Bald is Beautiful!!

Extra Extra..Hair all about it. (AGAIN)!!

HUGE BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!

 Some of you may remember last year when my nephew Jeremy Wiseman participated in the St. Baldrick's Foundation and raised over $1300 thanks to you all.

Well this year, my nephew Ryan Kaput will be participating in St. Baldrick's Foundation "Shaving his way to Conquer Children's Cancer". Thiswill take place on St. Patrick's Day (March 17,2009). He wanted to do this as he has been touched by many family members and friends who have had cancer and are now survivors. My mother(his grandmother) is a survivor of kidney cancer, our cousin Donna who we lost to brain and lung cancer three years ago, leaving behind three young children: and two of our aunts, are survivors of breast cancer. We just lost a cousin to liver cancer last week. So when he had the opportunity to do this, he agreed to do it very proudly. Agreeing as a teenage boy, to shave your  to head help support children's cancer is a huge sacrifice to make. Notworrying if he has hair for his senior prom or his graduation.

Ryan is a senior at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago.  I have played a major roll in his life, as I took care of him while my sister was at work since he was four months old.  I have a great bond with my nieces and nephews, and support them in whatever they decide to do in life.  When he came and asked me if I would do this blog candy for him, I accepted and got to work. His goal is $1500.00

You ask...So how can I help??

I emailed several of our favorite companies, and explained the situation. They graciously agreed to donate blog candy for this cause. 

In order to be entered you need to do the following...

~~  Click here to  be directed to Ryan's donation page. Then select the Donate Now.  Please be as  generous as you can, this is tax deductible and for a great cause.  Make sure you do not go Anonymous, as I will not be able to check your name. If you want to make a donation for a family member, you may, just stick their name in the comment so I can match names. Please Note: I can see names only on the donor's list, not amounts donated !! Remember this is to benefit Children's Cancer.

~~ When finished, come back to my blog and post a comment that you donated  You don't need to disclose the amount, that is confidential ! !

~~ I will then select winners from the people who left comments. The winners will be selected on Sunday, March 22th at 10:00p.m. central time.  Winners will then be posted here on Monday, March 23,2009.

~~If you would like to donate prize, Please contact me at [email protected].

List of the Prizes!!  ...............Aren't they the greatest!

Grand Prize Package:

-$20.00 Gift Certificate compliments of Stamping Bella,

- 6 recent issues compliments  of Craft 'n Things,

- a package which includes:a care bear album, a container of shimmerz and blingz, an acrylic block, and Whispers of Dreams compliments of Clear Artistic Stamps,

Prize Package 2:

-A goody bag of stamps compliments of Hambo Stamps,

 -a Scor-Pal compliments of Scor-Pal,

-Silhouette Blooms 2 compliments of Kim Hughes

Prize Package 3:

-A $20.00 Gift Certificate compliments of  All That Scraps

-Goody Bag compliments of Making Memories,

Prize Package 4:

 -Build A Bouquet compliments of  My Favorite Things

 -(2) Clear Art Stamps compliments of Layers of Colors

-Grab  bag of unmounted stamps compliments of CowTown Stamps.

 Prize Package 5:

 -A surprise package compliments of Heartwarmers from Vicki

-Flower creations 3 nestabilities compliments of 7kidscollegefund

-surprise goodies compliments of Cut at Home.

Prize Package 6: 

 -(5) Whiff of Joy Stamps compliments of Whiff of Joy,

-New CardMaker's sketchbook compliments of Tami at CPS Blog

-small goodie bag compliments of Limelight Paper Crafts

 (2) stamps fromBombshell Stamps ( hand-made stamp and sacred heart stamps)

 In the event I receive any other donated prizes, I will add them to this list.

Is there anything else I can do?

Well yes, you can spread the word about this special Blog Candy, or post it on your blog. Help make this event a huge success for St. Baldrick's Foundation.

If you send the link to me in a comment, you will be entered to win a Surprise Goody Bag compliments of Making Memories. This gives you another chance to win a great prize and help a great cause!

