Mark Your Calendars -
16 April - Texas Roadhouse Dinner fundraiser
17 April - All You Can Eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast 7:30am-9:30am at Rusty Eck Ford on E. Kellogg (by Red Lobster across from Towne East). Suggested donation $10
17 April - Arby's Night (Harry & Rock Road) from 5-8pm
19 April - Cupcakes for Cancer at Sweetly Scrumptious (Central & Woodlawn). 10am-6pm. Enter for a chance to win Cupcakes for a YEAR!!!
20 April - Cancer is a Drag at Fantasy (31st St. South and K-15). Doors open at 8pm and show is at 9:30pm. Cover is $3 for 21 and older and $6 for ages 18-20.
Email me at Fe.Vorderlandwehr@us.af.mil or FeMWoY@gmail.com or find me on facebook. I can give you more details on these events.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Where has the time gone?
So every night I think - I've got to go and update my blog. Well one month later I'm doing just that! To say this has been a whirlwind would be an understatement. March was super packed with fun activities and programs and I hope we raised awareness about this terrible disease. We ate pizza, we danced the salsa, we shopped, we ran, what didn't we do?!
April is going to be a busy month too -
5 April - Ladies Night Out
7 April - Ken Sweet Memorial Race at 81 Speedway
12 April - Around the World Food Tasting
13-15 April - Croppin' Out Cancer Scrapbooking Retreat
16 April - Texas Roadhouse Dinner fundraiser
17 April - All You Can Eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast and then Arby's Night from 5-8pm
19 April - Cupcakes for Cancer at Sweetly Scrumptious
20 April - Cancer is a Drag at Fantasy
24 April - Nine & Dine at Tallgrass
27 April - Mosley St. Melodrama Dinner and a Show
28 April - Strike out Cancer at Seneca Bowl
Hope I'm not forgetting anything! Email me at Fe.Vorderlandwehr@us.af.mil or FeMWoY@gmail.com or find me on facebook. I can give you more details on these events.
I can't hardly beleive that we have only 4 1/2 weeks left! I feel like I just signed up to run a few weeks ago. And no matter what the outcome (but let's not lie - I would love to be the woman the raises the most $) I hope that what my team did and what we were able to accomplish makes a difference. I hope that all our hard work wasn't for not. I can say that without a doubt what I thought I would feel about this campaign and LLS and what I feel now are totally different . . . and I'm sure that this next month my emotions will run all over the place.
For all of my friends and family (both the ones I've had my entire life and the new ones I've made - b/c for those of you that know me once we are friends then we ARE family) THANK YOU for hanging in there with me and thank you for putting up with me. There are so many to thank for their help, encouragement and support. But I'm going to leave that to another entry b/c I don't want to forget anyone.
Love you all!
Fe
April is going to be a busy month too -
5 April - Ladies Night Out
7 April - Ken Sweet Memorial Race at 81 Speedway
12 April - Around the World Food Tasting
13-15 April - Croppin' Out Cancer Scrapbooking Retreat
16 April - Texas Roadhouse Dinner fundraiser
17 April - All You Can Eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast and then Arby's Night from 5-8pm
19 April - Cupcakes for Cancer at Sweetly Scrumptious
20 April - Cancer is a Drag at Fantasy
24 April - Nine & Dine at Tallgrass
27 April - Mosley St. Melodrama Dinner and a Show
28 April - Strike out Cancer at Seneca Bowl
Hope I'm not forgetting anything! Email me at Fe.Vorderlandwehr@us.af.mil or FeMWoY@gmail.com or find me on facebook. I can give you more details on these events.
I can't hardly beleive that we have only 4 1/2 weeks left! I feel like I just signed up to run a few weeks ago. And no matter what the outcome (but let's not lie - I would love to be the woman the raises the most $) I hope that what my team did and what we were able to accomplish makes a difference. I hope that all our hard work wasn't for not. I can say that without a doubt what I thought I would feel about this campaign and LLS and what I feel now are totally different . . . and I'm sure that this next month my emotions will run all over the place.
