am so amazed by the generosity of my friends, family, co-workers and strangers!  Thanks to all who have donated so far.  Your donation will make a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

The following information was also in the email I received.  For those of you who haven't donated yet, please keep this information in mind.

Did you know that virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer has been touched by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®? That we've helped train more than 400 breast cancer researchers and funded more than 1,800 research projects over the past 27 years? That we've provided more money for breast cancer research and community health programs than any entity besides the U.S. government? Komen for the Cure's goal is to "energize science to find the cures.” We are proud of our contribution to some real victories:

• More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).
• More hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).
• More research - the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982).
• More survivors - America’s 2.5 million breast cancers survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and science to save lives.

For Your Valentine!

Make a donation honor of your loved one for Valentine's Day.  You can do so by clicking here.  Then send me an email with their information and I'll send them a special Valentine card to let them know.

Helping to eradicate breast cancer would be the best gift you could ever give!

Breast Cancer Awareness Items for Sale

Our team has the following Breast Cancer Awareness items for sale.  All proceeds will go toward our fundraising efforts for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.  If you would like to purchase one of the following items, please email Lori.


2010 - 2011 Pocket Calendars - $5 each - The calendar is the size of a checkbook and fits easily in your purse.  There are three cover styles to choose from:  Hearts, Floral and Hope.  Each calendar comes with 32 stickers - 8 each with "Happy Birthday," "Dr. Visit," "Meeting" and "Don't Forget."

Badge Holders - $5 each - These badge holders are white with pink breast ribbons.   

Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets - $3 each - There are four sayings to choose from:  Hope, Strength, Faith and Survivor. 

Welcome Randa!

I am so excited that Randa Duke has joined our team!  We now have six team members and our goal is up to $15,000 so keep those donations coming in.

To make a donation, click the donate button to the right.  If you would like to join our team, click here.

Another Team Member

We are excited to have another team member.  This new addition means we will be $2,300 closer to finding a cure for breast cancer.  Thanks so much to Heather Hays for joining our team!  I promise, camping will not be that bad.  :-)

Why I'm Walking

I am walking because...

• 480 people a day are diagnosed with breast cancer!
• 111 people a day die from breast cancer!
• Compared to that, walking 20 miles a day is NOTHING!

A great day!!!

What a great day..I received another donation!  I also walked 4 miles at Heritage Park and then spent time playing with Vivian.  It was a beautiful day to be outside and any day with Vivian is fun.

I have added two list to the right showing the people I am walking in memory or celebration of.  If you would like for me to walk in memory/celebration of your loved one, please let me know.  I would be honored to add them to the list.  

Training Week 1

Well my first week of training went very well.  I walked almost 16 miles this week which is huge for me.  I have been sitting on my behind a lot lately so it felt great to exercise.

We have set a date for our yard sale.  It will be March 6th.  Let me know if you have anything you want to donate.

So much bigger...

I sent fundraising emails out last Friday night and had received $740 in donations by Tuesday (from only 8 donors!!). I have been amazed by the generosity people have shown. I was sitting at work Wednesday when I got an email on my Blackberry. The subject said "A donation was made on your behalf." You can imagine that this is my favorite email to receive! I opened the email to see who had donated. It was a woman whose name I had never heard before and she donated $100. To me that is a huge donation...especially from a stranger. So I logged in to the website to send her a thank you and saw the message she had sent. It said that she had a cousin that is battling breast cancer and another cousin who died from it last Friday at the age of 47. Then she wrote life is too short...thank you so much for doing this. My eyes started filling with tears as I realized that this is so much bigger that I had thought. I'm not just doing this for my mom or myself or Vivian. I am doing this to make the world a better place for ALL WOMEN!


If you haven't donated, please do so by clicking the picture below.  If you cannot make a monetary donation, please help by spreading the word. 

New Team Member!

I am super excited to welcome Brandi Kelso to our 3-Day for the Cure Team!  Brandi is energetic, highly entertaining and will be a huge asset to our team!

If anyone else is interested in joining, go to www.the3day.org/goto/brock360.  The larger our team, the more money we will be able to raise.

Thanks again, Brandi.  Welcome to the team!

Yard Sale

Our team, Brock 360 for the Cure, is planning a yard sale this spring.  Please let me know if you have any items that you would like to donate.  All proceeds from the yard sale will go to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.  Thanks for your support!!!

Training Day 1

It wasn't easy getting out of bed at 5 a.m. but it was worth it.  I got a great walk in and felt wonderful afterward! Plus, I got to see an amazing sunrise on my way back from the gym that I would have completely missed if I had slept in.  It is things like this that make me so thankful for all the blessings of life!

Training starts in the morning!

Well, I have my official training schedule all mapped out.  I will be starting in the morning.  I plan to walk on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and cross-train on Tuesday and Thursday.  And while I am very excited about the 3-Day, I have been a little slow getting started on the training.  I'm not looking forward to hitting the gym in the morning when it is 15 degrees outside but I keep telling myself that it is better than chemo!!!  So I plan to suck it up in the morning and be glad that I am healthy enough to be at the gym.

I got another donation yesterday and I have had numerous people telling me they will donate.  I truly appreciate everyone's support!