UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone

We have less than 1 month till the 3day walk in Atlanta! Our team has raised over $15,000!!!! I feel so proud to be doing something like this, especially during breast cancer awareness month!

Just wanted to send out a quick email for a couple reasons....I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who have supported me and our team throughout the months as we have planned, fundraised, and trained for this walk!

If you would still like to donate to our team here is the team website

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/AtlantaEvent2009?pg=team&fr_id=1291&team_id=81292

I also wanted to remind you all that there is a Melissa Fortener McLaughlin scholarship fundraiser on Oct 17th, tickets are $20 and it covers food, drinks, door prizes, and tons of fun! I have tickets if you would like to buy them just let me know! That morning we are doing the dayton Making Strides breast cancer walk and if you would like to join our team and walk, or donate to it here is the link

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCFY10Ohio?pg=team&fr_id=19938&team_id=512511

Last but not least in our last month newsletter for the 3day walk it said if your family and friends would like to send you a note of encouragement that you will recieve while on the 3 day walk then they have an address....so I just wanted to pass along the info if any of you wanted to send Sharon, Pam, Mandi, John or I ( Karyn) a note while we were in Atl so here is that info!

You’ve Got Mail

There’s nothing like a letter from a loved one to inspire you to keep going. Your friends, family and supporters can write a letter to you, which we’ll deliver to you on the event at the Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office.

Send letters to:
Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office
ATTN: INSERT NAME OF PARTICIPANT
#370
880 Marietta Hwy. Suite 630
Roswell, GA 30075
Envelopes only, please. No boxes or large packages. Mail must be postmarked no later than October 13th in order to ensure delivery at the Breast Cancer 3-Day Camp Post Office. Any mail that is not retrieved by the participant by November 6th will be destroyed

Thanks so much to all of you for your love and support!!!!

Love

Karyn

Update....

Hey everyone

Just wanted to send out a little update on the progress of our team and my individual fundraising! So far our team has raised $7,564.00

I have raised $1601.00 and am 70% to reaching my first goal of $2300! So things are coming along quite nicely! I would like to see our team raise over $10,000 which means each of us will need to raise just $200 over our goal of $2300 each!

To those of you who donated, I want to tell you how much I appreciate it and how much your support means to me!

For those of you who would like to donate here is my donor website...

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/AtlantaEvent?px=3009232&pg=personal&fr_id=1291

or you can send me a check or cash

Karyn Honigford
2109 Culver Ave
Kettering, Oh 45420

Also we are having a fundraiser on May 16th from 6pm-12am at the Red carpet Tavern on Wayne Ave. My team and I will be waiting tables for tips and there will be drink and food specials where part of our proceeds will go to our team! We will also be selling beads and jello shot, 50/50 tickets and raffle tickets for door prizes.

Also if you would please forward this email on to anyone who you think would be interesting in the fundraiser or donating, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you for taking the time to read this email and thank you for all your support as we continue to work towards finding a cure for this disease!

My update....

Hey everyone :) Just wanted to give an update!!! Things are going really well with my fundraising and training! I am at 66% of my goal as of this morning. My friend Vanessa from Anguilla had a Spoken Word for a Cure with her spoken word group and raised $130 for my walk. I am so amazed how people are so willing to give to this cause, but I think it is because so many people have been effected by Breast Cancer....

Training is going well, I got a double stroller a few weeks ago, and have had the girls out on walks at least 3 days a week. It is nice to be able to go out, and take them with me. I hope to continue that and expand to get out for a walk at least 5 days.....the girls can usually stay in the stroller for about 3 miles before they want to get out...so I have been walking them to a few local parks to give them a chance to play.

We are hoping to have a meeting for our team in the next few weeks to get everything laid out. We are still having our Fundraiser on May 16th from 6pm-12am at the Red Carpet Tavern on Wayne Ave. It should be a really fun night, and I am hoping to plan a couple more fundraisers as well.

Thanks to everyone who has been supportive of me through all of this...I really appreciate it a lot!

Remember if you would like to donate to me, or any of my teamates here is the donation page...

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/AtlantaEvent?px=3009232&pg=personal&fr_id=1291

Love to all!!!!

Fundraiser info!!!!!

Hey everyone....As most of you know I am walking in the upcoming Atlanta 3 day 60 mile walk for Breast Cancer. Our team "Fort's Yayas for Tatas" is holding a fundraiser on May 16th from 6pm-12am at the Red Carpet Tavern on Wayne Ave. in Dayton! Mom, Mandi, Pam and myself will be waiting tables for tips, we will be recieving part of the $$ from a special pink drink and a Fried Shrimp dinner that night. We will be selling Jello Shots and Pink Beads! There will be Karaoke and it should be an amazing night! We are also going to do a 50/50 raffle and have some door prizes! I hope you all can attend, we are really hoping to pack the house that night!!! I will get you further information when it becomes availible!

Over 50% and a new name!