Thank you,

Wendi

HUGE BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!

 Some of you may remember last year when my nephew Jeremy Wiseman participated in the St. Baldrick's Foundation and raised over $1300 thanks to you all.

Well this year, my nephew Ryan Kaput will be participating in St. Baldrick's Foundation "Shaving his way to Conquer Children's Cancer". Thiswill take place on St. Patrick's Day (March 17,2009). He wanted to do this as he has been touched by many family members and friends who have had cancer and are now survivors. My mother(his grandmother) is a survivor of kidney cancer, our cousin Donna who we lost to brain and lung cancer three years ago, leaving behind three young children: and two of our aunts, are survivors of breast cancer. We just lost a cousin to liver cancer last week. So when he had the opportunity to do this, he agreed to do it very proudly. Agreeing as a teenage boy, to shave your  to head help support children's cancer is a huge sacrifice to make. Notworrying if he has hair for his senior prom or his graduation.

Ryan is a senior at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago.  I have played a major roll in his life, as I took care of him while my sister was at work since he was four months old.  I have a great bond with my nieces and nephews, and support them in whatever they decide to do in life.  When he came and asked me if I would do this blog candy for him, I accepted and got to work. His goal is $1500.00

You ask...So how can I help??

I emailed several of our favorite companies, and explained the situation. They graciously agreed to donate blog candy for this cause. 

In order to be entered you need to do the following...

~~  Click here to  be directed to Ryan's donation page. Then select the Donate Now.  Please be as  generous as you can, this is tax deductible and for a great cause.  Make sure you do not go Anonymous, as I will not be able to check your name. If you want to make a donation for a family member, you may, just stick their name in the comment so I can match names. Please Note: I can see names only on the donor's list, not amounts donated !! Remember this is to benefit Children's Cancer.

~~ When finished, come back to my blog and post a comment that you donated  You don't need to disclose the amount, that is confidential ! !

~~ I will then select winners from the people who left comments. The winners will be selected on Sunday, March 22th at 10:00p.m. central time.  Winners will then be posted here on Monday, March 23,2009.

~~If you would like to donate prize, Please contact me at [email protected].

List of the Prizes!!  ...............Aren't they the greatest!

Grand Prize Package:

-$20.00 Gift Certificate compliments of Stamping Bella,

- 6 recent issues compliments  of Craft 'n Things,

- a package which includes:a care bear album, a container of shimmerz and blingz, an acrylic block, and Whispers of Dreams compliments of Clear Artistic Stamps,

Prize Package 2:

-A goody bag of stamps compliments of Hambo Stamps,

 -a Scor-Pal compliments of Scor-Pal,

-Silhouette Blooms 2 compliments of Kim Hughes

Prize Package 3:

-A $20.00 Gift Certificate compliments of  All That Scraps

-Goody Bag compliments of Making Memories,

Prize Package 4:

 -Build A Bouquet compliments of  My Favorite Things

 -(2) Clear Art Stamps compliments of Layers of Colors

-Grab  bag of unmounted stamps compliments of CowTown Stamps.

 Prize Package 5:

 -A surprise package compliments of Heartwarmers from Vicki

-Flower creations 3 nestabilities compliments of 7kidscollegefund

-surprise goodies compliments of Cut at Home.

Prize Package 6: 

 -(5) Whiff of Joy Stamps compliments of Whiff of Joy,

-New CardMaker's sketchbook compliments of Tami at CPS Blog

-small goodie bag compliments of Limelight Paper Crafts

 (2) stamps fromBombshell Stamps ( hand-made stamp and sacred heart stamps)

 In the event I receive any other donated prizes, I will add them to this list.

Is there anything else I can do?

Well yes, you can spread the word about this special Blog Candy, or post it on your blog. Help make this event a huge success for St. Baldrick's Foundation.

If you send the link to me in a comment, you will be entered to win a Surprise Goody Bag compliments of Making Memories. This gives you another chance to win a great prize and help a great cause!

