Hi Everybody!
Just wanted to give an update on our 2nd annual parking lot sale:
The sale is rapidly approaching. It will be on Friday & Saturday, August 12th & 13th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Central Church on the Hill in University Place. The address for the church is: 5000 - 67th Avenue W. We will be in the lower parking lot, which is located on 67th Avenue.
Even though it's only three weeks away, we are still accepting donations. So if you have any items you would like to donate, please contact a team member (Carolyn, Danielle, Martha or myself) and we will be happy to make arrangements to pick everything up from you.
In addition to all the parking lot sale items, we will have our "pink" items for sale also (caps, key chains, bracelets, pens, etc). We will also have pink lemonade and pink cupcakes available.
Come by and see us!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
SGK Komen 2nd Annual Parking Lot Sale
Hey everybody! We are gearing up for our 2nd annual parking lot sale to raise money for the Susan G Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk our Healing Properties Team (Carolyn, Martha and myself) are participating in on September 16th, 17th and 18th.
Our parking lot sale will be on Friday & Saturday, August 12th & 13th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Central Church on the Hill in University Place. The address for the church is: 5000 - 67th Avenue W. We will be in the lower parking lot, which is located on 67th Avenue.
We are still accepting donations. If you have any items you would like to donate, please contact a team member and we will make arrangements to pick everything up from you.
Please come by and see us at the sale. Your support is truly appreciated by all of us!
Our parking lot sale will be on Friday & Saturday, August 12th & 13th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Central Church on the Hill in University Place. The address for the church is: 5000 - 67th Avenue W. We will be in the lower parking lot, which is located on 67th Avenue.
We are still accepting donations. If you have any items you would like to donate, please contact a team member and we will make arrangements to pick everything up from you.
Please come by and see us at the sale. Your support is truly appreciated by all of us!
Monday, January 3, 2011
TEAM HEALING PROPERTIES RETURNS!
TEAM HEALING PROPERTIES IS BACK FOR ANOTHER AWESOME "PINK" YEAR!!! COME JOIN US. EVERYBODY WELCOME! THE MORE THE MERRIER - ALSO THE MORE MOTIVATION THE EASIER TO WALK THE 60 MILES.
POTENTIAL WALKERS AND CREW MEMBERS:
**Carolyn sent out this e-mail to all employees, but I wanted to also post it on the blog for anybody else who might be interested.**
"I wanted to touch bases with everyone who might be considering joining this year’s team as either a walker or a crew. Let me start by talking about last year’s walk. Being a part of the SGK 3 Day was one of the most amazing events I will ever experience. It does come with extreme disciple and hard work and is not for everyone. You do have a choice and there is no shame in joining as a crew member versus a walker. Actually the crew is a critical part of our training, as we need your help and support throughout the year - especially at the event to support not only Team HP but all 3 Day walkers. Let me first talk about joining as a walker: you will need to train throughout the year, this includes walking during lunch hours at the office with other walkers and at home by yourself. At the height of training you should be walking every other day at least 7-10 miles. SGF has a website and offers many resources to help you while you train, including a personalized training schedule. Once at the walk you, feed off good training and adrenalin to get you through. And believe me you are so hyped up you could almost fly! Also, you will need to do some fundraising. This year each person is responsible for planning 1 event, examples would be car washes (Puyallup office parking lot available), bake sales, etc. There is an online resource to help you plan your fundraising. Fundraising sounds scary but after watching us last year, you saw that it was a piece of cake. Our hope is that you can raise $1,000 on your own, toward the $2300 amount needed to walk. You will be surprised with the amount of people that will step up and support this cause. Breast Cancer strikes one in eight women. It is very likely people you know have been affected. The rest of the $$ is up to us as a team. And should you find yourself short at the end, we can help. As a group we will have a 2nd Annual Garage Sale and sales of bracelets and gear in the offices. Please let all your friends, Facebook friends, and family know to start saving all their goodwill donations and consider donating to Team HP. I would be happy to pick up all donations, including furniture and large items and keep them stored until the sale next year. I encourage you to ask questions and consider being a walker.
