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.