Race for the cure 2007

What a glorious day for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure! I started out very early on Sat., Sept. 15th (one month earlier than last year). As I drove downtown in the dark, it was windy and drizzling. It was lucky I thought to wear my long underwear even though it was September. It took place at Malls B & C this year, a much better location I thought. WDOK has long been a supporter of Race for the Cure. My former co-worker, friend and breast cancer survivor, Rena Blumberg, inspired and encouraged me to get involved with this worthwhile cause back in the day when it was held at University Circle. I have been a huge supporter ever since and, as you can see, thousands turned out for this years race/walk. It is absolutely breathtaking the amount of survivors and friends and relatives of survivors who turn out for this event every year. Here's a few photos from the day's event I wanted to share with you. WDOK sponsored the event with our sister station Q104. I'm with my co-worker, my friend, my "G", Jen Tooey. Her mom and dad come to the event every year from the Pittsburgh area to celebrate Mom Lisa's 7 year cancer survival!!!

2007 Lake County YMCA Dreamhouse giveaway winner

Sunday, Aug. 19th, Barb Murphy's life changed. Barb bought a ticket to tour this fabulous $450,000 home this summer to help raise money for the YMCA of Lake County. Out of 68,000 tickets sold, Barb got a call saying she was picked as a top 20 finalist to win this home. When I asked Barb what her reaction would be if she won the dreamhouse, she said, "Oh my God, oh my God." About 15 minutes after I asked her that, her key opened the front door to the dreamhouse and guess what came out of her mouth? Barb's husband later told me she was just released from the hospital the day before after heart surgery. I asked her how she was feeling and she replied, "Just fine now!" God bless her!

http://www.lakecountyymca.org/dynamic/default.aspx

The Lake County Humane society is in desperate need of help!

Help Lake County Humane Society get a new van!
A collection jar at work, collecting your change at the end of the day, the kids setting up a lemonade stand....just some suggestions on how to help raise money for the Lake County Humane Society. They do so much for the homeless animals in Lake County and they desperately need a new van to transport animials. http://www.news-herald.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=18612592&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=8Can you help?

What great fun we had at the Barrington Napa Classic!

This was Saturday night, Aug. 11th at Barrington Country club in Aurora at the Barrington Napa Classic, a benefit for the Western Reserve Historical Society. I so look forward to this event every year! Lots of great food, wine, you get to ride in a bunch of classic cars from the museum and a huge fireworks display at the end! You can see how much my friends Ed and Connie Babcock from the Junction Auto Family in Chardon enjoyed the event! Ed and Connie are really GOOD PEOPLE, as I say in the commercials! They do so much for the community, including one of my favorites, Rescue Village, the Geauga County Humane Society! It was a night I'll remember for a long time! Pictured at the top are Ed and Connie, my friend and co-worker, Renee Slattery and her adorable husband Bob (aka...Barbie and Ken), and me and my husband Jeff.

What do you do with your old computer?????

Here's a link that has various drop off sites to recycle your old computers.
http://cuyahogaswd.org/residents/comprec.asp

What a fun day at the zoo for a great cause!

Look at this crowd! We all got up early to walk at the zoo and help raise money for the Make a wish foundation of northeast Ohio. Below is a Make a wish child, Gavin and Make a wish development officer Kim Mantia cuttting the ribbon to start the walk.

Here's my team for "Walk for wishes" to benefit the Make a wish foundation of Northeast Ohio on Sat., July 21st! This is their 16th year for the walk and it was started by my friend Katie Dolesh, who unfortunately passed away, but Katie's spirit was there for her Make a wish kids. Denise Dufala from channel 19 introduced me to Katie years ago and the organization has been close to our hearts ever since. Denise does an unbelievable amount of work for the Make a wish foundation and I was thrilled to be a part of it this year! It was held at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and I must tell you, it's been a while since I've been to the zoo and it is so cool! Check out my nieces Jodi and Carly at the "Touch" exhibit. They got a thrill out of touching the stingray and shark! It was a totally awesome day! Thanks to all who made this their most successful year to date! There was close to 1,900 people attending and Make a Wish collected around $160,000!

We all got a chance to meet Denise and Ed's new addition, James. He's five months old and what a looker he is!

Commander Stewart

Rod collects honourPrince Charles gives Rod his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empireposted by Mike Walton
Rod turned up at Buckingham Palace in a rock-and-roll outfit today to collect a medal for his services to music in a ceremony he described as "cool".Rod shunned the traditional morning suit worn by most of the investiture guests, going instead for a skull and cross bones tie, white trousers and a black-and-white-striped shirt. He collected his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - an honor one step below a knighthood.As Queen Elizabeth II is in Belgium for commemorations marking 90 years since Passchendaele, one of World War I's bitterest and bloodiest battles, Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, handed out the awards."It was cool", said Rod, who was joined by his wife Penny. "It's a marvellous occasion."Rod also said Charles asked how his voice was."I've got a bit of a chest infection, so I'll be having a glass of wine today rather than getting sloshed (drunk)", he said