For all of my friends and family (both the ones I've had my entire life and the new ones I've made - b/c for those of you that know me once we are friends then we ARE family) THANK YOU for hanging in there with me and thank you for putting up with me. There are so many to thank for their help, encouragement and support. But I'm going to leave that to another entry b/c I don't want to forget anyone.
Love you all!
Fe
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Coming up this week - 4-10 March
On to week 2 of the campaign -
Visit us on Monday Night at Wheat State Pizza in Derby from 5-8pm. Enjoy a delicious buffet and entertainment - vocalist/guitarist Jack Mayou and Ventriloquist Chelsea! Plus be entered in drawing for a chance to win door prizes!
Friday, 9 March is our Glitter & Glow Black Light ZUMBA party with Gina Nutile at Wheels Studio
And then end the weekend with some great music and delicious appetizers at the Wichita Ballroom
Saturday, 10 March will be the "I'm A Believer" Dave Diamond Experience (A Tribute to Neil Diamond)
Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 8pm.
Tickets are just $25 per person or reserve a VIP table for just $300!
Call or text me at 316-655-2963 or send me an email at FeMWoY@gmail.com and let me know how many tickets you need.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support. I ask that you please share not only this blog but our Facebook Page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year with all your friends and family. TOGETHER we can all make a difference in the lives of many!
Love -
Fe
Visit us on Monday Night at Wheat State Pizza in Derby from 5-8pm. Enjoy a delicious buffet and entertainment - vocalist/guitarist Jack Mayou and Ventriloquist Chelsea! Plus be entered in drawing for a chance to win door prizes!
Friday, 9 March is our Glitter & Glow Black Light ZUMBA party with Gina Nutile at Wheels Studio
501 S. St. Francis (1 block south of Intrust Arena)
$20/class. Space is limited so you must sign up/pay in advance.
Call Gina at 316-461-6720 to reserve your spot in class.
2 class times available.
Doors open at 6pm
First class is at 7pm and second class is at 8:15pm
Door prizes and great giveaways! Don't miss the fun. Wear white or neon!
$20/class. Space is limited so you must sign up/pay in advance.
Call Gina at 316-461-6720 to reserve your spot in class.
2 class times available.
Doors open at 6pm
First class is at 7pm and second class is at 8:15pm
Door prizes and great giveaways! Don't miss the fun. Wear white or neon!
And then end the weekend with some great music and delicious appetizers at the Wichita Ballroom
Saturday, 10 March will be the "I'm A Believer" Dave Diamond Experience (A Tribute to Neil Diamond)
Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 8pm.
Tickets are just $25 per person or reserve a VIP table for just $300!
Call or text me at 316-655-2963 or send me an email at FeMWoY@gmail.com and let me know how many tickets you need.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support. I ask that you please share not only this blog but our Facebook Page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year with all your friends and family. TOGETHER we can all make a difference in the lives of many!
Love -
Fe
Saturday, March 3, 2012
My first week of the campaign
So it has been a crazy week - we had a bingo, BWW night, Taliano's Family Night, Quarter Mania, Tupperware Party and tomorrow (well technically it is today) the Salon Teased Open House! Not to mention working full time at the Community Center and making sure Isaac got to school on time and that the house doesn't look too much like a disaster. Though I definitely need to go to the grocery store this weekend!
I have to say . . . I have asked myself on several occasions "what have I gotten myself into this time?" But it was my husband that reminded me . . . "you might have been busy this week but you didn't have to have a spinal tap." And that was what I needed to keep me motivated. Love you babe!
There are some things that stick out in my mind about this week and I know I will never forget them:
When Holly handed me an envelope on Monday night that was filled with change and a $1 - she told me that some of the residents at the nursing home she works in wanted to help me & the LLS out. I still have that envelope with change and the $1 and I will carry it with me throughout the campaign to remind me that every dollar raised is a step forward in finding a cure for cancer.
