Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 27, 2008
Race Day Tomorrow
Race day is finally tomorrow! I have been busy getting ready for the big day.  The Pink Cosmos team has really come together pulling in donations throughout the team.  Our top fund-raisers are:Mary Vollmer at $350.00Christine Zielinski at $315.00Kate Petrosky at $300.00 Here are so...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Race, Susan G Komen, Fund-raising, fundraising, team

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 18, 2008
Race Day is Around the Corner
Race day is almost here and we are almost to the end of this year's fund-raising journey. Here is a quick update on our progress -We held a cosmopolitan happy hour/girls night at a team member's house and raised over $500!  Then we held a fund-raiser with co-workers on a friday and raised an...
Tags: Susan G Komen, Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Fund-raising, Teams, Pink

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 7, 2008
Team Total is In
Well team registration for Susan G Komen Race for the Cure closed this past Friday at midnight.  After a flurry of e-mails and phone calls, the Pink Cosmos team closed with 28 team members.  Go Team! What is really nice is that many individuals from last year's team chose to join i...
Tags: Susan G Komen, Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Fund-raising, Teams, Pink

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 28, 2008
Winning the Fight and Achieving Survivorship
Here is something I have been pondering…how and when do you achieve survivor status?  After months of treatment, well actually over a year of rigorous adjuvant therapy and several surgeries, can I now officially hang up my boxing gloves?  Am I deserving of the pink t-shirt on rac...
Tags: Cancer Survivor, Fighting Cancer, Eating Healthy, Susan G Komen

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 28, 2008
Weekend Getaway Provides Much Needed Refresher + Helps Fundraising
Life is busy and overwhelming at times.  I promised myself while undergoing treatment for breast cancer that I would ‘stop and smell the roses’ and focus on living my life versus getting sucked into the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  I have failed miserably in achievin...
Tags: cancer, Susan G Komen, rest and relaxation