2009 Team Awards

I hope everyone had a GREAT time Saturday at the 16th Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure^®! I'll provide an update once we have all of the numbers finalized, but I thought some of you might be interested to know the winners of the Team Awards. These were announced at the Pasta Party on Friday night.

LARGEST TEAM
Listed by Division - Team - Number of Members - Team Captain
School - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS/Cancer Institute) - 1499 - Karen Wood
Corporation - AR Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Team) - 1233 - Damona Fisher
Hospital - Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) - 1048 - Rebecca Pittillo
Community - Searcy Team - 525 - Leah Coleman
Financial/Investment - Simmons First - 380 - Amanda Horton
Non-Profit - Nurses for the Girls - 371 - Shari Erwin
Church - St Mark Baptist Church - 238 - Mattye Willis & Shelia Jones
Small Business - Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions - 153 - Trina Brickey
Government Agency - ASP Angels - 115 - Sheila Standley
Social Group/Organization - Team Coco-Let's Go Nuts - 83 - Coco Dorsey

GROW GETTER
This is the team with the largest percentile increase from last year.
Kohler Company - 318.18% increase - Teresa Lazenby

T-SHIRTS
(these are in no particular order - we simply select the top 3)
Pulaski Tech
Team Coco
Lee's Ladies

Not officially a Team Award, but closely related and announced Saturday morning:
Largest Three Miles of Men Team
Black Men United - 211 - Jesse Mason


If your team is listed above and no one has claimed your award, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).

Also, if you would like your Team T-shirt back, they will be available in the office next week (October 26).

The office is located on the 5th floor at 904 Autumn Road in Little Rock (behind IHOP off of Chenal). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


Thank you to all of you for your hard work and dedication. We could not be the 4th largest Komen race if it were not for our outstanding Team Captains. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Hugs,
Jill

Are You Ready?

Wow! I forget how crazy it really is the week of the Race! This year has been no exception. I hope I'm not too late in getting some of this information out to you.

KIDS FOR THE CURE
Kids for the Cure are being asked to participate in the Survivor Parade this year. If you have a child participating in Kids for the Cure, please bring them behind the stage at 4th and Broadway after the Race (about 9:00).

SURVIVOR PARADE
The parade will begin at 4th and Broadway. It's going in the opposite direction as before and will have a FANTASTIC ending. No awards, etc. following the parade this year. All survivors PLEASE come to 4th and Broadway about 9:00 to line up for the parade. You will NOT want to miss this one.

SURVIVOR BREAKFAST
The entrance to the breakfast is on 6th Street about 50 feet from Broadway. Wear your pink shirt and/or bib or be with a survivor for entrance.

SURVIVOR PHOTO
The photo will be taken on 6th Street between Spring and Broadway.

PASTA PARTY
Don't forget the Pasta Party tonight from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Dickey-Stephens Park. Team Awards will be presented. Tickets available at the door for $20. They have some GREAT silent auction items.

PINK DUCK WALK
They will roll out the pink carpet for the ducks at The Peabody today at 5:00.

FACEBOOK
If you are not a fan yet, please join us. We have the largest FaceBook fan base with the exception of our national office. We currently have 7,193 fans. Just think if every fan recruited one more person. Search for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure: Arkansas.

RACE DAY
Wow! It's tomorrow! The Race Route Entertainment is going to be AWESOME!!!!!! See you all there!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs,
Jill

Coffee for the Cure, Jason's Deli, Put A Fork In It

Coffee for the Cure™

We are proud to partner with Premium Refreshments to launch the new Coffee for the Cure™. The coffee is "free trade" from small farms in Uganda which borders and shares the landscape of the renowned Kenyan coffee farms just to the east.


For every 12 oz. bag sold, Premium Refreshments will donate $1.50 to the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®.

The coffee is available for sale at the Race Boutique at Pleasant Ridge Town Center and at the Race Boutique on Race morning, October 17, in Downtown Little Rock. Be looking for the coffee at your favorite stores soon!


Jason's Deli

Jason's Deli is donating 10% of their food sales on Monday's during the month of October between the hours of 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. Yummmmmm!


Put A Fork In It

Join us downtown for the Race, then have lunch at a "Put A Fork In It" restaurant. These restaurants will be donating a portion of their food sales on Race Day, October 17, to the Komen Arkansas Affiliate!


