Let’s Roll: All Skate for a Cure

A Stick it 2 Cancer Fundraising Event

Join team JTECH at the Let’s Roll Stick it 2 Cancer event!

An evening of:

  • pizza,
  • skating races,
  • prices,
  • Si2C Tee Shirt & Cell Phone Holders,
  • Raffle Tickets (drawing for a Kindle Fire),
  • Concessions,
  • Costume Contest (best 80′s fashions),
  • lots of fun & all for a great cause!

Celebrate the end of the school year with an 80′s style roller rink party AND raise money for a CURE!

Admission (including skate rental) is only $8, regularly $9.

Event Details –

When:  Thursday, May 24th – 5pm to 8pm

Where:  Slapshots Family Skate Center
5065 Piney Grove Road, Cumming GA 30040

More Information about the Event

More Information about Stick it 2 Cancer

Be a Mench: It’s a Party

Help Menchie’s fill our local food pantries!

Menchie’s Cumming Marketplace will be donating food to one of my favorite local organizations – Food for Thought.  In fact lots of other Menchie’s will be participating too – all help local pantries!!  So, it’s an even more perfect time to enjoy your fro-yo!

And it’s a win-win because for each can, Menchie’s is giving a discount!!

Friday, May 11th
6pm to close

Bring in a can of food & that night you’ll receive HALF OFF an 8oz cup of yogurt!!
Click here for more information.

Menchie’s

905 Market Place Blvd
Cumming, GA 30041
Menchie’s on Facebook

Stick it 2 Cancer: Rice for Remission

Stick it 2 Cancer: Rice for Remission

At some point during the day on Tuesday, May 1st, you’ll have to eat …  right?  Why not eat for a great cause and join the Stick it 2 Cancer team for great Sushi (Chinese &/or Japanese Food too) & amazing donations!

This has become an annual Stick it 2 Cancer Event and this year, Rice has decided to donate 20% of the DAY’s tickets – both lunch AND dinner.

Rice for Remission:

Tuesday, May 1st
11am to 9:30pm

Come in anytime between those hours & let them know you’re dining for Stick It 2 Cancer!

You’ll enjoy some great food & help the Stick it 2 Cancer team reach their $104,000 goal!!
Click here for more information.

More Information:

Stick it 2 Cancer on Facebook | Stick it 2 Cancer Upcoming Events
Rice Restaurant & Sushi Bar – 3480 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming GA 30041

Stick it 2 Cancer: Corn Hole Tournament

Stick it 2 Cancer:  Corn Hole Tournament

If there’s one thing I know about the friends of Stick it 2 Cancer, it’s this:  they know how to put the FUN in FUNdraising!  And they’re genuinely good people on top of that!

Break out of your normal Sunday schedule, and spend the afternoon at SmokeJack Midway for a great cause – and have lots of fun too!

Corn Hole Tournament – Let’s TOSS Cancer:

Sunday, April 29th
1pm to 4pm

Registration starts at 1pm ($10 per person)
Tournament starts at 2pm
Prizes for the top 3 teams!

Come out for some great food, great fun, and in the process you’ll help the Stick it 2 Cancer team reach their $104,000 goal!!
Click here for more information.

More Information:

Stick it 2 Cancer on FacebookStick it 2 Cancer Upcoming Events
SmokeJack Midway – 5063 Post Road, Cumming GA 30040

High Heels & Handbags – 2012 Fundraising Event

High Heels & Handbags

Last year I was introduced to The Zavitz family of Cumming, GA and their young little girl, Cate.  Through this, I was also introduced to “The Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Type, Inc.” (FIRST) – a national non profit devoted to the special interests of patients with Ichthyosis.  Ichthyosis is a rare genetic skin disease, characterized by dry, thick, cracked and scaling skin. Dermatologists estimate there are at least twenty varieties, ranging in severity. Approximately 16,000 babies are born each year with some form.

Through support of their friends & family, the community, local businesses, and many Cumming Local readers too, the Zavitz Family hosted a fundraising event – High Heels & Handbags to benefit FIRST.    And, I’m excited to say that the event is back!

