Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right. ~Aldous Huxley
Fundraising Tip
Start sending thank you letters to your donors right away. Nothing can replace a thoughful note from you, expressing your gratitude.
TNT In The News
Examiner
Visitors Per Month – 7,040,174
Exclusive Interview with Project Runway’s Carol Hannah Whitfield
http://www.examiner.com/x-21288-Center-City-Style-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Exclusive-Interview-with-Project-Runways-Carol-Hannah-Whitfield
By Michelle Conron
Browsing through the ready to wear and wedding collection designed by Project Runway’s Carol Hannah Whitfield, it is obvious that she is destined to be a designer that will deliver amazing looks season after season. We watched her evolve on Project Runway, (shop for one-of-a-kinds from the season in her Etsy shop) and her debut collections are getting rave reviews. Her use of figure flattering silhouettes that are as edgy as they are sophisticated is unlike most designers today; she has an eye for balance and pushing boundaries at the same time. As the new cast of Project Runway’s upcoming season is being unveiled, it’s great to see what our favorite designers of the past are up to. The uber-talented Whitfield is settled in her new studio space with fellow Project Runway alumni Logan and Epperson, and graciously allowed me to ask her some questions about her daily life and what goes on behind closed doors. In the exclusive interview below, Carol Hannah opens up and dishes out her fashion faux-pas of the past, her style weaknesses, and much more!
Q: Personal style... What lifestyle lessons do you favor that maintain that your inside is as good looking as your outside?A: Take care of your body and you will feel twelve thousand times more confident. The way you wear things is just as important as what you wear, if not more so! I love to run! It also is a great way to burn off stress. I also think it's important to make sure you contribute to something bigger than yourself, especially when working in this industry. I just started fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for a marathon I'm running in April. It's always been a goal that my line and my company transcend fashion, and the LLS seemed like a good fit because Leukemia has directly affected my family. You can donate here. Also, fashion and style is about fun and expression, not being judgmental towards others. Don't take get too wrapped up in it - just have fun.
Mission Moment
Melissa
Living with Hodgkin Lymphoma for 2 years, 11 months
Age: 25
I found out I was pregnant in December 2004. We were so excited and couldn't wait to meet our baby in August 2005. Then, in February 2005, a huge lump appeared on my neck. I went to see my family doctor and he didn't seem too concerned about it and made an appointment for me to see a plastic surgeon. A couple of weeks later, I met with the plastic surgeon and he seemed more concerned. He said he wanted to know a little bit more about what he was removing so he sent me to an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor. I went to see the ENT on March 21, 2005. I was 19 weeks pregnant at the time. The doctor felt the lump on my neck and under my arms. He basically said, "It's either a virus or it's Hodgkin's and I don't think it's a virus." I had tests done a couple of days later that confirmed that it was Hodgkin's. I chose to visit MD Anderson in Houston where they attempted to stage me safely and not to interfere with the baby at all. I was staged at IIB. I came home and carried on a normal pregnancy. Because my breathing was getting harder, we decided to induce at 32 weeks. He wasn't ready and therefore the induction failed. We tried again at 34 but he still wouldn't come. Finally, on July 21, 2005, 4 months to the day I was diagnosed, Hunter came into the world. He was perfectly healthy and beautiful.
2 weeks after giving birth, I had a CT and PET scan that revealed the cancer to be stage IIIB. I had 6 months of ABVD. This ended in January and then I was retested. None of the tests were coming out clear but when they did, I only required 3 weeks of radiation. I have been cancer-free since July 11, 2006. It was the hardest thing that I have ever done, but it is a journey that I will never forget. My precious son and I will always have a special connection. He was what I needed to make it through this battle and I can't wait to be able to share that with him someday. We are fighters, we are survivors, we are strong.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Winter Season - Week 18
Happy Holidays from the Staff at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We thank you for your ongoing dedication to our mission and wish you a safe holiday season!!
I discovered it wasn't a matter of physical strength, but a matter of psychological strength. The conquest lay within my own mind to penetrate those barriers of self-imposed limitations and get through to good stuff- the stuff called potential, 90 percent of which we rarely use. ~Sharon Wood, First North American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest
Fundraising Tip
Send a press release to your contacts in the media regarding your training and your upcoming event. You never know, you might get some press!
Frequently Asked Questions
WHY IS THERE A FUNDRAISING DEADLINE?
