Friday, August 12, 2011
The 2011 Chicago 3-Day in Pictures
The Chicago 3-Day has come and gone, and I just want to say thank you again to all of the friends who helped me reach my fundraising goal! I hope to have time to write about the event very soon, but since I intended to do so last year as well and never actually got around to it, I hope nobody holds their breath. At least for now you can experience the event through pictures and short, poorly shot videos! In case you can't see the videos from the blog, you can watch a larger version of the slideshow complete with videos here!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
In Honor and Memory Of
One week from right now, Amber and I will have finished 40 of our 60 miles in Chicago! We both took our final training walks this morning and are well prepared for the event. We are super excited as we start our packing and finish up all those last minute details.
One of those details is making a honorary/memorial list that we can display during the entire 60 miles of our walk. We want to make sure that everyone can see all the wonderful women we are walking in honor and in memory of!
We've compiled a list of breast cancer survivors who were honored by our donors' gifts, listed in the image below. I'm sure there are people who are still missing though, since I haven't yet specifically asked all of my wonderful donors who their gifts were in memory or honor of. Click on the image to zoom in!
If you see a loved one who is missing, please let me know by Tuesday, August 2. I need to get the list formatted and printed on Wednesday before we leave on Thursday!
One of those details is making a honorary/memorial list that we can display during the entire 60 miles of our walk. We want to make sure that everyone can see all the wonderful women we are walking in honor and in memory of!
We've compiled a list of breast cancer survivors who were honored by our donors' gifts, listed in the image below. I'm sure there are people who are still missing though, since I haven't yet specifically asked all of my wonderful donors who their gifts were in memory or honor of. Click on the image to zoom in!
If you see a loved one who is missing, please let me know by Tuesday, August 2. I need to get the list formatted and printed on Wednesday before we leave on Thursday!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Finished With Fundraising!
I've done a terrible job keeping my blog updated in the last few weeks, so now I have lots of stuff to report all in one post. First of all, we had a very successful fundraising event at our friend Danny's restaurant early last week. He is donating 25% of each person's bill who came in to Set'em Up Jack's last Tuesday evening specifically to support the 3-Day. We ended up having at least 40 people come in to eat and drink, and we ended up raising $250! He is such a great friend and so generous!
At the event I also got to meet some fellow 3-Day walkers who are taking a break from walking this year to be on the 3-Day crew--in Chicago! It was so nice of them to come all the way from KC just to meet me and support the cause. It will be great to see familiar faces when we get to lunch stops on the event!
Back to the subject of fundraising, although I was still several hundred dollars short of my goal as of the event last week, in the last seven days I've gotten TONS more donations. I hit my $2300 minimum on Saturday, and then hit my $2500 goal on Sunday! Once I share the money from the Jack's fundraiser with my teammate Amber, we will BOTH officially be finished, since she's only about two hundred dollars away from her minimum now! I'm so excited that we don't have to stress about our fundraising anymore!
With regard to training, I will admit I hadn't done more than a 10 mile day since the long 18/14 mile walks with Amber in Nebraska several weeks ago. It's just been so crazy hot here it was hard to get more than 8-10 miles in before it just got unbearable. Thankfully today's high was only supposed to be about 95, so after walking the dogs 3 miles at about 6 a.m., my friend Faith and I set out to walk about 6.5 miles from campus to my house, and then walk the 6.5 miles back to our cars on campus after a 15-20 minute break. It was hot and miserable by the time we finished at around 11, but we did it! I'm feeling fairly confident that I'll be okay with all of the walking in Chicago, and I'm feeling super thankful that the temperatures are as high there as they are in Lawrence!
At the event I also got to meet some fellow 3-Day walkers who are taking a break from walking this year to be on the 3-Day crew--in Chicago! It was so nice of them to come all the way from KC just to meet me and support the cause. It will be great to see familiar faces when we get to lunch stops on the event!
Back to the subject of fundraising, although I was still several hundred dollars short of my goal as of the event last week, in the last seven days I've gotten TONS more donations. I hit my $2300 minimum on Saturday, and then hit my $2500 goal on Sunday! Once I share the money from the Jack's fundraiser with my teammate Amber, we will BOTH officially be finished, since she's only about two hundred dollars away from her minimum now! I'm so excited that we don't have to stress about our fundraising anymore!