If walking isn’t what you would most enjoy then consider joining as Crew. There is no registration fee (unless you plan on being a crew member at the 3 Day walk itself). These are our right hand folks that help with fundraising, planning and cheering. The commitments are less but the experience is just as great. For without Crew we are only but a few. Crew helps to plan our annual garage sale, bake sales etc. They help with marketing and all the details necessary to pull this off. Crew comes out the weekend of the walk, dressed in pink costumes to help support us and all the walkers. This is a fun way to stay involved and give back. I hope you would consider joining us as Crew.
Our first team meeting will be held in January, possibly around the 21st, somewhere downtown Tacoma. Central to both offices. Can I count on you to be there?"
**As I stated above, Carolyn did send this e-mail to all Kalles employees. However I wanted to make sure others who might be interested, could contact us. (I also might have made a few minor changes in the script.)**
"I wanted to touch bases with everyone who might be considering joining this year’s team as either a walker or a crew. Let me start by talking about last year’s walk. Being a part of the SGK 3 Day was one of the most amazing events I will ever experience. It does come with extreme disciple and hard work and is not for everyone. You do have a choice and there is no shame in joining as a crew member versus a walker. Actually the crew is a critical part of our training, as we need your help and support throughout the year - especially at the event to support not only Team HP but all 3 Day walkers. Let me first talk about joining as a walker: you will need to train throughout the year, this includes walking during lunch hours at the office with other walkers and at home by yourself. At the height of training you should be walking every other day at least 7-10 miles. SGF has a website and offers many resources to help you while you train, including a personalized training schedule. Once at the walk you, feed off good training and adrenalin to get you through. And believe me you are so hyped up you could almost fly! Also, you will need to do some fundraising. This year each person is responsible for planning 1 event, examples would be car washes (Puyallup office parking lot available), bake sales, etc. There is an online resource to help you plan your fundraising. Fundraising sounds scary but after watching us last year, you saw that it was a piece of cake. Our hope is that you can raise $1,000 on your own, toward the $2300 amount needed to walk. You will be surprised with the amount of people that will step up and support this cause. Breast Cancer strikes one in eight women. It is very likely people you know have been affected. The rest of the $$ is up to us as a team. And should you find yourself short at the end, we can help. As a group we will have a 2nd Annual Garage Sale and sales of bracelets and gear in the offices. Please let all your friends, Facebook friends, and family know to start saving all their goodwill donations and consider donating to Team HP. I would be happy to pick up all donations, including furniture and large items and keep them stored until the sale next year. I encourage you to ask questions and consider being a walker.
If walking isn’t what you would most enjoy then consider joining as Crew. There is no registration fee (unless you plan on being a crew member at the 3 Day walk itself). These are our right hand folks that help with fundraising, planning and cheering. The commitments are less but the experience is just as great. For without Crew we are only but a few. Crew helps to plan our annual garage sale, bake sales etc. They help with marketing and all the details necessary to pull this off. Crew comes out the weekend of the walk, dressed in pink costumes to help support us and all the walkers. This is a fun way to stay involved and give back. I hope you would consider joining us as Crew.
Our first team meeting will be held in January, possibly around the 21st, somewhere downtown Tacoma. Central to both offices. Can I count on you to be there?"
**As I stated above, Carolyn did send this e-mail to all Kalles employees. However I wanted to make sure others who might be interested, could contact us. (I also might have made a few minor changes in the script.)**
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!
To our Friends, Family and Supporters,
The 2010 Susan G. Komen Seattle 3-Day for the Cure began with an emotional Opening Ceremony at 60 Acres Park in Kirkland. We spent most of the morning along the Sammamish River Trail and North Creek Trail. Despite the rain, the Pink Sequin Bra guys were there to cheer us on as we headed towards the AT&T Cheering Station at pit stop 3. We walked through Bothell, Mill Creek and Everett and were supported along the way by friends, family and community groups. The Lynnwood Fire Department was a highlight and the 94.1 KMPS team energized the crowd at the afternoon cheering station. After a long, wet day of walking we arrived to camp at Kasch Park.
