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Sponsor Team Giddy Up

Team Giddy Up is very excited to introduce a sponsorship program into our fundraising efforts. If you or someone you know owns a small business, please take a moment to consider the great benefits of sponsoring Team Giddy Up.

We are offering three tiers of sponsorship donations:

Emerald $50

Small sponsorship space on our tshirts (worn by a minimum of 50 supporters at fundraising events, cheering on our walkers, and also worn by our team during the 60 mile walk)

Sponsorship on Giddy Up's blog and social media sites

Ruby $100

Medium sponsorship space on our tshirts (worn by a minimum of 50 supporters at fundraising events, cheering on our walkers, and also worn by our team during the 60 mile walk)

Sponsorship on GIddy Up's blog and social media sites

Diamond $200

Largest sponsorship space on our tshirts (worn by a minimum of 50 supporters at fundraising events, cheering on our walkers, and also worn by our team during the 60 mile walk)

Sponsorship on GIddy Up's blog and social media sites

Please consider joining our sponsorship program, or passing along this information to someone you think might like to help us out. We need to raise $4,600 and in order to reach our goal, we are asking for your support! 

It is through your participation and tax deductible donations that we are able to make a significant difference in the fight for a cure, because everyone deserves a lifetime!

If you would like to sponsor Team Giddy Up, please contact Kelli or Crystal or see below

Kelli 612-670-8072 or kelli3day@gmail.com

Crystal 763-300-1514 or crystal3day@gmail.com

Garage Sale Success

Drum roll please....

We raised $947 at our 3 day garage sale. 

The weather was sunny and warm, and we had lot's of goodies for sale. 

Thank you again to all those who donated items to our sale, and a very special thank you to Chuck Anderson for his very generous donation of items. 

don't delay...donate today!

Giddy Up is having a GARAGE SALE!

don't delay...donate today!

Shop for a Cure Results!

Thank you to all who came out to support or team at our Shop for a Cure event last month. What a success! Everyone had a great time and shopped, shopped, shopped! A huge thank you to our vendors! Pampered Chef's Liz Knopp. Cookie Lee's Jill Kalal. Norwex's Natalie Witham. Mary Kay's Barb Hartwick, and finally Stampin Up's Alvina Cook.

We raised $596 towards our current fundraising goal of $5,000!

Shop for a Cure!

Giddy Up walks again!

Hello Friends!

We are so excited to share the news! Team Giddy Up will be walking in the 2012 Twin Cities Susan G Komen 3-Day for the Cure! As you may remember, we first walked in 2009. We had various team members crew in 2010 and 2011 and now we're all ready for the 60 mile challenge again.

Our first walk was such a journey. We laughed, we cried, we grew, and we conquered. As a team we raised over $12,500! We reached our goal with the support of our friends and family. We are asking for that love and support again.

In 2009 we walked for all the great women we know who have battled this terrible cancer, some who have won and some who have lost. We walked in honor of all of them. In 2012, we walk for those women again, but this time we are also walking for a friend who is fighting her battle right now. She is a mother, wife, friend, teacher, and courageous and fierce fighter!

We are walking so that someday we won't have to anymore, because EVERYONE deserves a lifetime!

Tastefully Simple Fundraiser

Team Giddy Up would like to thank everyone that participated in our Tastefully Simple Fundraiser earlier this month. Thanks to you and our wonderful Tastefully Simple consultant Desiree Rowe, we raised about $200 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day! Thank you for all of your support!!

Team Giddy Up to Crew at the 2010 Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3 Day!

We're back!

This year team Giddy Up will volunteer as crew members. We're very excited to be part of the 3 Day again!

This year we're looking to add to our team, so if you would like to volunteer to crew at the 3 Day, please contact us! It's a four day committment. There is no fundraising committment, but we plan to do a little fundraising for the cause anyhow.

Stay Tuned!

Breast Cancer 3-Day 2009

We are very happy here because we can see the Capitol - our final destination!

Team Giddy Up is recovering from walking 60 miles for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. It was an amazing journey and we had a blast along the way. It was challenging at times, but we worked our way through it. We are all so proud to have participated in this event and couldn't have done it without all of the support from our family and friends. Here is a sneak peek at our weekend. We will post more when we have the energy!

You can participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day...without walking 60 miles.

Did you know that you can participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day…without walking 60 miles? Come on out to one of the cheering stations along the 3-Day route and cheer on Team Giddy Up! We have been told that the cheering stations are a lot of fun for everyone and we would love to see you out there!

Friday, August 21:
8:45 am - 11:00 am

Lake Harriet Bandshell

43rd St. W and E Lake Harriet Pkwy

Minneapolis, MN 55409

11:15 am - 3:15 pm

Gold Medal Park

2nd St. S and 11th Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Saturday, August 22:
7:15 am - 9:15 am

Holiday Inn Express

1100 County Rd. E

Vadnais Heights MN 55110

10:45 am - 3:30 pm

St. Paul Regional Water Services

1900 Rice St.

St. Paul MN 55113

Sunday, August 23:
7:30 am - 9:30 am

North St. Paul Tap & Grill

2379 McKnight Rd.

North St. Paul MN 55109

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Indian Mounds Park

1113 Mounds Blvd.

St. Paul MN 55106

Closing Ceremony:

After three days and 60 miles, participants will take a final and incredibly emotional victory walk into the Closing Ceremony. Friends, family and supporters should arrive at the Closing Ceremony site at least one hour early to get the best view of the program. Please allow extra travel time due to expected traffic congestion at the site.

Hope to see you there!

Hanging in the back yard with Sven...