With regard to training, I will admit I hadn't done more than a 10 mile day since the long 18/14 mile walks with Amber in Nebraska several weeks ago. It's just been so crazy hot here it was hard to get more than 8-10 miles in before it just got unbearable. Thankfully today's high was only supposed to be about 95, so after walking the dogs 3 miles at about 6 a.m., my friend Faith and I set out to walk about 6.5 miles from campus to my house, and then walk the 6.5 miles back to our cars on campus after a 15-20 minute break. It was hot and miserable by the time we finished at around 11, but we did it! I'm feeling fairly confident that I'll be okay with all of the walking in Chicago, and I'm feeling super thankful that the temperatures are as high there as they are in Lawrence!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Fundraising and Training Update
I'm excited to report that it's been a terrific week for both training and fundraising! Chad and I just got back from a trip to Nebraska to visit our friends Jake and (my teammate) Amber, so Amber and I got to walk both a 14 mile and an 18 mile training walk together. Although our 18 miler was hot and Amber struggled with a few blisters, we survived and are feeling more prepared than ever for Chicago. We will be finishing up the 60 mile walk just one month from today!
Thankfully, Amber and I have both raised more than half of our total needed funds, thanks to the generosity of 48 donors between us. The fundraising really picked up for me last week, thanks in part to several brand new donors who saw my posts on Facebook. I'll reach my goal with just 30 more people making a $35 gift in the next 30 days! The end is definitely in sight!
Thankfully, Amber and I have both raised more than half of our total needed funds, thanks to the generosity of 48 donors between us. The fundraising really picked up for me last week, thanks in part to several brand new donors who saw my posts on Facebook. I'll reach my goal with just 30 more people making a $35 gift in the next 30 days! The end is definitely in sight!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Fundraising Has Begun!
As I was sending out a few donation thank yous this morning I realized I hadn't actually updated my blog since starting my fundraising! I sent out my first fundraising emails a week ago to all of my wonderful repeat donors, and thankfully I've gotten several responses this first week. As always, Chad is worried that I don't have enough time to raise $2300, so now I'm on a mission to prove him wrong. :) In his defense, when I was looking back at my past years' fundraising totals today, I realized that I started my fundraising at least 3 weeks later than I did last year!
With that said, I feel like fundraising is still going okay. The event is a month from this weekend, and as of right now I need to average about $475 in donations in each of then next 4 weeks to reach my $2300 minimum. I think that's totally doable!
Breaking it down in another way, I need about 75 friends to make a $25 donation and I'll be finished. Since I have over 400 friends on Facebook, I'm hopeful that just a handful of them will step up and give me just $25. If I can get just five or so $100 donors in there (last year I had 14 people who gave $100+), then I'll only need about 55 of those $25 donors. Again--totally doable in the next four weeks! I might just have to work a little harder and be a little more persistent than I have in the past! If you'd like to avoid my persistence and haven't given yet this year, click here to make your donation now! :)
With that said, I feel like fundraising is still going okay. The event is a month from this weekend, and as of right now I need to average about $475 in donations in each of then next 4 weeks to reach my $2300 minimum. I think that's totally doable!
Breaking it down in another way, I need about 75 friends to make a $25 donation and I'll be finished. Since I have over 400 friends on Facebook, I'm hopeful that just a handful of them will step up and give me just $25. If I can get just five or so $100 donors in there (last year I had 14 people who gave $100+), then I'll only need about 55 of those $25 donors. Again--totally doable in the next four weeks! I might just have to work a little harder and be a little more persistent than I have in the past! If you'd like to avoid my persistence and haven't given yet this year, click here to make your donation now! :)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Chicago--Here We Come!
Clearly I failed to blog the details of DC last season, but that's not going to stop me from reopening the 3-Day blog for 2011! I'm so excited about the 3-Day this year, as I will be walking in Chicago with my good friend Amber in only 11 weeks! Amber has been a loyal 3-Day supporter and training partner for the last several years, and I could not be more thrilled that she decided to join my team. Jayhawks for Jugs will once again be a team of only two (apparently recruiting is not my strong suit), but it's the quality of teammates that counts to me and not the quantity! We are going to have a fantastic time!
The Chicago event is the first weekend in August, so I need to get on the ball with my fundraising, which I haven't exactly started yet. I have started training though--I walked 6 miles on Saturday and another 4 today. This weekend I'm planning to do 8/6 on Saturday/Sunday. I've created a 12 week training schedule here if you'd like to follow along with our team!
I'll be sending out my solicitation emails soon, but until then, if you'd like to get me started on my fundraising, feel free to click the donate button on the left!
The Chicago event is the first weekend in August, so I need to get on the ball with my fundraising, which I haven't exactly started yet. I have started training though--I walked 6 miles on Saturday and another 4 today. This weekend I'm planning to do 8/6 on Saturday/Sunday. I've created a 12 week training schedule here if you'd like to follow along with our team!
I'll be sending out my solicitation emails soon, but until then, if you'd like to get me started on my fundraising, feel free to click the donate button on the left!
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