The clear blue skies were a welcome surprise when we woke up Saturday morning. We headed north out of camp and were greeted by the New Balance Cheerleaders at pit stop 2. The Forest Park Seventh Day Adventist Church had an incredible pink balloon arch stretched across the street. A few blocks later Anmrie’s Army served coffee and snacks. Mama Fox’s block on Grand Avenue in Everett welcomed us with balloon arches, water bottles and a mobile cheering unit. We took pictures at the Pair Tree before lunch at American Legion Park. Cheering stations were packed and the community was out to show us how much they care. When we arrived back at camp we were treated to a Candy Coburn concert, camp show and a fun-filled dance party.
We awoke Sunday morning to rainy skies and boarded buses to Northwest Outpatient Medical Center where we started the final day of our journey. Fuel Coffee and the Parrotheads of Puget Sound cheered us along, as did the Glacier Peak High School cheerleaders, the Tit Stop and the Seattle Fire Department. The rain eventually cleared and we ate lunch at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. We made our way through downtown Seattle, along the waterfront and finished at Memorial Stadium right beneath the Space Needle. Friends, family and our wonderful Crew were there to welcome us to a celebratory Closing Ceremony.
On behalf of Team Healing Properties we want to say Thank you! Participating in this walk, we were part of a global movement to help stop breast cancer. When the journey began 9 months ago we thought this experience was about a walk, but over the 3-Day weekend we learned it was about a stand, standing up for a cure in a bold and committed way. With your help we were honored to be a part of a 3-Day 60 mile walk through Redmond, Bothell, Everett and Seattle (and a lot in between). All along the way being cheered on by friends, family and many strangers all who have been affected in some way by breast cancer. The emotional bond and excitement carried the walkers when our feet could no longer. I think I speak for all involved that we will no longer be the same people that we were before the walk. We stood side by side with some of the bravest people, both men and women, and sadly we stood side by side with many women that have yet to learn that they too have breast cancer. WE STOOD and made a difference. All tallied the Seattle 3 Day Walk raised over 6 million dollars.
Thank you for your support, for without you we would not have been so successful. We plan to continue the tradition in 2011, so stay tuned for more exciting updates. But for now we rest!
The 2010 Susan G. Komen Seattle 3-Day for the Cure began with an emotional Opening Ceremony at 60 Acres Park in Kirkland. We spent most of the morning along the Sammamish River Trail and North Creek Trail. Despite the rain, the Pink Sequin Bra guys were there to cheer us on as we headed towards the AT&T Cheering Station at pit stop 3. We walked through Bothell, Mill Creek and Everett and were supported along the way by friends, family and community groups. The Lynnwood Fire Department was a highlight and the 94.1 KMPS team energized the crowd at the afternoon cheering station. After a long, wet day of walking we arrived to camp at Kasch Park.
The clear blue skies were a welcome surprise when we woke up Saturday morning. We headed north out of camp and were greeted by the New Balance Cheerleaders at pit stop 2. The Forest Park Seventh Day Adventist Church had an incredible pink balloon arch stretched across the street. A few blocks later Anmrie’s Army served coffee and snacks. Mama Fox’s block on Grand Avenue in Everett welcomed us with balloon arches, water bottles and a mobile cheering unit. We took pictures at the Pair Tree before lunch at American Legion Park. Cheering stations were packed and the community was out to show us how much they care. When we arrived back at camp we were treated to a Candy Coburn concert, camp show and a fun-filled dance party.
We awoke Sunday morning to rainy skies and boarded buses to Northwest Outpatient Medical Center where we started the final day of our journey. Fuel Coffee and the Parrotheads of Puget Sound cheered us along, as did the Glacier Peak High School cheerleaders, the Tit Stop and the Seattle Fire Department. The rain eventually cleared and we ate lunch at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. We made our way through downtown Seattle, along the waterfront and finished at Memorial Stadium right beneath the Space Needle. Friends, family and our wonderful Crew were there to welcome us to a celebratory Closing Ceremony.
