Yeah for Media coverage!

Hoorah! Two of my events have had media coverage and I super appreciate the coverage and most of all it is great to get more awareness out there about Arthritis!

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Crop out Arthritis!!

Crop out Arthritis was a great success!

On October 2nd scrapbookers participated in an all day scrapbooking event at Auntie Em's in Cornwall. This was by far my most successful event throughout my fund raising!

25 ladies reserved a seat and cropped the day away from noon to midnight. Two Guys Burgers and Fries generously donated dinner to all the participants and opened their windows to the general public.

It was a fun filled day with lots of contests and prizes.

Thanks Emma for opening up your doors to this event and I am glad we got to celebrate your birthday with a fun filled day!



Thanks again to all of you for coming out and giving generously!

Pics to come as soon as blogger allows me to upload again since they are down for maintenance.

GRAND total of the DAY 1250$

Thanks for coming Linda it was nice to have you there.

Fiona!! It's so nice to see you and live close to you again!! Thanks for coming.
Here is France she looks like she is having a great time :)

Togas were rocking

September 25th we had a rocking toga party at Rockie Racoons in Toronto. The night was a lot of fun we had a turn out of around 50. The blackjack tables were a great hit and the night ended with lots of dancing.

Thank you Anissa for inviting us to host the event at Rockies it turns out it was sort of a good bye party for Brent and I cause I found a job in Cornwall and Sunday I was driving to Cornwall. I can't imagine a better place to say good bye!

Thank you to Labatt, Sheridan Nurseries for some great prizes as well as the Dishes for keeping us entertained all night.

Best toga went to Katherine and Dino and funniest toga went to Teresa (loved the blanket toga :)

Thanks to everyone who helped out and everyone that wore a toga it was super appreciated.

photos will be uploaded shortly once the function is re-enabled

Our Trainer - Notre entraîneur

This is Sue our trainer for the Joints in motion program. I asked her a few questions about her experience as a runner and the Joints in Motion program. I thought I would share this with you so you better understand how this all works and the wonderful support system that I have around me.

Sue est notre entraîneur avec le programme Arthro Action. Je lui ai posé quelque questions de ces expérience avec Arthro Action. Je pensais partager le tout avec vous.

When did you get into running?
I started running in 2003. I was never a runner but was curious about it!

Quand as-tu commencé à courrir?
J'ai commecé en 2003. Je n'avais jamais courru mais j'étais curieuse.

How many marathons have you done?
6 marathons, several half-marathons, one 30km and one half-ironman

Combien de marathons as-tu complété?
6 marathons, plusieurs semi-marthons, un 30km et un semi-ironman

How you became involved with Joints in motion?
I started with Joints in Motion in 2004. I was at a Women's Show with my mom who has Arthritis and saw the Joints in Motion stand. That year Dublin was being offered which is a place my mom had always wanted to go to. Unfortunately, my father had passed away before the trip to Ireland could become a reality. So, it made perfect sense to raise money for a good cause and bring my hero along with me. Since then I also did Switzerland and Arizona with Joints in Motion.

Comment es-tu devenu impliqué avec Arthro-Action?
J'ai commencé avec Arthro-Action en 2004. J'étais à un Salon de la Femme avec ma mère qui souffre de l'arthrite et j'ai vue le kiosk Arthro-Action. Cette année là c'était à Dublin ce qui est une place que ma mère a toujours rêvé de visiter. Malheureusement mon père est décédé de réaliser ce rêve pour ma mère. C'était donc parfait! Lever des fonds pour une bonne cause et ammener mon héroine avec moi. Depuis j'ai aussi fait la Suisse et Arizona avec Arthro-Action.

What is your involvement in the running community?
I am training the Joints in Motion Ontario team. As well, I put on my own race called Erica's Wish. This race was started in support of Erica Scarff. A 12 year old girl diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. The same cancer as Terry Fox. The first Erica's Wish was on Erica's 13th birthday to celebrate her birthday and the end of her treatments. This is a 5k/10k or a 1k fun run in support of kids with cancer. This year Erica's Wish blankets have been made to be distributed to kids in Oncology upon admission into Sick Kids Hospital.

Comment es-tu impliqué dans la communeauté de coureur?
J'entaîne l'équipe Arthro-Action Ontario. En plus j'organize une course Erica's Wish (Le veu d'Érica). Cette course a commencé comme soutien pour Erica Scarff. Un jeune fille de 12 ans qui souffre d'Ostéosarcome. Le même cancer que Terry Fox. La première course a eu lieu pour célébrer sont 13ième anniversaire et la fin de c'est traitement. La course est un 5km/10km our 1km amusant pour supporter les enfants qui souffrent du cance. Cette année des couvertes "Erica's wish" ont été distribué au enfants dans le quartier de cancérologie durant leur admision à l'hopital Sick Kids

What is your favorite thing about helping our team reach it's goals?
I enjoy helping people reach their goals. Being that I have done the fundraising and the training several times, I know first hand what needs to happen to reach your goals. It is an honour for me to see all these fantastic participants working so hard raising money for a great cause. Race day is the graduation, its the work now that is hard. I cannot wait to hear each week how people are doing whether its been a good or bad week and offering whatever advice I can to keep them going.

