KnitChick's Crafty Ramblings

Yes, it's that time of year again.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of that I'm posting the pink TARDIS that rengeek put up in his journal.




One of the reasons I do Relay for Life every year is because breast cancer has affected my family. My grandmother and aunt are both survivors. Unfortunately a special teacher from high school, Mrs. Carol Papierski, did not survive. She passed away a couple of years after I graduated, after a whirlwind spring of my senior year when she and I shared a hotel room for an FBLA study day, and then she was one of our chaperones for the LA trip to FBLA nationals. I only was in FBLA for a year (and didn't have her for class because she taught special ed), but it's hard not to become close when you share a hotel room with someone.

So please, pass on the pink TARDIS and think about doing something to help the battle against breast cancer this month! One of the ways you can help is by joining Team GEEK as we fundraise for the next Norridge/Harwood Heights Relay for Life!

Okay, I know a lot of you out there really want a knitted Dalek. I've lost track of how many people have begged or even tried swiping some of the Dalek family that I've made. I've been telling people no, because as much as I'd love to make a ton of Daleks, it's really REALLY painful to knit.

Then my friend had an idea. I'm in the process of knitting one last Dalek, pink with hot pink, to raise money for Relay for Life. (sorry for the crummy picture, my camera is misbehaving and my phone isn't getting signal to upload)





I'm *trying* to get it done in time for Relay but it's iffy. I can't do more than two rounds at a time, with LONG breaks between, or I'm in a lot of pain. But I'm making every effort to get it done by the night of our Relay, which is Friday August 13th.

I bet you're asking now, how do I try to win this awesome Dalek? It's very simple!

Donate to our Relay for Life team. For every $10 in donations you get one raffle ticket (so if you donate $50, you get 5 tickets). Make sure you put in the message field that you are entering the Dalek raffle!!

You can donate to me, at my Relay participant page or you can donate to my team, Team GEEK (or even to one of my teammates). I'd prefer if it's to me, since I can see that in my participant center, but as long as the donation goes to someone on my team and you mention the Dalek raffle in the message, you'll get the raffle ticket.

We also will take raffle donations during the event! It will be the same, $10 per ticket. I plan to draw the winning ticket toward the end of the Relay event so maybe 4 or 5 am Saturday morning. Winner need not be present! As long as I have some kind of way of contacting you (so make sure to put your phone and/or email in the donation form!!), I'll get the Dalek to the winner somehow :)

All of the money for this raffle is going directly to the American Cancer Society.

Hello all!

I just wanted to take a minute to let everyone know about a special charity event I am participating in next weekend. This year I am participating in the Relay for Life to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.

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Thanks, and I return you to your regularly scheduled LiveJournal madness :)