I have to say again that I am so impressed by the generousity of people. We raised over $3500 in total. We raised over $2400 on line, $200 in tickets alone (50/50 and prize draw) and about $700 was collected by Kelly from the Canadian Cancer Society on the day of the event and another $300 came in after the event. I am so pleased with the results and so proud of what my little girl started.

We aren’t done yet. Please mark Monday  September 29th from 5 to 9 p.m. on your calendars to come and have supper at Boston Pizza (on Innes Rd by the Wal-mart) 10 % of the sales that night will  be donated to Catherine’s Campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society.

I can’t believe how many young girls, young ladies and adults gave their hair for this campaign and for those who have lost their hair to cancer! What a generous group of people! You should be so proud of what you have done! Unless you know someone who has received a wig you will probably never know what a personal and cherished gift this is…I am so proud of you girls and women and I am so glad to have met you all.

You all had a story to tell and I valued every one of them. Congratulations and I bet you would like to know the total……46 hair donations!!!

Thank you all so much on behalf of Catherine and myself (Catherine’s mom-Sharon) and the people who will receive these beautiful wigs given with so much compassion and selflessness. It is truly incredible.

Keep looking in The Star there should be an article in there next week!

There are so many people and companies to thank. Regal Hair Design and the amazing people there. Jody, Eunice (her daughter Monica), Chantal, and Christine(and her husband Christopher). They worked so hard and kept things going as smoothly as humanly possible. They worked straight through and cut and styled more than 25 heads of hair!!!! Everyone came out with a smile on their face. They were all pleased witht their haircuts and proud of what they had just done. As they should be!

The Star, Len Cobb he was the one that knew me when it was clear to see this was my first fundraiser and I had no idea what I was doing. Man, have i learned a lot and the bonus I didn’t expect was that I got to meet some very giving and wonderful people! Len was on hand snapping pictures and helping out wherever he could. The Star also supplied many gifts for the draw.

Loeb Cumberland Market (Innes/Tenth Line) supplied all the hot dogs, plates, forks, serviettes,condiments…oh yeah and that gigantic cake! I couldn’t believe the size of it. I should’ve measured it. It had to be 4 feet long by at least 1 and a half feet wide!

Sure Print and Graphics on St.Joseph supplied all the flyers, invitations and business cards which definetely got us going.

Catherine’s school principal (Mr. Deschamps) , supplied tables, chairs, the stage, and the canopies.

Lacelle Signs and Designs provided the wonderful banner. It was perfect.

Boston Pizza has given us hundreds of coupons for free kids meals and when they are claimed the campaign gets 10% of the sales for the Canadian Cancer Society. They are also having a night (Monday September 29th) where 10% of all the sales that night are also going to the campaign. I am going to pack that restaurant and there is already several surprizes in the works. You are not going to want to miss it!!!

CJOH, Oldies 1310 and CFRA for broadcasting our event.
Anita from the ORLEANS BIA who gave Catherine and I a boost right at the beginning. She’s a sweetheart!

Starbucks coffee (on Innes) for supplying us with coffee for the event.

NOW TO THANK THE GENEROUS PEOPLE WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS (AND EQUIPMENT):

Councillor Rainer Bloess for promoting, attending, speaking at it and giving a gift basket to draw and giving Catherine a certificate of appreciation and a great warm up jacket with her Campaign logo on it!!!! What a nice guy!

Donna her son Dennis: She was so supportive and opened doors for me that I wouldn’t have been able to get to and was great with the moral support too. When I felt overwhelmed she was always there to remind me of the important stuff and to forget the rest. I am so glad to have gotten to know her better. Dennis is an inspriration and it’s so nice when I see him riding his bike to school with his younger sister. It makes me realize what is important in life and what’s not.

My good friend Andrea…I was such a pest! I thought for sure she would tell me to go fly a kite. She was amazing. The way she whipped out the designs for the flyers and helped me set up the blog. Now I’m a pro!

Donna from the Canadian Cancer Society: She set me up and led me in the right direction.

Kelly , from the Canadian Cancer Society, she collected the donations on the day of the event and she gave a really nice speech and brought her beautiful red headed daughter with her. She and her daughter are wonderful and so positive!

My brother in law Andrew who set up the canopies and everything with my hubby like they did this everyday and moved everything with his truck and trailer.

My sister Heather who was the DJ and her partner Wendy who assisted and sold 50/50 tickets. The music was great and set the right tone so we didn’t need our kleenex box.

My oldest daughter Kimberly who “drew” and announced the winning tickets and kept things going while I was getting my hair cut.

Tassy Lyras from Mary Kay cosmetics, she provided my biggest helpers with a gift and she donated a gift basket valued at $100!

My friend Louise who did all the translating. My French is okay but I needed this to be professional looking.

