Our 12th Annual Party in the Park will arrive next Monday.  Rain or shine.  Please come!    Spread the word!  Bring your family and friends.  Build a bird house with Elpis, ride Cafesjian's carousel, march with the Dirty Shorts Big Brass Band.  Play arcade games, get your face painted, or jump to the moon.  Hear Ross Sutter sing at the Family Stage or on the Main Stage, with Northern Gael.  Of course, you will want to bid generously at the Silent Auction.  At the Closing Ceremony, you may honor our Funds and our loved ones, set to the beautiful voices of Tonia Hughes and Rachael Kroog.  

 

You also may celebrate the RIS mission, in all three parts.  At the Opening Ceremony, you will be able to thank our event sponsors, meet sarcoma doctors and researchers, then hear about the Red Flags of Sarcoma initiative.  At Sarcoma Corner are story boards, sharing the faces and experiences of others whose lives have been affected by sarcoma.  And all around, you will see the sunflowers.  Symbols of hope, worn by those who have survived. 

 

I hope you are looking forward to this year's outstanding event program  as much as I am.  I look forward to seeing you there!  Christin.  

 

We do have some shifts still to cover, so please let us know if you'd like to help!  Click here to learn more and sign up.  You can also email or call our Volunteer Manager, Nancy Hendrickson at (651) 487-3031.  Or you may:

- Like Us on our new Facebook Page and invite others to join!
- and invite them to volunteer!  

On-Line Catalog Now Available!

This year's Silent Auction offers an exciting array of options.  Spend a week walking the Florida beaches, or taste Spain right here in Minnesota. Over $35,000 in donations have been received!  You will find many items you just must have.  Through our Auction on-line catalog, you view hundreds of Auction items and secure your items with the Buy-It-Now price.  Click here, and let the bidding begin! 

$4,500 in prizes on our 2012 RIS Raffle!

Have you sold all your raffle tickets??  With (almost) one week left, you still can.  Tickets also will be available for purchase at the event.  Get yours now, and include your friends!  Tickets are just $5! To see full description of 2012 prizes, click here.   These fantastic prizes were generously donated by Building Arts LLC. 

Save the date for the RIS Volunteer Pot-Luck Picnic, at the Wyckoffs' Shoreview home on Thursday evening, August 2.  Bring a dish to share, and come to share time and thanks with your fellow volunteers.  Let's celebrate what is sure to be a wonderful Party.  

Watch for your official invite, which will be sent next week.