Team In Training is first and foremost a fundraising program. The primary goal is to raise funds for leukemia research. In light of this objective, we take your commitment to raise the fundraising minimum seriously. We want all Team In Training participants to be successful in raising at least the minimum, and we have structured the program to provide as much support as possible. At the final deadline date, two weeks before your event, if you have not reached the fundraising minimum, we will place the remaining amount on your credit card. In the event that your credit card must be charged, you will have an additional month to fundraise (30 days after your event). The Society will reimburse you any additional funds collected up to the amount that you personally contributed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a national “no deals” policy. The preceding procedures are designed with the intent of maintaining the integrity of the TNT program, and to be true to our mission of finding a cure for leukemia.
Mission Moment
Amy Griffin
Gradyzebulon, NC
United States
Living with CML for 1 year, 5 months
Age: 31
I'm 30 years old and have Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). Most days I'm scared to death and try to just make it through the day. I just started working and feel a little better.
I discovered it wasn't a matter of physical strength, but a matter of psychological strength. The conquest lay within my own mind to penetrate those barriers of self-imposed limitations and get through to good stuff- the stuff called potential, 90 percent of which we rarely use. ~Sharon Wood, First North American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest
Fundraising Tip
Send a press release to your contacts in the media regarding your training and your upcoming event. You never know, you might get some press!
Frequently Asked Questions
WHY IS THERE A FUNDRAISING DEADLINE?
Team In Training is first and foremost a fundraising program. The primary goal is to raise funds for leukemia research. In light of this objective, we take your commitment to raise the fundraising minimum seriously. We want all Team In Training participants to be successful in raising at least the minimum, and we have structured the program to provide as much support as possible. At the final deadline date, two weeks before your event, if you have not reached the fundraising minimum, we will place the remaining amount on your credit card. In the event that your credit card must be charged, you will have an additional month to fundraise (30 days after your event). The Society will reimburse you any additional funds collected up to the amount that you personally contributed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a national “no deals” policy. The preceding procedures are designed with the intent of maintaining the integrity of the TNT program, and to be true to our mission of finding a cure for leukemia.
Mission Moment
Amy Griffin
Gradyzebulon, NC
United States
Living with CML for 1 year, 5 months
Age: 31
I'm 30 years old and have Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). Most days I'm scared to death and try to just make it through the day. I just started working and feel a little better.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Winter Season - Week 17
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. ~ Leon J. Suenes
Fundraising Tip
Email your monthly update reminding others to donate. This is a great way to keep people up to date with your training and fundraising progress. It's also a great time to update your potential donors on your honored patients status.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHY IS THERE A FUNDRAISING DEADLINE?
Team In Training is first and foremost a fundraising program. The primary goal is to raise funds for blood cancer research. In light of this objective, we take your commitment to raise the fundraising minimum seriously. We want all Team In Training participants to be successful in raising at least the minimum, and we have structured the program to provide as much support as possible. At the final deadline date, two weeks before your event, if you have not reached the fundraising minimum, we will place the remaining amount on your credit card. In the event that your credit card must be charged, you will have an additional month to fundraise (30 days after your event). The Society will reimburse you any additional funds collected up to the amount that you personally contributed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a national “no deals” policy. The preceding procedures are designed with the intent of maintaining the integrity of the TNT program, and to be true to our mission of finding a cure for leukemia.
TNT In The News
Charlotte Observer
She has Sprinted Past Adversity
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/1092353.html
By Joe Marusak
At 7 a.m. on a recent Saturday, Gatewood Campbell stretched outside the Birkdale cinemas with other members of her running team. Soon she was off on a 10-mile practice run through Lake Norman neighborhoods. Four years ago, Campbell considered herself overweight. Run three times a week? Not in this working mom's day planner. Then she was diagnosed with a form of epilepsy that caused seizures. Twice she lost consciousness and fell. Always the organizer, Campbell suddenly had trouble remembering the simplest things. "I'd go to make coffee and get the water in, but forget to put the grounds in," she said. That recipe she made so often? She now had to write the ingredients down. Campbell had to leave her job with a Huntersville nonprofit, but the condition opened a new life to her, she said. Campbell, 36 and a mother of two, has since raised about $10,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by running a half- and full marathon through the organization's Team-in-Training national fundraising effort.
