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10-16-2006, 01:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: indianapolis, indiana
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fundraiser
I would like some advice on how to go about having a fundraiser. And what kind of fundraiser do y'all think would be profitable? I live in a small town, work at the local school and a semi-local radio station advertises fundraisers on the air. In April a team of us did the Race for the Cure, and for next year I'd like to talk to the teachers to get more of them to either participate or donate, but would like to do something else. Any ideas or help would be great.
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10-16-2006, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: northshore suburb of chicago
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We were invitied to a bowling party and silent auction to raise money for breast cancer. It was in honor of someone who lost their life after a long battle with breast cancer. Her husband set up a foundation in her name and the money goes to various projects affiliated with Northwestern Memorial's Breast Cancer Center. I have also been invitied to golf outings and a night at Ravinia which is concerts in the park here on the north shore of Chicago.
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Dx:3/06 had a lumpectomy April 19, 2006
Her2+ er/pr- Stage I Grade 3 tumor size 1.4 cm, node negative
AC 4 dense doses
34 radiation treatments including booster doses
receiving herceptin every 3 weeks since late August 2006 for 12 months
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10-16-2006, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
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Junaita,
Good luck getting the teachers involved. I worked for the biggest teacher's union and found that the majority of teachers didn't have the funds to contribute. You could go to all your local merchants and get them to donate gift certificates or services and sell raffle tickets.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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04-12-2007, 05:23 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1
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Fundraisers
I have been doing book fairs and fundraisers and have had great responses from teachers...
Email me if you want more information!
stephsjazzypurses@yahoo.com
I'd love to get you started and you can earn free books or cash!!!
Steph |
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04-13-2007, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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Juanita...
I am CURRENTLY working on fund raisers for the American Cancer Society and Making Strides Against BC. We are planning a corporate wide Bake Sale (there are 2000 empoloyees in our office) where we ask EVERYONE to bring in a donation (we will do this one day in May and one day in June). Also, JDRF who HOARDS the fund raising here is considering letting us in and split the profits. One event they have that is a RIOT is a "cow plop". People buy chances as to which number the cow will poop on (yes there IS a real cow). On a specified day, a local farmer brings a cow to the parking lot that we have numbered off and wherever the "cow plops" that person wins what ever the prize # is and if multiple winners, they split the winnings...TOOO fun. We also hold a book drive, they are having an "evening out" at the local health spa complete with hor deurves, silent auction. Good luck. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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04-13-2007, 12:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Rhonda
You made me laugh as they are having a "Bullshit" contest here too....only they also pay off for splatters....gee only in the midwest do we know how to have fun!
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Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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