Print out a Put A Fork In It Flyer to distribute to family, friends, co-workers and team members. If you are a restaurant and would like to join "Put A Fork In It", please email Amy.Treadway@baptist-health.org.

American Pie Pizza: 4830 North Hills Boulevard, North Little Rock
American Pie Pizza: 9709 Maumelle Boulevard, North Little Rock
Beef O'Brady's:115 Audubon Drive, Maumelle
Blue Coast Burrito: 4613 East McCain Blvd., North Little Rock
Bosco's Restaurant: 500 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock
Boulevard Bread Company: 1920 North Grant, Little Rock (breakfast only)
Boulevard Bread Company: Rivermarket, Little Rock (breakfast only)
Browning's Mexican Grill: 5805 Kavanaugh, Little Rock
Cantina Laredo: 207 North University at the Midtowne Mall, Little Rock
Capi's: 11525 Cantrell Road at Pleasant Ridge Town Center, Little Rock
Cheeburger Cheeburger: 11525 Cantrell Road at Pleasant Ridge Town Center, Little Rock
ChiZi's Pizza: 11121 North Rodney Parham, Little Rock
CIAO Italian Restaurant: 405 West 7th Street (dinner only), Little Rock
Copper Grill: 300 Third Street, Little Rock
Creegan's Pub: 301 Main Street in North Little Rock, Little Rock
Delicious Temptations: 11220 North Rodney Parham, Little Rock
EJ's: 523 Center Street, Downtown Little Rock
El Chico: 1315 Breckenridge Drive, Little Rock
El Chico: 8409 I-30, Southwest Little Rock
Faded Rose Restaurant: 1619 Rebsamen Park Road, Little Rock
Fantastic China: 1900 North Grant, Little Rock
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium: 323 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock
Franke's Cafeteria: 11121 North Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock
Golden Corral: 5001 Warden Road, North Little Rock
Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches: 5116 West Markham, Little Rock
Juanita's Mexican Cafe: 1300 Main Street, Little Rock
Lilly's Dim Sum, Then Some: 11121 North Rodney Parham, Little Rock
Moe's Southwest Grill: 4834 North Hills Boulevard in North Little Rock
Moe's Southwest Grill: 12312 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock
Moe's Southwest Grill: 7409 Alcoa Road in Bryant
Moe's Southwest Grill: 625 Salem Road in Conway
Panera Bread: 11525 Cantrell Road at Pleasant Ridge Town Center, Little Rock
Papa John's Pizza: West Little Rock 501-224-7300
Papa John's Pizza: North Little Rock 501-791-0505
Papa John's Pizza: Heights 501-664-5777
Papa John's Pizza: Jacksonville 501-982-9111
Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits: 716 East Broadway in North Little Rock
Trio's: 8201 Cantrell Road, Little Rock
Tropical Smoothie: 11900 Kanis Road, Little Rock
Tropical Smoothie: 12911 Cantrell Road, Little Rock
Whole Hog Cafe: 2516 Cantrell Road, Little Rock
Vieux Carre': 2721 Kavanaugh Boulevard, Little Rock
ZaZa Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Company: 5600 Kavanaugh Boulevard (Lunch Only), Little Rock

OK, I just had lunch, but I'm hungry just reading all of these wonderful places.

18 days,
Jill

Needed, Team T-Shirts

Wow! Race Space opened this morning at 10:00 following the blessing. It is totally awesome.

What the place really needs though are Team T-shirts. You can now drop them off at the Race Space during operating hours (below), the Affiliate offices between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or mail to the Komen for the Cure Affiliate offices at 904 Autumn Road, Suite 500, Little Rock 72211 (if you want to chance the mail this late).

I recommend taking them to the Race Space. You really need to check it out. Donna and her committee have done an amazing job on the Boutique. Even if you are already registered, you need to go by and see what they have available. Keep in mind that quantities are limited to what they have. They do not reorder. So SHOP EARLY!

The Race Space is in the same location as last year. It is at Pleasant Ridge Town Center (11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock) located 2 blocks west of I-430 and Cantrell/Hwy 10. Right beside Kitchen Co. in the shopping center.

They opened today and will be open every day until Friday, October 16th.

