AACA Newsletter November 2008

A letter from the President

Dear Friends,

Preparing for the “In Their Walk” on Saturday has allowed me some time to reflect on why I joined the Auxiliary 6 years ago. Cancer has touched my life, just as it has many of yours. Some stories have happy endings and others unfortunately do not. I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own little worlds and we forget how many lives we touch through the Auxiliary with every dollar we raise and every minute of community service we provide.

A few days ago I received an e-mail from Raegan Yeomans that really touched me and I wanted to share it with all of you. After you read it, I want you to all take a moment and pat yourself on the back. YOU are what make this organization so wonderful! We all need to celebrate our accomplishments as we approach our mid-year mark. We need to remember what an important role we play in the local fight against cancer. And we also need remember what cancer cannot do.

Best,

Kathryn Rodrigue, President

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited…

It cannot cripple Love

It cannot shatter Hope

It cannot corrode Faith

It cannot destroy Peace

It cannot kill Friendship

It cannot suppress Memories

It cannot silence Courage

It cannot invade the Soul

It cannot steal eternal Life

It cannot conquer the Spirit.

In Their Shoes

Come out this Saturday to support TEAM AACA at the 3rd Annual In Their Shoes Walk!

Auxiliary members & sustainers, the 3rd annual In Their Shoes walk is almost here!! We will be supporting a cheering station again this year, and would love to have your support! Some of you signed up at the last meeting, so please note the change in time. We are only needed for one time slot this year, which means we should have more voices to cheer!

Date: Saturday, November 8th

Time: 10:30am-1:15pm

Place: Corner of Prince/Doughtery & Pulaski (right by First Baptist Church)

Parking: You can park in the church parking lot, located behind the church

What to bring: chairs, music, pom-poms, and your cheering voices! (I know Sarah and the new members have also been working on signs!)

This cheering section will be seeing walkers after they’ve walked over 10 miles, so lots of encouragement and motivation will be greatly appreciated! If you know you can definitely make it, please email: holt.becky@gmail.com. However, don’t hesitate to show up the morning of even if you haven’t signed up in advance. The more the merrier!

TEAM AACA has raised $8000 and counting!!!

2008 Holiday Service Project Opportunities:

1. Tinsel and Toddy 11/20, 6:30-8:30. Please bring items from Camp Sunshines wish list to be delivered in December! http://www.mycampsunshine.com/support/wishlist.php

2. Tree Decorating at St. Marys Hospice House, 12/1 at 7 PM. We will decorate with items we already have from past years and will need just a few people to sign up to bring refreshments/drinks for the families!

3. Dinner for Camp Sunshine families at the Loran Smith Center; 12/18 530-730(ish). We will be providing dinner graciously donated by Kelly at Weekday Gourmet for families attending the support group. Dinner begins at 530 and support groups start at 630. We will need people who offered to set up to arrive at the center at 5 for preparation. Jennifer who works there said the families were very appreciative last year, especially for those who stayed and listened in the support groups. We will also be giving the items collected from the wish list at this time.

We also have a potential opportunity to decorate the oncology unit at ARMC. We will email you more details as we receive them about date, time. We are looking forward to seeing everyone and please feel free to email myself or Abby with any questions you may have!

Jill Barrow and Abby Hughes
AACA Holiday Service Chairs

2008 Tinsel & Toddy!

You won’t want to miss this year’s Tinsel & Toddy! Not only is this the perfect opportunity to mix and mingle with ALL your Cancer Auxiliary friends but this year we will be unveiling a very special project of the Auxiliary. Be sure to wear your holiday best, bring your Camp Sunshine Wish List items and get ready for a great time!

Sustainer Janet Kloepfer is our gracious host, 245 Sedgefield Place in Athens on Thursday, November 20 starting at 7:00 pm.

November Auxiliary Night at Allen’s

Join us for Cancer Auxiliary Night at Allen’s – 10% of total sales from the night (4:00 pm to close) will be donated to the Auxiliary so bring your friends and have a great time with great food while supporting the Auxiliary!

Raffle tickets will be on sale for two round trip airline tickets courtesy of Allen’s!

Save the Date for Serving Up A Cure 2009

The Tennis Tournament dates have been set for April 24-25th The Tennis Committee have some great raffle items that will be announced soon!

November Birthdays

Jacelyn McCall 6th
Jessica Gambrell 7th
Amanda Nash 8th
Jacquelyn Rothman 8th
Susan Horn 9th
Erin Whitlow 13th
Kathryn Rodrigue 17th
Natalie Glenn 19th
Heather Lindell 19th
Lindsey McKinney 20th
Kasey Dillard 25th
Mary McDonald 27th
Julie Miller 27th
Barb Wright 28th

Happy, Happy from AACA!

Member News

Congratulations to Member Kasay Rabon and husband Matt who welcomed Christina “Morgan” Rabon born October 29th. She weighed 9 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long.

Congratulations to Sustainer Rosemary Belger on the birth of her granddaughter, Betsy, who was born Friday, October 17 to proud parents Nat and Holly Belger!

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