Qu'est que tu aimes le plus d'aider notre équipe atteindre c'est but?
J'aime aider les gens atteindre leurs buts. Puisque j'ai fais les levés de fond et l'entrainement plusieurs fois je sais ce qui est nécessaire pour atteindre ces buts. C'est un honneur pour moi de voir tout les participants fantastique qui travaillent si fort pour amasser des sous pour une bonne cause. La course c'est la graduation, c'est le travail maintenant qui est difficile. J'ai hâte de voir d'entendre a toutes les semaines si c'est une bonne semaine ou une mauvaise semaine et offrir tout l'avis que je peux leur donner pour qu'ils continue.

Any advice you have for people who want to get into running?
Anyone can run. You need to start slow and have faith in yourself. With a proper program and a clear head, you can reach your goals.

As-tu des suggestion pour les gens qui aimeraient courir?
Tout le monde peu courir? Il faut commencer lentement et avoir confiance en soi. Avec un bon program et la tête clair, vous pouvez atteindre vos buts.

TOGA PARTY

It's official I will be having a Toga Party September 25th at Rockie Racoons!!

The day after I signed up for this crazy adventure I talked to my friend Anissa and right away she thought a Toga party would be a great way to help me out.

So here is the logo with the name we have given it...


It's Saturday September 25th so mark your calendars now.
It will be $10 per ticket and that includes your first drink. WHAT A DEAL

Togas are encouraged but if you refuse to sport a toga then please wear white.

C'est officiel il y aura un party toga le 25 Septembre chez Rockie Racoons!!

Aussi tôt que j'ai commencé cette aventure mon amie Anissa a tout de suite décidé que ça serait super avoir un party toga.

C'est le 25 septembre notez-le dans votre calendrier.
Les billets sont $10 par personnes et cela inclus votre premier brevage.

Les togas sont fortement encouragé mais si vous refusez de porter un toga SVP porter du blanc.

THANK YOU - MERCI

Strike out Arthritis was a great success!

Here are some photos from the event. Thanks everyone for coming out and having a fun evening of bowling and prizes.

Here we are Krista and I taking a quick second to get a picture together before we got too busy.

Here is a team that came up from Blackdown
Here is Brent being a great help and selling those 50/50 and raffle tickets

Rick won the 50/50 draw and generously donated the $127.75 back to Krista and I. Thanks Rick!

Here are some great friends that came all the way from Toronto to support me.
Thanks again guys hope you had a good time.

Another team that participated and made it a family outing since mom suffers from Arthritis
and as you can see she's not old!!
(she bought a button from me that said: I'm not old and I have arthritis. She just loved it)

Thanks again everyone I finished the night with $680!

I'd also like to thank our sponsors that generously donated prizes.
Specially Bowlerama! They made the event easy to plan and ensured we all had a great time.

ONLY $3504.72 TO GO!!!

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Tonight is the big night - Enfin ce soir

Hello everyone just wanted to remind you all that tonight is the big night! I can't wait for it to start...We have a good group of at least 55 people registered and we are hoping that everyone brings a friend. The bowlerama staff were nice enough to allow us to have people register the night of since we are doing it for such a good cause so this is my last shout out to all of you if you can make it out please do!

I know a lot of people say I will just give you a donation instead but we worked so hard to set up an evening of fun for all of you that we would much rather see you there smilling and enjoying yourselves. So PLEASE PLEASE make it out if you can.

Hope to see you all there.

Barrie Bowlerama
320 Bayfield Street
7:30pm tonight

ONLY $4394.72 TO GO!!!

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Bonjour tout le monde je voulais vous faire un petit rappel que c'est ce soir! J'ai super hate que ça commence...On a déja 55 personnes d'enregistrer et on espère que tout le monde amènera un ami. L'équipe à Bowlerama on décidé que les gens peuvent s'enregistrer ce soir même puisque c'est pour une bonne cause. Donc voici mon dernier rappel joignez-vous à nous ce soir.

Je sais que plusieurs personnes me disent qu'ils vont me donner un dont à la place de leur présence mais honnêtement nous avons travaillé tellement fort pour organiser une soirée de plaisir entre amis donc si possible SVP SVP SVP venez nous rejoindre.

À ce soir

Barrie Bowlerama
320 rue Bayfield
19h30 ce soir

SEULEMENT 4394,72$ À AMASSER!!!

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