Meeting a lady at Quarter Mania - who is a Hodgkins Lyphoma Survivor. I had never met her and she had never met me, yet she and her husband donated over $350 worth of CDs and a DVD to auction off for donations to LLS. And they both said "good luck and thank you" - it was I that said "thank you"
And then tonight - one of the Tupperware consultants told me her pet had passed away this summer from Lymphoma. I guess I never even thought about pets getting this disease.
While planning the programs and events can be stressful at times . . . I want to make sure to enjoy this experience and take everything I can away from it.
Thank you to eveyrone for your continued support and well wishes. It really does mean alot.
Fe
I have to say . . . I have asked myself on several occasions "what have I gotten myself into this time?" But it was my husband that reminded me . . . "you might have been busy this week but you didn't have to have a spinal tap." And that was what I needed to keep me motivated. Love you babe!
There are some things that stick out in my mind about this week and I know I will never forget them:
When Holly handed me an envelope on Monday night that was filled with change and a $1 - she told me that some of the residents at the nursing home she works in wanted to help me & the LLS out. I still have that envelope with change and the $1 and I will carry it with me throughout the campaign to remind me that every dollar raised is a step forward in finding a cure for cancer.
Meeting a lady at Quarter Mania - who is a Hodgkins Lyphoma Survivor. I had never met her and she had never met me, yet she and her husband donated over $350 worth of CDs and a DVD to auction off for donations to LLS. And they both said "good luck and thank you" - it was I that said "thank you"
And then tonight - one of the Tupperware consultants told me her pet had passed away this summer from Lymphoma. I guess I never even thought about pets getting this disease.
While planning the programs and events can be stressful at times . . . I want to make sure to enjoy this experience and take everything I can away from it.
Thank you to eveyrone for your continued support and well wishes. It really does mean alot.
Fe
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Quarters for Cancer
Hope to see you tomorrow night at Quarter Mania!
Check out the Facebook Event and pass it along.
Check out the Facebook Event and pass it along.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Pizza Time with Scooby & Winnie the Pooh
Talliano's Pizza in West Wichita - THANK YOU!!!!
We packed the restaurant for dinner and everyone had a great time. We enjoyed delicious food, great conversation, gave away door prizes and got to dine with Scooby and Winnie the Pooh. PLUS we raised lots of money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Doesn't get any better than that.
Thank you to all those that came out and had dinner - whether you stayed and ate with us or took it to go - your purchases will help improve the quality of life for those fighting cancer.
Thanks so much. Hope to see you at Quarters for Cancer - Quarter Mania this Thursday night.
Posted the photos on my Facebook Page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year.
Good night all!
Love -
Fe
We packed the restaurant for dinner and everyone had a great time. We enjoyed delicious food, great conversation, gave away door prizes and got to dine with Scooby and Winnie the Pooh. PLUS we raised lots of money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Doesn't get any better than that.
Thank you to all those that came out and had dinner - whether you stayed and ate with us or took it to go - your purchases will help improve the quality of life for those fighting cancer.
Thanks so much. Hope to see you at Quarters for Cancer - Quarter Mania this Thursday night.
Posted the photos on my Facebook Page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year.
Good night all!
Love -
Fe
Monday, February 27, 2012
Buffalo Wild Wings Derby - Helping Fight Cancer One Wing At A Time!
Thank you to everyone that had lunch and/or dinner at BWW Derby - we had a fabulous turnout! Everything tasted YUMMY and the staff were all amazing!
Tomorrow night we will be enjoying Italian at Talliano's in West Wichita.
Hope I don't gain 20 lbs this 10 weeks!
Check out our facebook page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year. I'll post picks later tonight.
Love you all!
Fe
Tomorrow night we will be enjoying Italian at Talliano's in West Wichita.
Hope I don't gain 20 lbs this 10 weeks!
Check out our facebook page - Fe Vorderlandwehr for 2012 LLS Woman of the Year. I'll post picks later tonight.
Love you all!
Fe
Saturday, February 25, 2012
BINGO was a Success
Thank you to everyone that came out last night to play bingo with us. We had a great time, won great prizes and raised lots of $$$ for LLS. I hope to see you all this week and some of our other events - feel free to bring a friend or two or ten!