Thank you,

Wendi

Comments

[Denise]

I have posted it on my blog and sent out an email to the troops.

[Carolina]

Posted a shout out in my blog. What a great cause. Way to go Ryan!

[GarnetJP]

What an awesome sacrifice to earn donations. I feel blessed to have learned about the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

[Jennifer]

WOW! Great post! Great chance to win all the way around! I will certainly post a link on my blog for this! Good luck!

[Sunshinecoastgrl aka Colleen Dixon]

What a wonderful young man your Ryan must be!!Thank you for the chance to participate! Cheers! Colleen

[flati]

wow.... great post! Great chance to win all the lovely things!
i will link your candy in my side bar
Hugs, Sonja xx

[Jean]

Hey--Sorry I didn't get to this sooner---But I FINALLY remembered to donate---what a great cause! Thanks, Ryan, for helping!
Jean

[Libby]

Hi Wendi, I just made my donation. You must be so proud of your nephew, what a wonderful person to do this!! (And what a great Aunt, too!)

[Betty aka ZacksNana]

Mike & Betty aka ZacksNana donated to St. Baldrick's Foundation for Ryan Kaput in honor of my 80 year old dad; Lester Justilian, Sr who is battling Prostate cancer at this time.
Scrapped Into A Friendzy
Ryan is awesome for doing this!

[Betty aka ZacksNana]

Oh Wendi I forgot in my previous post to say I posted the info. about Ryan and St. Baldrick's on my blog
http://zacksnanaat.blogspot.com/2009/03/bald-is-beautiful.html

[Susan Patten - SCS spatten2001]

I am posting the info on my blogspot http://www.seoulscrappin.blogspot.com today and I just finished donating -- great cause; Ryan has an awesome heart and I am glad to be able to help.

[Gabriela Arriaza]

I just posted this to my blog! What an awesome young man to do thid for a wonderful cause. Hugs to Ryan! I'll be making a donation right now!

Gabby Arriaza

[Linda Peterson]

I just donated. How wonderful for Ryan to work so hard for this great cause. I gave last year because of your blog.
Linda Peterson

[Lauren (mytime)]

Posted a link for you! Ill be making a donation soon. I wish they took paypal :C I dont have a CC, so will wait till the hubby gets home.

[Tamara]

I just donated, and sent Ryan an email telling him that this was a great cause. Thanks for spreading the word.

[vanessa]

I got a real soft heart when it comes to kids...and big ones doing special things!
will post to my blog too :)
good luck with reaching his goal :)

[terriavidreader]

Yes, I'm putting this blog candy on my blog, so count me in for the surprize goody bag.
http://triesmakingcards.blogspot.com

[Tricia T]

I made my donation a few days ago, but just got around to posting it on my blog... Here's the link!

http://simplystamping.blogspot.com/2009/03/birthday-coffee.html

[Gael]

This is a fabulous cause and I wish you the best of luck. I shaved last year - here is the link: http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.php?ParticipantKey=2008-28055

[Carole]

I noted that Ryan hasn't met his goal, so I've made a second donation. It wasn't nearly as much as I would have liked for it to have been, but at least it was something.

I don't see my original comment (maybe I put it in the wrong spot?) but I've also posted about this on my blog (and added a link on the sidebar).

[heike]

Wow, Wendi what a wonderful Blogcandy. Thanks for the chance to win. I link you on my sidebar. http://kreative-stempelwelt.blogspot.com/

Hugs
Heike

[Gypsy]

I like your Blogcandy too. I like to have a chance.

Many Greetings
Reni

[mosaic1]

Going to make my donation right now! What a great thing for Ryan to do. Cancer is a very very nasty monster. I have lost too many to this disease.

[Kathy Gonzalez]

Great Job Ryan! I am sure you aunt is proud of you. I did donate, had a hard time posting a comment though.

Thanks for the chance to win.

[Oliva]

was having problems leaving comment.glad I was able to so I can win one of those fabulous prizes. BTW I did donate.