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"Every thought we think is creating our future."
~ Louise L. Hay
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November 2010
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 Hello ,
Thank goodness for the extra hour - October was a busy month!
Pretty In Pink Events in Connecticut and Boston...School Nurse Conferences in Williamsburg and Norwalk...radio, television and newspaper interviews...speaking engagements with sororities, high school seniors and college rowing teams!
I was privileged to be honored last month in Atlanta as one of eight "2010 Pink Power Moms" by Bright Starts/Kids II and met seven other breast cancer survivors doing incredible work in their communities! (see pics below)
And I celebrated with Maria Shriver onstage in Long Beach, California at The Women's Conference when I received a publishing contract from Balboa Press, a division of Hay House Publishing! (see pics below)
I'll keep you posted - 2011 is going to be a very BIG year!
Hope Lives!
 Mary Ann Wasil Nilan Executive Director & Founder, Breast Cancer Kickin' Survivor & Health Activist *Calling all school nurses in COLORADO, FLORIDA, HAWAII, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH DAKOTA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA and WEST VIRGINIA...we are in 41 states - but NOT YOURS! Sign up now and join us as we "change the world one girl at a time!"
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~ Upcoming Events ~
February 12, 2011
2nd Annual "Pretty In Pink" Brunch & "Woman of Strength" Award
Lehigh Valley, PA
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"Here come the butterflies..."
Click here to watch the video from our 6th Annual "Pretty In Pink" Brunch & "Woman of Strength"
Award last month, honoring surgical oncologist Dr. Barbara Ward, and her mother,
44-year breast cancer survivor Dolores Ward. |
Jan Miller...Women's Conference Board Member, President & Founder of Dupree Miller & Associates, and now, my literary agent...introduces me to the thousands of women attendees at The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California, and surprises me by presenting me with a publishing contract from Balboa Press, a new division of Hay House Publishing! We are joined onstage by my hero Maria Shriver, who greets me with a warm hug and her hands on my face for a great-big-sister-smooch! I told you 2011 was going to be a BIG year!
Click here to watch the webcast announcement from The Women's Conference, aka, the "first seven minutes of the rest of my life!" FYI: Over one million people watched the webcast online.
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it...
KUDOS to Bright Starts / Kids II for recognizing me, along with seven other breast cancer survivors as "2010 Pink Power Moms!" We were honored in Atlanta and each received a $5,000 check for our charity - that's 5,000 Daisy Wheels! Bravo, Bright Starts! KUDOS to Lehigh Valley, PA's "MORNING CALL" for this wonderful newspaper article singing the praises of the Get In Touch Girls' Program & Daisy Wheel!
 KUDOS to the Garafolo Family and their Shop Rite Stores in Hamden, Milford, Stratford and West Haven, CT who raised $18,000 for Get In Touch during their "GIT Campaign" in September! These store managers are ROCK STARS!! 18,000 Daisy Wheels = 18,000 Girls! KUDOS to "A Positive Ripple Effect Magazine" for interviewing me in their inaugural issue...(click here to check out this new digital magazine & read the article)  KUDOS to Shannon Miller, a Junior at Lauralton Hall in Milford, CT, and winner of the poster contest held recently for students interested in expressing their feelings about Get In Touch. We are thrilled that Shannon sees our mission as a "movement!" Bravo, Shannon!  KUDOS to the Virginia Association of School Nurses for inviting me to be their Keynote Speaker at their Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Here I am at dinner with some of the incredible women on the front lines of health care for the children in the great state of Virginia.
 KUDOS to Sacred Heart University's Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority (the second largest in the US) for inviting me to speak at their Breast Cancer Prayer Vigil last month...these young ladies are smart, beautiful and ready to lead the world! Hope Lives!
KUDOS to the AMAZING Bunnell High School Senior Girls in Stratford, CT for welcoming me so warmly last month for a lively Q&A that knocked my socks off! Smart and beautiful, we are in good hands with these girls getting ready to run the world!
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Looking for something "warm & fuzzy" for a wee one in your life... ...take a peek at "WRAPEAZE!" They make a donation to Get In Touch for each purchase you make
when you mention GIT in the comments section at checkout!(Click the pic of the beautiful baby above for more info!)
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The 8 Pink Power Moms for 2010...
- Linda Blair ... mother of Brian, 24; Austin, 15; Ava, 2
- Tami Boehmer ... mother of Chrissy, 11
- Lydia Dody ... mother of Meredith, 26; Ali, 21
- Cindi Hart ... mother of Madison, 16
- Wendy McCoole ... mother of Brittany, 25; Ryan, 23; stepmother of Erienne, 26; Sean, 24
- Mary Ann Wasil Nilan ... mother of Betsy, 19; Mary, 18; Eddy, 16
- Dolly Ashton-O'Neal ... mother of Bert, 30; Camper, 28; Amy, 24
- Hillary Sweet ... mother of Marc, 23; Kim, 21
...click here to learn more about them and the organizations that they love!
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