My dad who came to help set up and take down all the equipment.

Alasdair, my brother in law, who helped out where needed and didn’t even need to be asked.

I can’t forget all the companies that gave prizes to draw…we raised $200 in 50/50 and draw prize tickets alone!
My Favourite Chinese Restaurant (across the street from Regal Hair Design)
Pizza Hut (on St. Joseph Blvd.)
Really Lebanese (across the street from Regal too)
Orleans Bakery( on St. Joseph Blvd.)
Sandy’s Saddlery (provided the pretty pink cowgirl hat)
Home Depot (Innes near tenth line)
Casa Luna (on Innes)
Gabriel Pizza (on Innes)
Pharma Plus (Orleans Gardens)
Rogers Video (Orleans Gardens)
Mer Bleue Golf
Moji’s Italian Bistro (in the Market)
IPLAY (in the same mall as Regal)
Henry’s (Innes and tenth line)

I have to say I am very blessed to have a family that stands behind me/each other, friends that are encouraging, helpful and full of great ideas. Not only that but I met more terrific people while I was doing this. People that I have connected with and made new friends. This whole experience has restored my faith in humanity which I have to admit was getting pretty negative. Definetely a life lesson for me and my girls. I strongly recommend volunteering for a good cause it does your spirit good and is so rewarding in so many ways.

Nous avons 23 dons de cheveux et plus que 1000$ d’amasser par notre “petite” campagne. Je pense que c’est déja un grand succès et on a pas encore fini…..On espère vous voir en grand nombre.

We are at 23 hair donations!!!!!! and over $1000. Unbelievable. All I can say is we can’t wait until Sunday to meet these amazing young girls/young women and adults who are so kind hearted and have made this campaign a huge success. We’re not done yet and we’re excited to see how far Catherine’s idea reaches!!! Hope to see you there.

Jusqu’a date (11 Juin), nous avons 12 dons de cheveux . C’est merveilleux, mais nous espérons / attendons d’autres se joindront à nous. CFRA a fait un entrevue avec Catherine ce matin et oldies 1310 (ils nous ont contacter!) Va annoncer l’information sur la Campagne des petites couettes la semaine avant la 22.

Nous avons également soulevé plus de $ 300 avec les dons en ligne et des chèques. Nous sommes vraiment excités et nous espérons que vous aller nous aider dans notre effort pour lutter contre le cancer tel que vous pouvez.

C’est une cause qui nous affecte tous de proche et Catherine est une inspiration! Nous sommes tellement fiers d’elle!

To date (June 11th) we have 12 hair donations. That is wonderful but we are hoping/expecting more will join us. CFRA broadcast an interview with Catherine this morning and Oldies 1310 (they contacted us!!!) will be broadcasting an interview and plugging the event the week before the 22nd.

We have also raised over $300 with on-line donations and cheques. Many have said (by e-mail or in person) they will be there and others that couldn’t make it are donating on line. We are really excited and we hope you will join us and help us in whatever you can!!

It is a such great cause and Catherine is such a sweet little girl! We are so proud of her!

Many surprizes!
First off there will be a special prize for the first 30 people who show up courtesy of Golfland on Innes.
Loeb Cumberland Market donated hot dogs, drinks and cake (and all the food supplies) and Starbucks on Innes is providing coffee.
There will be an excellent DJ (DJ Heather) who has donated her time and we are very grateful for that.

There are some amazing prizes that will be drawn and we will have a 50/50 draw. The tickets for both draws are $2 each or 3 for $5. All the funds raised are going to the Canadian Cancer Society. Some prizes include a gift certificate for $50 from Pizza Hut, $25 gift certificate from Home Depot, $65 gift certificate for Henry’s (electronics) Innes/10th Line, $20 gift certificate from Gabriel’s Pizza, several dinners for 4 from Really Lebanese (The Garlic King), a beautiful heart ornament from Casa Luna on Innes, a gift basket of Mary Kay products courtesy of Tassy Lyras valued at $100!!! and many more.

Catherine and her mom will get their initial cut right before your eyes. Catherine is now nervous and excited. Her best friend Emma got her hair cut for the campaign on monday (as she is not available on the 22nd) and she looks amazing!!! She absolutely loves it!! Jody (from Regal Hair Design) did a terrific job!!! We will ask her mom if we can post her picture.

This is so exciting! We have 5 friends (including one of Catherine’s best friends) who have been willing to cut their hair almost right from the start and since the article in the Weekly Journal last week now 3 more people have joined! We are up to 10 with Catherine and me. The ages range from 6 years old to women in their 30’s. If you would like to donate your hair on June 22nd from 1-3 p.m. please e-mail us at ponytailscampaign@rogers.com so we can co-ordinate the event. We have 4 hairdressers all together.