Hours of operation:
Mondays through Fridays: 10 AM - 7 PM
Saturdays - 10 AM - 6 PM
Sundays - 12 PM - 6 PM
(2 PM closing on Friday, October 16th)


Shop til you drop,
Jill

Vote 2010 Race Shirt Contest

You might remember this excerpt from yesterday's post:
Donna Easley, 2010 Race Chair, reported that the public can vote on next year's Race t-shirt. Voting will take place October 1 through November 8 this year. Cost to vote is $5 per vote and the shirt with the most money wins. 75% of the proceeds raised in the voting will stay with the local affiliate. More details to come!


Here's the information:
Don't forget, the first ever, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® "Vote 2010 Race Shirt" campaign begins this week on October 1 and runs through November 8. The public can vote for their favorite design by going to www.komen.org/raceshirt and making a $5 minimum donation. At the end of the voting period, the design with the most revenue raised will be the official t-shirt for the 2010-2011 Race Series. So, donors are encouraged to make as large a donation as possible to ensure that their favorite wins. Seventy-five percent of the proceeds raised in the Affiliate's service area will stay in the community and all donations are tax-deductible.

There you have it,
Jill

Race Committee Meetings #7 and #8

Time has really gotten away from me! In case you haven't heard, we've been processing offline teams and have lots of other things going on in regards to this Race.

Offline Teams Processing is complete. Local teams have been asked to pick their packets up by tomorrow evening (you should have received an email or phone call). Teams outside of the local area were FedEx'd on Monday and should be arriving soon if not already.

With all of this, I failed to post an update following our committee meeting on September 16. Then we had another meeting today. I decided to combine the two into one post as some of the info is out of date from the 16th.


I'll start with Ellen's challenge today:
We are 17 days from Race Day. Tomorrow will be 16 days until our Sweet 16. In honor of this, Ellen has challenged us to call, email, FaceBook, Twitter or talk to everyone we know that has not registered for the Race and ask them to do so tomorrow, October 1. She wants to see 1600 registrations in that one day.

Pink Martini Party was a huge success and raised $34,000. Despite the "lovely" weather, everyone had a great time.

The Boutique is set up and ready for opening on Friday, October 2, at 10:00 a.m. Donna shared some of the great items available this year. The word is EARLY. Shop early because "when they're gone, they're gone". We got our beautiful plum Committee t-shirts and jackets today. There are a few jackets that will be available in the Boutique. Come do your Christmas shopping for those special people in your life (or yourself). The Race Space is in the same location as last year.

Early Mail Out started mailing on September 11. As of last night, they have mailed out 22,230 packets. There has been a great response of volunteers, but they are in need of help on Monday night, October 5. Contact me if you are interested, and I will put you in touch with Peggy.

Kids for the Cure t-shirts started mailing on Thursday, September 24. T-shirts are still available if you haven't registered your child.

The Fitness Program is going very well averagine 75-150 participants each time. Many of the participants are amazed that they have been able to accomplish as much as they have in this time. They are so excited about this event that they have designed their own t-shirt.

Pasta Party is going to be great! Amy, Ashley and their committee have arranged for 20 auction items and are looking for more. Fun times at Dickey Stephens Park!

Local sponsors are going to be set up in pods this year instead of lined up. Booths will not open until 6:00 a.m.

The Bouffants will be performing as the Race begins this year. They will perform at 7:00, when the Race begins and for an hour once the 2K begins.

The Friday Survivor Spotlights have become Monday through Friday spotlights on the blog. Channel 7 continues to showcase restaurants from Put a Fork in It on Mondays. Lots of other media showings going on around town.

All entrances to the Survivor Breakfast will be on 6th Street. Admission to the breakfast is a Survivor t-shirt, pink bib or with a survivor. Survivor Photo will be taken on 6th Street between Spring and Center.

Survivor Luncheon. Wow! What can I say? Raffle items include a pendant specially designed and created by Cecil's and a 5-day cruise. A jazz ensemble will be performing with Craig O'Neill as Master of Ceremony.

The Survivor Parade will begin where it usually ends and end where it usually begins. Starting place is 4th and Broadway. Survivors will have a special hat for the parade and will walk through a banner at the end of the parade. An all female 160-member band has been secured as well as the NLR Fire Department's pink fire truck. There will be a float which will include the survivors who have completed the fitness program along with those featured in the Survivor Spotlights.

Three Miles of Men Tailgate Party is Friday, October 9, at Diamond Bear from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The big door prize is 4 tickets to the Arkansas vs. South Carolina game with limo service to and from the game. There were some great comments on what a great ambassador Anthony Lucas is for our cause.