Events coming up this week:
Monday, 27 Feb - Let's eat Wings! Buffalo Wild Wings in Derby will donate a portion of ALL their food sales for the entire day to LLS. All you have to do when you are checking out is say "This is for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society."
Tuesday, 28 Feb - Talliano's West Family Night. Join us starting at 5pm until close for great food and a chance to win door prizes. Also, say HI to Scooby Doo & Winnie the Pooh - parents don't forget to bring your cameras.
Thursday, 1 March - Quarters for Cancer Quarter Mania at the West Clarion. Doors open at 5:30pm and bidding is at 6:30pm
Friday, 2 March - Tupperware Party at 7pm at 9315 E. Carson. 20-40% of all orders will be donated to LLS. Join us at the party for great food and a chance to win door prizes.
Saturday, 3 March - Salon Teased Open House from noon-5pm. Shopping, FREE FOOD, door prizes, chair massages, and tons of fun!
Thanks so much for your support and generosity. I look forward to seeing you!
Fe
Events coming up this week:
Monday, 27 Feb - Let's eat Wings! Buffalo Wild Wings in Derby will donate a portion of ALL their food sales for the entire day to LLS. All you have to do when you are checking out is say "This is for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society."
Tuesday, 28 Feb - Talliano's West Family Night. Join us starting at 5pm until close for great food and a chance to win door prizes. Also, say HI to Scooby Doo & Winnie the Pooh - parents don't forget to bring your cameras.
Thursday, 1 March - Quarters for Cancer Quarter Mania at the West Clarion. Doors open at 5:30pm and bidding is at 6:30pm
Friday, 2 March - Tupperware Party at 7pm at 9315 E. Carson. 20-40% of all orders will be donated to LLS. Join us at the party for great food and a chance to win door prizes.
Saturday, 3 March - Salon Teased Open House from noon-5pm. Shopping, FREE FOOD, door prizes, chair massages, and tons of fun!
Thanks so much for your support and generosity. I look forward to seeing you!
Fe
Be a Part of the Cure
Every four minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Every ten minutes someone dies from a blood cancer. Leukemia causes more deaths among children and young adults under the age twenty than any other disease.
This is your opportunity to make a difference and celebrate the success of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a national ten week campaign to raise funds to help find cures for blood cancers. The campaign includes individuals in the community who agree to utilize their leadership abilities and resources to conduct their own fundraising campaigns to help The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund blood cancer research and provide education and support services for patients and their families.
The male and female that raise the most funds during the campaign will be awarded the title of the Kansas Chapter Man & Woman of the Year, respectively. Candidates are judged solely on their success in raising money, each dollar counting as one vote. Their totals are then considered for the national title. Candidates run in honor of the Boy & Girl of the Year, who are local blood cancer patient survivors and sources of inspiration to others.
While winning this campaign is not the end goal, the friendly competition does inspire candidates, the opportunity for the candidates to involve their friends, families and peers helps spread the word about LLS and educate about blood cancers.
While I hope that you choose to support me in my bid; my true hope is that you connect with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and support their efforts in whatever way you are able.
This is your opportunity to make a difference and celebrate the success of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a national ten week campaign to raise funds to help find cures for blood cancers. The campaign includes individuals in the community who agree to utilize their leadership abilities and resources to conduct their own fundraising campaigns to help The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund blood cancer research and provide education and support services for patients and their families.
The male and female that raise the most funds during the campaign will be awarded the title of the Kansas Chapter Man & Woman of the Year, respectively. Candidates are judged solely on their success in raising money, each dollar counting as one vote. Their totals are then considered for the national title. Candidates run in honor of the Boy & Girl of the Year, who are local blood cancer patient survivors and sources of inspiration to others.
While winning this campaign is not the end goal, the friendly competition does inspire candidates, the opportunity for the candidates to involve their friends, families and peers helps spread the word about LLS and educate about blood cancers.
While I hope that you choose to support me in my bid; my true hope is that you connect with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and support their efforts in whatever way you are able.
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