It has been a crazy past few weeks for me. Keith has his late week at work last week, so my gym time was not what it should have been. Then he ended up getting sick this week which stunk, besides the fact that he is sick, I have become sole caretaker of the kiddos till he gets better. So I was unable to go to the gym at all this week! I am really looking forward to getting back into my regular walking routine this coming up week. Plus the weather is starting to get nicer which means I will be able to get out during the day and take the girls on walks....now to find a used double stroller for cheap ;)

I am now at 54% of my goal...I have earned $1231 so far!!! I am so excited and so thankful of everyone's generosity! I am just amazed by the love and support I am receiving! Here is the site to donate if you still would like to http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/AtlantaEvent?px=3009232&pg=personal&fr_id=1291

Finally our team name...we had talked about making a team name something fun and with Melissa's name in it....So I was searching the other team names looking for some inspiration and all of a sudden it came to me....Fort's Yayas for Tatas!

I feel like it is the perfect name for us and my teammates agreed! So that is now our official name!!!

Thanks for all of the love you have all given over the past few months, it means so much to me!

$1000!!!!

Once I add the two $20 donations I have, I will be over $1000!!!! I am so excited!
I am so amazed by people's giving spirit! It is making me become a more giving person! I feel like I am learning so much as I prepare for this walk!

I was a total slacker this past week for training....but next week I am back on it....I am so looking forward to warmer weather so I can take the girls and just walk....I plan on getting a double stroller so by the time it gets warm I will be ready to, as Sammy says, ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!

If any one feels like walking with me once it gets nice, I will be doing longer walks on Sat and Sun....and I could always use some company! Also I have been tracking the distance from my house to different locations around the area....so do not be suprised if I end up at some of your doorsteps once it gets nice, asking to use your bathroom...or fill my water bottle!!!!

I want to thank you all for your love and support on this wonderful journey I am taking!

33% and going strong!!!

Well I am at 33%!!! I will be sending a reminder email in the middle of Feb. I have decided to send a monthly email to everyone just to make sure they remember that I am doing this! Mom and I have been throwing around some different ideas for fundraisers....I think we may try to meet at then end of Feb, beginning of March to hash out the details of what we are gonna do and when!

Training: Last week with the snow I was not able to train like I would have liked....it stinks because I felt like I was doing so well, and now I feel like I will be trying to get back on track this week. I got my packet of info and there is a training schedule in it, so I am gonna take a look at it and see if I can follow that a little better!

Thanks so much for all your support!!!!

24%...

I am amazed and humbled by all your generosity! After just 2 weeks of fundraising I am already a quarter of the way to my goal.....Thank you all so much for helping me reach my goal!

Training has been good, I did not realize how hard it was gonna be, but my motivation is still very high and every time I get on that treadmill I know every step I take is gonna make all those miles a little easier when October rolls around.

For all of you who are supporting me....you will never know how much it means to me and I promise I will do everything in my power to keep training hard and be ready for the walk in October!

Registered and ready to raise some $$

Hey everyone...

I have registered for the walk :)

Here is my fundraising page

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/AtlantaEvent?px=3009232&pg=personal&fr_id=1291

I am hoping you all will be able to help me out with this cause!!

Also here is Melissa's blog from when she did the walk last year

http://www.3dayatl.blogspot.com/

( for some reason the links are not working, looks like you will have to cut and paste them into your tool bar....sorry about that)

Day 1...

Well I began training yesterday....hit the gym with my MP3 player full of tasty tunes...and did pretty good I do believe...

I was going to get on a treadmill, but of course they were all full, except the one that was out of order. So I jumped on the eliptical machine...

I was suprised at how well I did, I got my 3 miles done and felt pretty good when I was done.

Then I got home and Keith, Sammy and I did some pilates and also a little aerobic dancing! Which was a lot of fun...

So day 1 was a sucsess, I think the hardest part is going to be just keeping going....

My goal is to get my registration done for the walk this week and make sure to hit the gym...

Thank you to all who are supporting me through this!

Sad but determined....

Yesterday we buried my friend Melissa....she was 30 years old and passed away from breast cancer....she fought hard and long. I am so sad about her leaving this earth and have many ?? like WHY?? Beyond just why her, why do we not have a cure for this disease that effects sooo many people every day. Before Melissa passed away, we started making plans for the Susan G Komen 3 day 60 mile breast cancer walk in Atlanta, GA in Oct. She and her mom did it last year and she said it was one of the greatest things she has ever done. Her passing makes me want to fight harder to find a cure for this disease. So I am still planning on doing the walk. We have to earn a minimum of $2300 to walk, it is 20 miles each day for 3 days. So starting Monday Jan 12th I will begin training and also start my fundraising efforts.

The way I am looking at this is if 100 people donate $23 to me, then I will have the money I need....pretty simple right??

With training I am gonna start walking 3 miles a day and then either Sat or Sun do a longer walk...Keith has agreed to take the longer walks on the weekend with me when the weather gets nicer. I really want to do this to honor my friend, and think that it might help me get into better shape!

So here begins my journey, the first of many steps to lead me to my goal.......