Show me the money

Walkers:
For those of you that have registered online, but are receiving offline donations, you may enter those online. It's just a way to have all your pledges acknowledged in one big pot. And it raises our personal and team goals.

To enter offline donations:

Go to “My Progress” when you log in. There is a link above the Gift Summary (on the right side) that says “Enter Gifts Received Offline”.

Just FYI.
Scream if you have any questions.

TGIalmostF

Looks like our team is growing! Right now there are 15 team members registered online. I know there are a few that may be registering manually, also. And a huge thanks to Brian who has offered to hold our celebration dinner after the walk. It's going to be a great day!

The new season of Survivor starts tonight. Carol and I always talked on Friday mornings. We'd pick our favorite "players", comment on the challenges, and laugh at some of the great moments. I think she even got Brian hooked on it. I'm going to be a little bummed tomorrow morn, not having my go-to gal there.

Well, here's to wishing everyone a great weekend... it looks like the weather will be cooperating to the fullest, so enjoy!

Calling all walkers

Here's a small portion of Carol's Crusaders walking in 2005. Carol and I are in front (yellow and burgundy jackets).

For all of you looking to join the 2007 team....

There are two ways you can register for the Road America cancer walk. Either online, or manually if you are unable to go that route. But, if you're reading this I would assume that you have internet access, right?

Here is the address: http://main.acsevents.org/MW_RoadAmerica

I can't remember every detail, but it's fairly intuitive, so I'll give you the basic step-by-step.

When you go to the American Cancer Society website there will be a button to Join a Team. Enter the team name (Carol's Crusaders) and hit the search. When you click on the team name (towards the bottom of the page) it'll show Sue Chambers as the team captain. You can then "Join".

There is a $15 registration fee, which you pay online. Then just keyin your name and all associated info that goes along with being you. There will be a few other questions, including your Tshirt size. Each year they give out long sleeve Ts.

When you're done registering you can go to the Participation Center to setup your own personal donor page. You don't have to do this part if you don't want to do the donations online. Sue and I will have forms available if you'd rather go the paper route. If you DO wish to setup the page, have some fun with it. You can be creative and write anything you want. Then you can email all your friends (through the page) and they can donate online. Again, all kinda cool. Here's what my page looks like.

Click here to visit KB's personal page.

Click here to view the team page for Carol's Crusaders

So, following this so far?

You can also view the team data...see who's all joined and how much money has been raised so far. It's all right at your fingertips.

If you'd like to register manually, please contact Sue at: sue9768@gmail.com and she'll be able to help you out. If you register online, but would like to write your donations on paper, you may contact me popper53@sbcglobal.net or Sue, and we will get the form to you.

If you have any questions, please contact either one of us and we'll be happy to help you out. If you are unable to walk, but would like to donate, let us know!

We're hoping for a good size team this year and many more to come.
Again, the date is Saturday, October 27th.

Our team wants you

I'm going to make this quick because I don't have much time right now, but I have all the information available for the Road America cancer walk on October 27th. "Carol's Crusaders" is a registered team, just as it was in the past years. You may register online or manually, whichever you prefer. (The online method is pretty cool, so I'd recommend that.) I will post details on how to do this by the end of the day....gotta run!

Side note: I hear Dominic had a pretty good first week of school and band was fun. Gotta like that.

Backpacks and new shoes

It's time to get out the pencils and books and prepare for the teacher's dirty looks.

Back to school again! Being a parent of two, I have to admit that there are always emotions associated with this day, no matter how old the children are. Either we're happy to get them back into the routine and schedule, or we're sad to let them go into that world that we have little control over.

I've been thinking about Dominic and hope that school in Mankato will be a good fit for him. I heard that he was looking forward to it, so that's a great start. It shouldn't take long for him to make new friends and get into the swing. He has a lot of people looking out for him, so he'll be fine. Good luck to him!!