Mission Moment
Abby
TX
United States
Living with ALL for 1 year, 9 months
Age: 5
It will be difficult to forget May 9, 2006, yet we have such a hard time remembering the details of that day. That morning, we took our 3 year old daughter in to our family doctor for the second time in 5 days. The symptoms by this time were unmistakable to her doctor: fever, leg pain, swollen lymph nodes and incredible bruises. We were sent for blood work at our local hospital, and were given the results back at the doctor's office...Abby has leukemia. We were immediately sent from our small town to a nearby city, to a wonderful pediatric oncologist. After an initial exam at his office, we checked in to the Children's Hospital next door, which would become our home for the next 29 days.
During that first stay, Abby was found to have Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). At some point later, testing showed Abby also has the Philadelphia Chromosome, which makes treatment very difficult.
Now, after 5 months in and out of the hospital, and many medicines later, we are finally feeling like we can breathe again. We are adjusting to life with a child on chemo (and sometimes steroids!), we have cried at the loss of her beautiful blonde hair, and we have rejoiced each time a FISH test comes back clear. It is still a long road...6 more months of high and intermediate dose chemo, then 2+ years on maintenance. Our faith in God has gotten us this far, and we know that He will sustain and strengthen us until the day Abby is healed.
Fundraising Tip
Email your monthly update reminding others to donate. This is a great way to keep people up to date with your training and fundraising progress. It's also a great time to update your potential donors on your honored patients status.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHY IS THERE A FUNDRAISING DEADLINE?
Team In Training is first and foremost a fundraising program. The primary goal is to raise funds for blood cancer research. In light of this objective, we take your commitment to raise the fundraising minimum seriously. We want all Team In Training participants to be successful in raising at least the minimum, and we have structured the program to provide as much support as possible. At the final deadline date, two weeks before your event, if you have not reached the fundraising minimum, we will place the remaining amount on your credit card. In the event that your credit card must be charged, you will have an additional month to fundraise (30 days after your event). The Society will reimburse you any additional funds collected up to the amount that you personally contributed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a national “no deals” policy. The preceding procedures are designed with the intent of maintaining the integrity of the TNT program, and to be true to our mission of finding a cure for leukemia.
TNT In The News
Charlotte Observer
She has Sprinted Past Adversity
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/1092353.html
By Joe Marusak
At 7 a.m. on a recent Saturday, Gatewood Campbell stretched outside the Birkdale cinemas with other members of her running team. Soon she was off on a 10-mile practice run through Lake Norman neighborhoods. Four years ago, Campbell considered herself overweight. Run three times a week? Not in this working mom's day planner. Then she was diagnosed with a form of epilepsy that caused seizures. Twice she lost consciousness and fell. Always the organizer, Campbell suddenly had trouble remembering the simplest things. "I'd go to make coffee and get the water in, but forget to put the grounds in," she said. That recipe she made so often? She now had to write the ingredients down. Campbell had to leave her job with a Huntersville nonprofit, but the condition opened a new life to her, she said. Campbell, 36 and a mother of two, has since raised about $10,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by running a half- and full marathon through the organization's Team-in-Training national fundraising effort.
Mission Moment
Abby
TX
United States
Living with ALL for 1 year, 9 months
Age: 5
It will be difficult to forget May 9, 2006, yet we have such a hard time remembering the details of that day. That morning, we took our 3 year old daughter in to our family doctor for the second time in 5 days. The symptoms by this time were unmistakable to her doctor: fever, leg pain, swollen lymph nodes and incredible bruises. We were sent for blood work at our local hospital, and were given the results back at the doctor's office...Abby has leukemia. We were immediately sent from our small town to a nearby city, to a wonderful pediatric oncologist. After an initial exam at his office, we checked in to the Children's Hospital next door, which would become our home for the next 29 days.
During that first stay, Abby was found to have Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). At some point later, testing showed Abby also has the Philadelphia Chromosome, which makes treatment very difficult.
Now, after 5 months in and out of the hospital, and many medicines later, we are finally feeling like we can breathe again. We are adjusting to life with a child on chemo (and sometimes steroids!), we have cried at the loss of her beautiful blonde hair, and we have rejoiced each time a FISH test comes back clear. It is still a long road...6 more months of high and intermediate dose chemo, then 2+ years on maintenance. Our faith in God has gotten us this far, and we know that He will sustain and strengthen us until the day Abby is healed.
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