On behalf of Team Healing Properties we want to say Thank you! Participating in this walk, we were part of a global movement to help stop breast cancer. When the journey began 9 months ago we thought this experience was about a walk, but over the 3-Day weekend we learned it was about a stand, standing up for a cure in a bold and committed way. With your help we were honored to be a part of a 3-Day 60 mile walk through Redmond, Bothell, Everett and Seattle (and a lot in between). All along the way being cheered on by friends, family and many strangers all who have been affected in some way by breast cancer. The emotional bond and excitement carried the walkers when our feet could no longer. I think I speak for all involved that we will no longer be the same people that we were before the walk. We stood side by side with some of the bravest people, both men and women, and sadly we stood side by side with many women that have yet to learn that they too have breast cancer. WE STOOD and made a difference. All tallied the Seattle 3 Day Walk raised over 6 million dollars.
Thank you for your support, for without you we would not have been so successful. We plan to continue the tradition in 2011, so stay tuned for more exciting updates. But for now we rest!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Clothing sale added to the success of our weekend!
The yucky weather at the start of the day in Tacoma made for a slow start but by the end of the day the clothing sale added to the success of our weekend! Thank you Jade!
An FYI, we are now contacting local shelters to determine their needs so we can donate the remaining clothes, shoes and household goods. :)
An FYI, we are now contacting local shelters to determine their needs so we can donate the remaining clothes, shoes and household goods. :)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
PINK RIBBON YARD SALE A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thrilled to report that our sale was a huge success and raised over $2,000!!
We've worked hours and hours on this event for several months and would like to thank everyone who contributed, helped with prep, set-up, break-down, hauling, working the sale & pink lemonade stand, etc. So many people made this possible! We can't express enough how grateful we are for all of you! A special thank you is sent to the WayPoint Church on the Key Peninsula for allowing us to call their grounds home for the past 3 days! Their generosity was amazing!
Aside from the wonderful team members who worked so hard to make this event a success: Carolyn, Debbie, Danielle & the muscle of our maintenance crew, I'd like to personally thank my family for the many hours, sweat & dedication they contributed to helping us. To Fantasy, Tom, Mom, Amy, Devin & Sydney...THANK YOU & I LOVE YOU!
Now on to our next fund raising event! Today, my daughter Jade is holding a clothing and shoe sale. This is a "Porch Sale" on her great big covered porch on a well traveled roadway in Tacoma. If you're in the area, please stop by the corner of 12th & State St. You can't miss it with one of our big PINK RIBBON signs right on the corner. Thank you Jadie!
Keep an eye on our blog for future fund raising events and progress reports. :)
We've worked hours and hours on this event for several months and would like to thank everyone who contributed, helped with prep, set-up, break-down, hauling, working the sale & pink lemonade stand, etc. So many people made this possible! We can't express enough how grateful we are for all of you! A special thank you is sent to the WayPoint Church on the Key Peninsula for allowing us to call their grounds home for the past 3 days! Their generosity was amazing!
Aside from the wonderful team members who worked so hard to make this event a success: Carolyn, Debbie, Danielle & the muscle of our maintenance crew, I'd like to personally thank my family for the many hours, sweat & dedication they contributed to helping us. To Fantasy, Tom, Mom, Amy, Devin & Sydney...THANK YOU & I LOVE YOU!
Now on to our next fund raising event! Today, my daughter Jade is holding a clothing and shoe sale. This is a "Porch Sale" on her great big covered porch on a well traveled roadway in Tacoma. If you're in the area, please stop by the corner of 12th & State St. You can't miss it with one of our big PINK RIBBON signs right on the corner. Thank you Jadie!
Keep an eye on our blog for future fund raising events and progress reports. :)
