The Silver Hanger in Arlington - dresses and donations

My dear mother brought some dresses she found that were being discarded as her donation to our team fund raising efforts. The dresses were BEAUTIFUL. We just needed to find a way to sell them.

Briauna talked with the owner of a consignment store in Arlington - The Silver Hanger. Not only was the owner excited to have the dresses but she also agreed to provide a higher percentage of the proceeds since the funds were being used for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day walk. Very generous of her!

One of the dresses immediately graced the window display.

Thank you Jeanne and thank you Mom for thinking to donate those dresses to the cause!

If anyone in the area knows someone looking for great buys on formal-wear and other woman's wear - send them to discover The Silver Hanger. The address is 437 N Olympic Ave. Suite B in Arlington, Wa. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is 360-548-3292.

There is also a beautiful size 6 wedding gown we have since The Silver Hanger doesn't sell those types of gowns. I'll be having Briauna model it and be posting it for sale as well. If you know anyone in the market - send them our way! All the proceeds will be going toward the $2,300 per walker donation requirement for the walk this fall.

New junior member and training update

We have our fourth official member to the team - Briauna - my daughter. I'm going to have to update the link for donations as I realize this one only goes to my donation center.

We have Aimee, Angie, Briauna and Cindy (me) now! THAT's more like it.

I'm not sure each of them knows how important their commitment is to me and how encouraged I feel by their efforts and willingness to take on the 3 day together.

As for me - my training will have to halt temporarily. Tomorrow I have surgery that will enable me to drop one of the medications that I'm currently taking and hopefully pave the way for a decrease in pain in my life. I'll be unable to train for a few weeks, but when that's over, I'll be on the 24 week training plan posted on the 3 day website for participants.

Thanks everyone. I've had a few offline donations come in that I'll be updating online soon.

If anyone has fund-raising ideas - I'd love to hear them. We are expecting to complete a fund-raiser fashion show (especially now that we have our very own runway model), a bake sale (though I'm not sure what the best venue will be) and a multi-family yard sale. There's also been talk about partnering with Althea's Footwear to find someone to offer foot massages at her retail location as an additional fundraiser.

Leave a comment and share your thoughts and ideas.

Keeping Abreast Poster!

Hey there!

I finally got together with my mom to do the wording on the poster I made for our 3 day walk. We ordered the posters and they are on their way!

If you happen to know a business owner who might be willing to support us by letting us leave a poster and donation forms in their business, leave a comment and let us know. Or you can share a link to this blog *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*

Thanks!

Briauna

New Fundraising Effort underway

I'll be adding to the store over the next few weeks. Please bookmark and consider supporting the team. All profits will be added to the fund raising efforts for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day For the Cure walk.


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Seattle and sunshine

I just completed my first "at work" walk. I slapped on some dance music and hit the sidewalks. I only did 30 minutes - I'm assuming just over a mile - but, hey it all adds up - and I'm already down 3 lbs in the last 10 or so days. I

t's a beautiful day out there - and I soaked up every single ray of sun I could.

We have a new team member coming on board - possibly 2 - which will bring "keeping abreast" to a total of 4 members. It's amazing how much this commitment means to me and how much it has changed my inner dialog.

My public "thank you" to Arlington Pharmacy

February 5, 2011

To the staff at Arlington Pharmacy:


During the last 18 months you’ve helped me through what I hope to be my last major medical ordeal! Being diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 years old was devastating to me and hard on my family.

My family and I have been customers here since 2006 when we first moved to the area. After my diagnosis - our  trips  to the pharmacy became much more frequent.

You didn’t make a fuss - though you clearly had some idea of what I was about to endure due to the fact I was suddenly filling prescriptions for numbing cream to be placed on my newly installed port, anti-nausea medication, steroids and pain medication - all indicators of chemotherapy  - which I’m sure you’ve seen a multitude of times before me.

And so began a new and different relationship between you and me. One that has meant so much - more than you can ever really know. It’s one thing to “buy local” and another to “feel human” at the store where you shop. You each showed me compassion and understanding in subtle, yet oh so important ways.

This is a letter of my gratitude. Thank you.

I’ve slowly begun to heal, emotionally and physically. I’ve committed to the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk in Seattle this year. I’ve never undertaken anything of this magnitude willingly. I didn’t chose cancer, but I can chose to help fight for a cure.

Arlington Pharmacy is a cornerstone of this local community, part of it’s heart beat. You have given me so much; and I’d like to ask for your support one more time. Would you mind displaying this letter as my public “thanks” as well as a few donation forms to help support my effort to give back to others?

I have a blog posted at http://keepingabreast3day.blogspot.com if anyone would like to learn more about  the 3 Day, what it means to me, join my team ‘Keeping Abreast’ or show their support online.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you all realize what a difference you make in the lives of those in this community.

Warmest Regards,


Cindy Scillo


Here is a link to the pharmacy website: http://www.arlingtonpharmacy.com/index.php?p=staff

Ahhhh, much better...

My daughter and I just got back from Althea's Footwear Solutions in Everett, Wa. I am now the proud and delighted owner of 4 pair of my very own seamfree fitted socks with "coolmax"on the top for better air flow and moisture wicking.

Bonus while we were there - I realized my daughter would need better shoes for training as well. My daughter has scoliosis - which has caused her legs to be far different from each other - and we discovered the impacted leg has a bit of a fallen arch. In just a few minutes of observation, Althea was able to find an excellent pair of running (not walking) shoes for her, and modified the insides to create much better alignment for her. I honestly had never even THOUGHT how uniquely fit shoes could really help my daughter with posture and potentially even alleviate some of the back pain she experiences. She's trotting around the house right now with them on getting ready to hop on the treadmill.

Quest complete. New socks. New shoes.