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 Rein in Sarcoma 2009
Online Auction NOW Open!
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Greetings Rein in Sarcoma Supporter!
We are 2 weeks away from what promises to be the
BEST Rein in Sarcoma Party in the Park EVER!!!
Team Leaders and other volunteers have worked incredibly hard to make this a memorable evening.
You can get a preview of our fun filled evening starting NOW! Our ONLINE AUCTION is open for business! Take a look at the wide variety of items included in this year's auction: Big Sky Montana & Blue Fin Bay Resort vacation packages, Restaurant Gift Certificates, Twins games tickets, Wine maker for the day, Murder Mystery Dinner party for 8 and Golf for 4 at Dellwod Hills Golf Club. There is MUCH MORE where this came from both online and at the Silent Auction on July 20th.
We are still accepting donations to the silent auction. If you decide to donate, please... - Send Jason Patalonis, Silent Auction Team Leader, an email letting him know your plans and please do not worry about duplication. We appreciate your support!
- Print a Gift in Kind form and include it with your donation.
- Deliver all donations to Jason: 506 Portland Avenue; St. Paul, MN - NO LATER THAN July 10th.
- For more information, please contact Jason directly: 651.221.0273.
We could use more restaurant gift cards. The next time
you go out to eat, ask the manager for a donation. Make sure to bring along a
Gift in Kind form.
Thanks so much for your kind efforts. A GREAT SILENT AUCTION depends on you! Warmly,
Lisa Griebel, Team Leader Rein in Sarcoma 2009 P.S. More volunteers are welcome to join us...so please help us recruit family and friends.
With your help Rein in Sarcoma 2009 will be bigger and better than ever. To volunteer, please go to our website. |
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Make your Reservations soon!!!
Register for FREE Sarcoma Family Picnic by Tuesday, July 14th! If you are a Sarcoma patient, survivor, or have lost a relative to
Sarcoma, we invite you and close loved ones to join us for a
celebration of life, caring, and a plain old "good time". Join with
others to share common experiences, to gain and offer support. Sarcoma
doctors and researchers from the University of Minnesota will also be
there to socialize and visit informally.
Reserve your room at The Best Western, Bandana Square (Official RIS 2009 Hotel) by Friday, July 10th! If you are from out of town, or just want to make Rein in Sarcoma 2009
even more special and convenient stay at the Official RIS 2009 Hotel
The Best Western, Bandana Square - Just one mile from RIS 2009 Built
inside a historic train repair shop, the unique Best Western Bandana
Square has all the 21st century conveniences, including wireless
high-speed Internet, complimentary parking, shuttle service, indoor
pool and whirlpool, kiddie pool and exercise room. Be sure to tell them you would like the Special RIS rate!
Register ONLINE for Rein in Sarcoma 2009 Party in the Park by Thursday, July 16th! Save some time this year and maybe win a $100 Target Gift Certificate! By registering for Rein in Sarcoma 2009 on-line, you will able to avoid
registration lines at the event and quickly pick up your
Nametags/Tickets at our special Pre-Paid/Will Call Table. As a special
bonus, and as thank you for your advanced registration, you will you
will be automatically be entered into a drawing for a Target $100 gift
certificate!
NOTE: For those attending the Free Sarcoma Family Picnic, prior to 6:00 Party in the Park, please don't forget to register separately for the picnic. (Yes, we are asking you to register twice and we apologize for any confusion.)
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Rein in Sarcoma Party in the Park - Quick update!
Check our website for more program details.
 CYRIL PAUL & THE CALYPSO MONARCHS have signed on as one of our main stage acts - how fun is that? Anyone who has ever experienced this band goes home with a smile on their face and a happy heart. (Click on the CD cover to hear a sampling of their music.)
DICK & JANE'S BIG BRASS BAND will give us a taste of New Orleans dixieland. Dick and Jane's Big Brass Band has brought
the Twin Cities it's own brand of New Orleans street, or Second
Line, Music for the past 14 years. People can't
help but get up and dance, march, or do whatever the music moves
them to do.
FAMILY STAGE
 ROSS SUTTER will be entertaining with his wonderful music on the family stage.
POCKETS & PATCHES will be entertaining children with music, puppets  and magic in the visitor's center on a NEWLY CREATED Family Stage right next to our incredible Silent Auction and Raffle.
 SARCOMA GARDEN OF HOPE returns with birdhouse building, sunflower making and creative hat crafting.
SILENT AUCTION will feature more than 300 items for people to shop. Get a preview of our great items and bid now to support Rein in Sarcoma by going to our online auction!
RAFFLE features a 42", Flat screen, HDTV! Tickets are $5 each and going fast. Contact Lisa Griebel if you need some tickets. I still have a few left to sell.
"Never doubt that
a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has."
~ Margaret Mead ~
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Spread the word and share the fun!
You can help us make the Rein in Sarcoma 2009 Party in the Park the biggest and best ever by spreading the
word to your family, friends, and colleagues about our July 20th event
at Como Park. Check out our website for specific ideas and resources to get the word out like...
- Print Materials: copies of brochures, flyers, general RIS information.
- Social Networking: Add us to your Facebook page, Caring Bridge or blogs
- Media releases: Find media release information.
- Forward this email to friends and family (there is a link at the bottom of this email).
Thanks for helping us spread the word!
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Check out our new website...it is fantastic.
We are SO pleased to announce that our new Rein in Sarcoma website has been launched! Thanks to a dedicated team of RIS volunteers (listed below) and Team IB ( InternetBroadcasting) we have a website that will now more than ever help us achieve our mission of Research, Support and Education. A few of our new website highlights include: - Social Networking Opportunities: Connect with others who are going through what you are.
- Sarcoma Stories: Read stories from patients, survivors and our loved ones who have passed. We also invite you to tell your own story.
- Current Sarcoma News: Rein In Sarcoma's RSS news feeds are integrated from MedWorm.com,
and contain links to studies and articles that are indexed with key
words related to different types of sarcoma.
- Understanding Sarcoma:
Hearing the words Sarcoma Cancer for the first time is unsettling
mostly because it is new terminology. Our Understanding Sarcoma section
is easier to navigate to help get the information you need NOW!
Background on our new Website:Earlier this year we shared our news about winning a Website Makeover as part of the Sierra Bravo's Overnight Website Challenge.
Rein in Sarcoma was one of 12 non profit organizations that got teamed
up with professional web developers in the Twin Cities to totally
re-design our website. We partnered with Team IB who did a fantastic job giving us more than we ever expected.
RIS Website VolunteersCarol Carlson
Greg Beaumont
Gary Bucher
Steve Bucher
Lisa Griebel
Brian Osterman
Erik Skogman
Pete Wyckoff
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The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation is a Minnesota non-profit dedicated to finding
a cure for sarcoma cancers through research, sarcoma education and
support for sarcoma patients, survivors and their loved ones. |
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation
3312 Richmond Avenue
Shoreview, Minnesota 55126
651-486-9114
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