Creative Cups Invite!

Hey Everyone! Remember that post a while back about Creative Cups? Yes! No? Remember my co-workers and I were designing a bra for a fundraising event that will support the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program? Yes! No? All the bras will be put on display and then auctioned off? Oh yeeeeahhhh!

Well it's that time! On Thursday, March 14th 2013 the Creative Cups Auction and Reception will be here! The doors open at 5:30pm and the reception goes from 6:00 - 9:00pm. If you are interested in attending this awesome event, go HERE to register. It's for a great cause and you will get to see over 100+ beautifully decorated bras on display. And if one of them catches your eye you can even bid on it! I am so excited for this event. I can't wait to see everyone's creation! If you'd like more information, click on the images above.

And for a little sneak peak, here is our "Fancy me a Heroine" bra my co-workers and I created for this awesome gala and our story behind the bra.

This bra was created to honor strong female characters in film. Each woman depicted on this bra had roadblocks in life and issues to overcome; each woman won her battle with her own strong style and grace. When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer she enters a personal battle in her life. Every woman deals with her diagnosis differently but each one is just as strong and brave as the next. All these women, in film and in real life, are powerful inspirations to people everywhere. We want to remind each woman who is currently fighting her own battle that she is not alone! She is standing amongst a sea of strong women who are there to help her and who happily welcome her to help pave the way towards a cure.
If you come to this awesome event make sure you say hi! And if you need any more information, please, please, please leave a comment and I'll tell you everything I know.
- J.

Standing Strong Together

My blog has been a little quiet because all has been quiet on the eastern front. Even though a new red spot has formed along the scar line on my left breast, I am not too worried. A lonely, clear stitch has been left behind and I think it may have caused said bump. OR, I am fighting off a cold (or allergies, not sure which) so it may be just my immune system fighting everything and anything it can find. Other than that I think my scars are healing nicely. I am still a bit sore, but I know that will last for quite some time.

I am going to use this blog post as an opportunity to make you all aware of some new things that I've come across recently.

• Remember that bra store I was RAVING about a couple posts back? Well, they are doing something kinda awesome. Intimacy is running "Bras for a Cause." Every Intimacy store is accepting gently used bras for donation. They then pass on the bras to women all over the world who desperately need them. I think this is a great idea, especially for me since I have a couple of newer bras that I no longer fit in to since my surgery. It's great that I can donate them to women in need and not have to throw them away. And as a special bonus, Intimacy gives you $10 off each new bra you buy for every bra you donate (up to 3 bras).
• An amazing young breast cancer blogger, Ashley Blair Doyle, posted information about the website, Army of Women. This website offers breast cancer patients and survivors the opportunity to partner with research scientists to move breast cancer beyond a cure. They are looking for volunteers with or without breast cancer to help out. Peruse the site and see what you think. Volunteer if you like. I know I already signed up!
  

So that is the end of my advertisements and shout outs. I feel strongly about certain organizations and causes so if any of these opportunities tickle your fancy, please don't hesitate to help out.  No act of kindness is too small because it could mean the world to someone else.

- J.