Tickled Pink has sold 40 porta potties to be decorated. More are available if anyone is interested.

Put a Fork in It has about 45 locations. Help us raise more money by eating at one of these locations after the Race. There is a list of participating restaurants online.

Volunteers have filled all of the 468 slots for working at the Race Space with the exception of 98. They still need volunteers for the 1:15 - 5:30 p.m. shifts Monday through Friday on the following dates, October 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15 as well as the 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. shift on October 6. If you are interested in volunteering, contact me and I will put you in contact with Laurie.

Paint the Town Pink will begin tomorrow with the fountain at the Doubletree. The water will be pink for the month of October. We are also working with the trolley system, the Big Dam Bridge and the Clinton Library.

Skate for the Cure raised $1300.

We received $20,000 from ask.com and can get $10,000 more if we have the most people participate in I Am the Cure online.

Donna Easley, 2010 Race Chair, reported that the public can vote on next year's Race t-shirt. Voting will take place October 1 through November 8 this year. Cost to vote is $5 per vote and the shirt with the most money wins. 75% of the proceeds raised in the voting will stay with the local affiliate. More details to come! Donna also announced Race Day 2010--October 16.

We currently have 29,265 registered for the Race.


Our next meeting is October 12.

Thanks,
Jill

October 2 Deadline and Other Info

What a busy time of the year!

Most of you have already received this. However, if you registered offline or have not yet registered, I didn't want you left out in the dark. The following is an email from Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure sent to those who registered online.


Thank you for registering for the race!! We want you to come have fun with us on race morning. Our presenting sponsor, Baptist Health, and our founding sponsor, Hickingbotham Investments, will have representatives on stage to start the race.

Just a reminder to friends and family, the last date to register and have their shirt mailed is next Friday, October 2nd at midnight. (Everyone should continue to fundraise on their Because I Care page.)

We want to tell you about two race events and two affiliate events.


HOPELINE FOR VERIZON WIRELESS

Please donate old phones and old phone accessories to Verizon Wireless HopeLine program! HopeLine accepts wireless phones and accessories in any condition from any manufacturer for reuse and recycling. All phones donated to HopeLine that can be refurbished are reused and those that are not salvageable are recycled in an environmentally sound way under a zero landfill policy.

Phones donated to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program help victims of domestic violence feel safer and less isolated by giving them a way to call emergency or support services, employers, family and friends.

Donation boxes can be found at all Verizon stores and will be available at Race Space at Pleasant Ridge Mall starting on Friday, October 2nd and downtown Little Rock on Race Morning, Saturday, October 17th. Thank you Verizon for sponsoring our 5K.


PajamAware

To help us reach our growth goals, please continue to tell your friends, family and co-workers if they can't make the Race for the Cure on October 17th, they can sign up for "PajamAware", sponsored by Hank's Fine Furniture. They can be with us in spirit and still receive the 2009 Race for the Cure t-shirt! You don't have to be there to be aware!

If you register as a "PajamAware" participant, you will receive a link to Hank's Fine Furniture to sign up to win a special "Awareness" king or queen size mattress and box spring set. In addition, the Central Arkansas Hank's Furniture stores will be selling these special mattresses. With every purchase between September 15th and October 31st, the Arkansas Affiliate will receive a $100 donation from Hank's. For more information about the "Awareness" Free Mattress Give-Away, visit http://www.hanksfurniture.com/awareness

So, if you decide to sleep in on October 17th, you can still support the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure through "PajamAware", and be sleeping on a great mattress, too!

Register for "PajamAware"


Coffee for the Cure

Coming soon! Coffee for the Cure. Available for sales starting on October 2nd at the Race Boutique and Race morning. Look for tasting booths in the exhibit area on Race morning! This product is offered by Premium Refreshment Services. $1.50 of each bag will benefit the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.


NASCAR Foundation Track Walk

The NASCAR Foundation Track Walk at Memphis Motorsports Park. This is an opportunity to walk on the race track!! 50% of the funds raised will benefit The NASCAR Foundation. 50% of the funds raised will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:00 a.m. For more details go to https://foundation.nascar.com/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1162&srcid=311.

Remember: It's MY RACE to win on Saturday, October 17th in downtown Little Rock.


Thanks,
Jill