On Thursday we participated in the '3 day for the 3-Day Tread-a-thon,' sponsored by Cities 97 and Kare 11 news. We won $1000 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day by walking on treadmills during the newscast. We had a great time hanging in the backyard with Sven! Thanks to Cities 97 and Kare 11 for this wonderful opportunity to raise awareness about Breast Cancer.

We are going to be on TV!!!

Team Giddy Up was selected by Cities 97 to participate in their 'Tread-a-thon" and receive $1000 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day! On Thursday, August 6th we will be on Kare 11's 5PM newscast keeping the treadmills going! There are 15 teams that will be walking during the newscasts next week and we are lucky enough to be one of them. During the 6 PM newscast on Thursday they will also select one of the 3-Day teams to receive an additional $5000 for their fundraising. So tune in to Kare 11 on Thursday evening to see us raise some $ and awareness for Breast Cancer!

Overwhelming support from the small town of Nashwauk...

Team Giddy Up and Rack Rescuers joined forces this weekend for a special event in Nashwauk, MN. Together at total of $1,269 was raised for the Breast Cancer 3-Day! The lucky winner of the raffle was Brian Johnson of Penguilly, MN. This event would not have been possible without Wizard's Bar & Grill offering to host the event and donate prizes. Thank you for your support. We would also like to thank all of the people who came out and purchased raffle tickets. We appreciate your support!

Way to go Kelli, way to go!

Congratulations to Kelli for meeting the required fundraising goal of $2,300 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day! You have worked so hard and had a blast along the way! You really put your organizational skills to use planning great fundraising events. You have done an amazing job and should be very proud of yourself. Now you can relax and focus on training! Way to go Kel!

You could win one of these...

Team Giddy Up and Rack Rescuers have joined forces for a very cool event taking place up in Nashwauk, MN this weekend at Wizard's Bar and Grill. In addition to great food and drinks, there will be a raffle to win some awesome prizes. For a $10 donation you can be entered into the drawing for a Mini Chopper like the one pictured above. Or maybe you will win the signature series Dale Earnhart Leather Jacket being given away... Plus there will be other great prizes as well. The raffle will take place at 9 PM on Saturday, July 18th. You need not be present to win. So if you are in the area, feel free to stop by and show your support. Or if you aren't able to make it up there, let us know if you would like to participate in the raffle by sending an email to alicia3day@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support. We will announce the winner this weekend!

Another great weekend...

Thank you to everyone who came out to Team Giddy Up's garage sale this weekend. We raised another $650 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day! We continue to be amazed at the generosity of others. All of the items in the garage sale were donated by friends and family with all of the proceeds going to our cause. Alicia's neighbors were having a sale over the weekend and were nice enough to donate 10% of their proceeds as well. Thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend a success!

Calling all garage-salers!

Our last garage sale was such a success that we decided to have another one! Feel free to stop out and support Team Giddy Up. We will have some great donated items to sell including baby, home decor, furniture, clothes, craft boutique, and much more! Stop out to shop or for a snack. We will have coffee and muffins in the AM and hot dogs, chips, & pop in the PM! All proceeds will go toward Team Giddy Up for the Breast Cancer 3 - Day!

July 9-11th, 8 AM - 4 PM

1228 16th Ave SE Forest Lake

Thanks for you continued support! Hope to see you then!

Boobily Joobily Bowling Tourney

There's still time!! We have plenty of room for additional bowlers. If you would like to participate, just show up on Sunday...we'll fit you in! $25 per bowler. Lot's of great door prizes!

Stars and Strikes Entertainment Complex
Wyoming MN

We're also having a silent auction with lot's of great items!

If you aren't able to attend, but would still like to help out our fundraising, please go to www.the3day.org and search for team Giddy Up. You can donate to any team member you like.

Thank you for your continued support!

Kelli

Spread the Word!

FREE FREE FREE!!!!

Now that we have your attention, we are asking for your help. In an effort to spread awareness - after all, that IS why we are walking - and raise some additional funds, we would like your help in spreading the word. For your participation, we will enter you in a drawing to win a pair Gopher Hockey Tickets for the upcoming season. We will also be drawing for a giveaway from A Royal Affair Studio. One lucky winner will have their choice of many lovely bracelets generously donated by A Royal Affair Studio.

So.......

First, the awareness part...

Age: a major factor

A woman's chance of getting breast cancer increases with age. According to the American Cancer Society your chance by your current age is:

20 years old - 1 in 1,837

30 years old - 1 in 234

40 years old - 1 in 70

50 years old - 1 in 40

60 years old - 1 in 28

70 years old - 1 in 26

Lifetime - 1 in 8

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can be successfully treated.

The key - early detection.

The American Cancer Society recommends:

Mammography - every year starting at age 40

Clinical Breast Exam - every 3 years between ages 20-39

Self Breast Exam - monthly beginning in your 20's

Have you been 'squeezed' lately?

To be entered in the giveaway:

Comment to this post....and for additinal entries into the drawing.......

- Share this with a friend new to this blog and invite them to stop by - have them mention your first name (as well as their own) in the comment section and we will enter BOTH NAMES into the drawing.

-Share this info on our blog using another social network (blog, facebook, myspace, twitter, etc.) and post a comment telling us how you 'Spread the Word.'

We will draw a winner on June 24th, so SPREAD THE WORD!!!

ps. To really boost your drawing odds, donate $10 to one of our team members and we will put your name into the hat 10 additional times!!! go to http://www.the3day.org/ and search for team Giddy Up

(Gopher Hockey tickets donated by the Anderson Family, A Royal Affair Studio can be found at http://www.aroyalaffairstudio.etsy.com/