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Guten Tag Team!

We have another winner! Jennifer Bradley of Fire Administration raised the most money for our team. She raised $480! She has won a gift certificate to Sports Authority. Other people who deserve honorable mention are Elaina Bickers, Jacqueline Ellis, Heather Miller, Michelle Seyl, and Paula Vavra. Together, we all raised $1,574.

Don’t forget to send me any photos you would like posted. The blog address is: http://planocure-saders.blogspot.com. I hope to see you all again next year!


Sara J. Anderson
Recreation Coordinator
Carpenter Park Recreation Center

RFTC Donation Contest & Team Photo Info

Konichiwa Team!

Fundraising – Just a reminder that all donations are due by June 30th. People can donate online or with cash or check. Make checks payable to Komen NTX RFTC. Please mail them directly to Komen North Texas Race for the Cure, P.O. Box 261730, Plano, TX, 75026. Make sure you write the team name on your Friends for the Cure form, so the money is sent to the right place.

Photos – I am still looking for your race photos. Please email them to me and I will put them on the blog. I already have wonderful shots from Jennifer Bradley and Tommie Nieman. Our team photo is up on the site and ready for purchase! Here are the links: http://northtexaskomen.smugmug.com/gallery/5248584_gyRxf/1/319172916_L9rFG/Medium and http://northtexaskomen.smugmug.com/gallery/5248584_gyRxf/1/319173008_wYx5p/Medium. Prices start at $0.19.

Check out our blog at http://planocure-saders.blogspot.com/!


Sara J. Anderson
Recreation Coordinator
Carpenter Park Recreation Center

Thanks For The Good Times!

Hola Team!

I had a great time at the Race For The Cure last Saturday! Our final team count was 56 and around 30 teammates showed up for the team picture. I hope no one got too lost. Thank you to everyone who came. And congratulations to our raffle winner, Emma Fortenberry! She won a $25 gift card to Sports Authority. I heard she bought a new pair of shoes.

Fundraising – They are running the fundraising contest until June 30th this year. So, I am going to extend this contest until then. It will take me a few days after that to determine who has raised the most. The Friends For the Cure will mail your Komen prizes to you. Here is a link to more information: http://www.komennorthtexas.org/race_pledge.html.

Photos – Our team photo will be available soon on the internet. In the meantime, I would like to collect your personal photos. Please email them to me or send me a CD. I have created a blog for our team. The link is http://planocure-saders.blogspot.com/. I backdated it a little to include last year. If you find a picture you would like to save for yourself, you can click on it to enlarge it. Then right click and choose “Save Picture As...” Hopefully, this will ease the file sharing hassle. I am excited to see the race from your point of view!

Thank you again for joining the team and supporting this great cause. I look forward to another wonderful race next year!

Race Day Reminder

Bonjour Team! Here is just a little reminder for Saturday.

Carpooling – We will meet at Carpenter Park Recreation Center between 6:30 – 6:45 AM on race day. Please park behind the building in the west parking lot by the baseball fields. We will carpool/caravan to the Legacy Parking Lot on the EDS Campus. The line of traffic is always long! Legacy Drive will close at 7:30 AM. In your packets is a map of the course and parking. If we get separated or you can meet us for any reason, we will reconvene at the team photo area. It is highlighted on your map. We will meet there at 7:30 AM to get the picture taken. After that, you are on your own to run, walk, or stroll the race course!

Last Raffle – When we meet for carpooling and again at the team photo site, I will have slips of paper for you to write your name on. After we take the photo, we will draw a name and I will award the $25 Sports Authority gift card to that person. (Sorry, you can only win once!)

Fundraising – If you are fundraising, please make sure you have everything completed and mailed in by race day. It will take me a few days after that to determine who has raised the most. At the race, look for the Friends For the Cure table and claim your prizes from the Komen Foundation.

Chip Timing – If you paid for the time chip, don’t forget to pick up the actual chip before the race! Also, there will be a special section for you to start the race that you may enter at 7:45 AM.

I Know Someone Who Still Wants On The Team – Tell them to sign up on Race Day! There will be a booth there. The catch is, I will not be able to provide them with a team t-shirt or race packet. They will be able to pick it up themselves.

What To Wear – On race day, please wear your team t-shirt. Pin your race bib on the front of your shirt. Tributes to your loved ones are encouraged. Don’t forget sunscreen!

