Breast Cancer PledgePage by Erin-Joi
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Current Fundraisers!
Ebay Auctions .. Pin Sales
Half.com Sales
Yard Sale April 3, 2004 was a success! Almost $600 raised! Our next yard sale will be the first Saturday in October. If you have items to donate, we will be collecting during the month of September.
If you would like to donate, you can email me for a mailing address and to which walk to address the check. erinjoi@hotmail.com
Having recently received the results of my first mammogram, I am moved to reflection. (The mammogram and the subsequent sonogram were negative.) There are so many women who do not have the support of insurance or family to help them when they need to have a test or to deal with the results. This is one of the reasons that I am so passionate about continuing to walk in the Breast Cancer Walks. To read more about each of the walks that I will be doing, visit the donate section of this web site.
The more I talk to people about walking against breast cancer, the more I realize that there are few people who have not been touched by breast cancer. 2001 was the tenth year since the passing of my mother-in-law. She didn't live to see her only son grown and married. My husband wanted to do something in memory. Then we heard about the 3-Day. What a fabulous way to remember his mother. And everyone else who has fought breast cancer, including Aunt Bertha. Each year there are fewer people who have not felt the touch of breast cancer in their lives. This is a wonderful way to slow that progression.
In 2003, Dad walked with me in both the Avon walk for Breast Cancer in DC and the Atlanta Walk for Breast Cancer in Atlanta. Dad was struck by the ages of some of the walking survivors. He, like many, thinks of breast cancer as a disease striking women in their 50's or older. The truth is that breast cancer can strike anyone at any age. One of the board members of the Atlanta walk had HIS mastectomy at the tender age of 14. In the fall of 2003, we heard of Andi Collins, a 16 year old athlete who lost her fight. Stories like these help keep our feet moving and spur us to keep fundraising. So in 2004, Dad has already said he will walk in both DC and Atlanta with me again. My wonderful husband Lyle and Mom will join us on the crew.
For the 2004 walk season, our team is growing.
Here is the current roster for the Walkin' Families Team!
Erin-Joi Collins McNeal, captain, walker
Joe Collins, walker
Lyle McNeal, crew
Joyce Collins, medical crew
Kristi Wall, walker
Robin Waterfall, walker
Ted Waterfall, crew
Cathy Petry, crew
Jung Kim, walker
Paula Rauscher, alternating walking and crew
Team members will be participating in DC, Atlanta, and maybe more cities. Thanks Team!
I will be carrying the names of survivors and the fallen on my walk. If there are folks for whom celebration or memory is needed, please send me their names. These can be people with any kind of cancer. (Research doesn't happen in a vacuum!) They will be with me in spirit as I walk.
Email me for an address to which to send checks and to whom they should be made out. If you would prefer to donate by credit card or direct payment from a bank account, you can use Paypal. Click on the three ribbons below to be connected to Paypal. This way I can apply the money to the account that needs it. To donate through Paypal click these ribbonsI dream of a day when we will no longer need pink ribbons!
My tired feet and I thank you for all that you do. Sincerely, Erin-Joi
2001 3-Day Atlanta #3541
2002 Komen Race for the Cure, Atlanta #8824
2002 3-Day Atlanta #1538
2003 Avon Walk, Washington DC #1012 (Dad was #1013!)
2003 Komen Race for the Cure, Atlanta #6246 (Lyle was #6987!)
2003 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer #W0032
2004 Avon Walk, Washington DC #451281
2004 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer #W0003
Ebay Auctions .. Pin Sales
Half.com Sales
Yard Sale April 3, 2004 was a success! Almost $600 raised! Our next yard sale will be the first Saturday in October. If you have items to donate, we will be collecting during the month of September.
If you would like to donate, you can email me for a mailing address and to which walk to address the check. erinjoi@hotmail.com
Having recently received the results of my first mammogram, I am moved to reflection. (The mammogram and the subsequent sonogram were negative.) There are so many women who do not have the support of insurance or family to help them when they need to have a test or to deal with the results. This is one of the reasons that I am so passionate about continuing to walk in the Breast Cancer Walks. To read more about each of the walks that I will be doing, visit the donate section of this web site.
The more I talk to people about walking against breast cancer, the more I realize that there are few people who have not been touched by breast cancer. 2001 was the tenth year since the passing of my mother-in-law. She didn't live to see her only son grown and married. My husband wanted to do something in memory. Then we heard about the 3-Day. What a fabulous way to remember his mother. And everyone else who has fought breast cancer, including Aunt Bertha. Each year there are fewer people who have not felt the touch of breast cancer in their lives. This is a wonderful way to slow that progression.
In 2003, Dad walked with me in both the Avon walk for Breast Cancer in DC and the Atlanta Walk for Breast Cancer in Atlanta. Dad was struck by the ages of some of the walking survivors. He, like many, thinks of breast cancer as a disease striking women in their 50's or older. The truth is that breast cancer can strike anyone at any age. One of the board members of the Atlanta walk had HIS mastectomy at the tender age of 14. In the fall of 2003, we heard of Andi Collins, a 16 year old athlete who lost her fight. Stories like these help keep our feet moving and spur us to keep fundraising. So in 2004, Dad has already said he will walk in both DC and Atlanta with me again. My wonderful husband Lyle and Mom will join us on the crew.
Here is the current roster for the Walkin' Families Team!
Erin-Joi Collins McNeal, captain, walker
Joe Collins, walker
Lyle McNeal, crew
Joyce Collins, medical crew
Kristi Wall, walker
Robin Waterfall, walker
Ted Waterfall, crew
Cathy Petry, crew
Jung Kim, walker
Paula Rauscher, alternating walking and crew
Team members will be participating in DC, Atlanta, and maybe more cities. Thanks Team!
I will be carrying the names of survivors and the fallen on my walk. If there are folks for whom celebration or memory is needed, please send me their names. These can be people with any kind of cancer. (Research doesn't happen in a vacuum!) They will be with me in spirit as I walk.
Email me for an address to which to send checks and to whom they should be made out. If you would prefer to donate by credit card or direct payment from a bank account, you can use Paypal. Click on the three ribbons below to be connected to Paypal. This way I can apply the money to the account that needs it. To donate through Paypal click these ribbons
My tired feet and I thank you for all that you do. Sincerely, Erin-Joi
2001 3-Day Atlanta #3541
2002 Komen Race for the Cure, Atlanta #8824
2002 3-Day Atlanta #1538
2003 Avon Walk, Washington DC #1012 (Dad was #1013!)
2003 Komen Race for the Cure, Atlanta #6246 (Lyle was #6987!)
2003 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer #W0032
2004 Avon Walk, Washington DC #451281
2004 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer #W0003