Please email me with any questions. See you then. Thanks for everything!

Packet Pickup Reminder

G’day Team! This is a long one, so I have broken it down for you.

Packets – Packet pickup is tomorrow at your designated locations. If you have not replied to me, your packet will be at Carpenter Park Recreation Center. Some people paid for their packets to come in the mail. For paid mailers, what you will be picking up tomorrow will not include the items from the Komen Foundation. Please let me know if you are missing anything.

Carpooling – We will meet at Carpenter Park Recreation Center between 6:30 – 6:45 AM on race day. Please park behind the building in the west parking lot by the baseball fields. We will carpool/caravan to the Legacy Parking Lot on the EDS Campus. The line of traffic is always long! Legacy Drive will close at 7:30 AM. In your packets is a map of the course and parking. If we get separated or you can meet us for any reason, we will reconvene at the team photo area. It is highlighted on your map. We will meet there at 7:30 AM to get the picture taken. After that, you are on your own to run, walk, or stroll the race course!

Last Raffle – When we meet for carpooling and again at the team photo site, I will have slips of paper for you to write your name on. After we take the photo, we will draw a name and I will award the $25 Sports Authority gift card to that person. (Sorry, you can only win once!)

Fundraising – If you are fundraising, please make sure you have everything completed and mailed in by race day. It will take me a few days after that to determine who has raised the most. At the race, look for the Friends For the Cure table and claim your prizes from the Komen Foundation.

Chip Timing – If you paid for the time chip, don’t forget to pick up the actual chip before the race! Also, there will be a special section for you to start the race that you may enter at 7:45 AM.

I Know Someone Who Still Wants On The Team – Tell them to sign up! Here’s the link again: http://race.komennorthtexas.org/goto/planocure-saders2008. They can register online or at the race. The catch is, I will not be able to provide them with a team t-shirt or race packet. They will be able to pick it up themselves.

What To Wear – On race day, please wear your team t-shirt. Pin your race bib on the front of your shirt. Tributes to your loved ones are encouraged. Don’t forget sunscreen!

Please email me with any questions. See you then. Thanks for everything!

Online Registration Over

Hello again Team!

RFTC Registration is finally over. We have 54 team members this year! Thank you all so much for your support. I would like to congratulate Michelle Seyl of Fire Administration on winning the $50 to Sports Authority. Also, Jennifer Wilcox, wife of a Carpenter Park Recreation Center employee, has won the $25 gift card. There are still 2 chances to win!

Our fundraising goal is $5,000. If each one of us raised $93 we would beat it! The highest fundraiser will win another $25 gift card to Sports Authority. Contact me if you would like more information on fundraising.

Race Packet Pick up will be on Thursday, 5/29. That is when you will receive your shirts and bibs. This year there will be 2 places you can pick up your packets. The two locations are Carpenter Park Recreation Center or the Occupational Resource Center. Carpenter Park Rec is located on the west side of Plano on Coit between Spring Creek and Legacy. The phone number is 972-208-8087. This is where I work; you can ask for me. You can pick up you packets between 2:30 – 9:30 PM. The ORC is on the east side of Plano. The address is: 1506 Municipal Avenue. It is a white building on the east side of City Hall. You may pick up packets there during the day from 9 AM – 4 PM. Please RSVP to me where you would to pick it up by Thursday, 5/22.

I will send out another email when we get closer to the Race date with details on carpooling and our last raffle.

Our First Winner

Congratulations to Jacqueline Ellis of Fire Administration. She won our first raffle! She won a $25 gift certificate to Sports Authority. There are 4 more chances to win. Register today at http://race.komennorthtexas.org/goto/planocure-saders2008!

Welcome 2008 Message

Hello Team!

I just wanted to send you all a quick email to say hi and thanks for joining the team. The deadline for registration is 5/8. Please ask your friends, family, and co-workers to join us. The more the merrier!

Just to let you know, we will be drawing our first name for a raffle prize on 4/15. There will be 4 more chances to win! We will draw 2 more names on 5/8. There will be 1 prize for the highest fundraiser and we will draw another from the people who show up to run/walk the race.

Our fundraising goal is $5,000. Please make sure your donators designate our team. If you have people that would rather pay with check or cash, I can interoffice mail you a fundraising sheet. The Komen Foundation will also reward you for fundraising.

Thank you for much for your time!

Sara Anderson