You’re Invited to Attend:

High Heels & Handbags – benefiting Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types (FIRST).

Gather with your girlfriends & shop gently used purses & women’s shoes all for a great cause.

  • Purses ($3 – $20)
  • Women’s Shoes ($1 – $15)
  • Raffle Prizes
  • Hors d’oeuvres
  • Cash Bar

Admission is FREE.  Cash, Checks, & Credit Cards are accepted for shoe, purse & raffle ticket purchases.

Thursday, May 3rd from 7pm to 9:30pm

Sweetwater Subdivision Clubhouse
(Intersection of Buford Dam Rd & Sweetwater Dr.)
3140 Sweetwater Drive
Cumming, GA 30041

More about High Heels & Handbags:

High Heels & Handbags is a fundraiser held in honor of Cate Zavitz, a 4year old Cumming Resident with Lamellar Ichthyosis.  All proceeds benefit FIRST.

High Heels & Handbags on Facebook
Email:  HHHHBAtlanta@gmail.com
Phone:  Sam Zavitz 678.787.9065

Photo Courtesy of Stephanie Campbell Photography

Pest Control for a Cure: Stick it 2 Cancer

Ready to enjoy your backyard without being bit by mosquitoes?  Ready to do that AND help in the fight against cancer at the same time?

Simply sign up for a $65* one-time Mosquito Service and Spencer Pest Services will donate $50.00 to the Stick it 2 Cancer Team.

Sign up:

Visit Spencer Pest Control Online
Call 770.998.0998, or
Complete this Spencer Pest Control for a Cure Form & return to Spencer Pest Control

BE SURE TO MENTION “STICK IT 2 CANCER” SO YOUR DONATION WILL BE SENT.

*$65 price is for properties approximately 3/4 acre.  Limit One Service per address.

Spring for Hope: SAFFT


SAFFT Presents:

Spring for Hope 2012

This year’s Spring for Hope event is approaching!

Date: Saturday April 7
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Windermere Golf Club (5000 Davis Love Drive, Cumming, GA 30040)

Cost: $35 adult, $20 child

Wear your big hats and bow ties and join SAFFT for brunch, an Easter egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny, games, spring portraits, a word from a foster experience and recognition of foster and adoptive families!

Click here for more information on the Spring for Hope Event.

More About SAFFT:

Supporting And Foster Families Together, SAFFT, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving foster children and their caregivers by providing a supportive network.

Visit SAFFT Online

Sammies Saves Lives

Presented by “Team Lenny”

Have a Sammie, Save a Life!

Lenny’s is sponsoring a Dine to Donate event!   And they’re giving BIG!
100% of every order purchased on Tuesday, March 20th between 4pm and 8pm will be donated to Stick it 2 Cancer!

This is a HUGE donation by Bruce & the Lenny’s team, so why not pack the place out so they can give big to a great cause.

More Information:

Visit the “Sammies Save Lives” Facebook Event Page for details.
1040 Market Place Blvd, Cumming GA 30041

2012 Hike 4 Hyde

2012 Hike 4 Hyde

Hike 4 Hyde is a fundraising event started in honor of young Cumming Resident, Hyde who was struck with Atypical HUS in 2008.  This year, the 2012 Hike 4 Hyde will honor two young children, Hyde & Bryan.  The event benefits the Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS (80%) and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (20%).  Over the last 3 years, Hike 4 Hyde has raised over $85,000.

Our friends at 11Alive did a great video and story about Hyde last year, click here to see their article & learn more.

Get Involved

Saturday:  April 14, 2012 from 9:00 – 2:00
Rain or shine and it’s come and go – no set time to hike.

Unfortunately – per park regulations, no dogs are allowed.

Costs are as follows:

Pre-registration (by April 11, 2012):
$60 family of 4
$25 per adult
$12 per child 12 and under
*Day of hike pricing is $2 more per person so register early!

Each registration includes a t-shirt and 1 raffle ticket.

Register Online and then pay via the DONATE button to the right.

All donations are tax deductible.

Registration fees via check:
Checks should be made payable to the AHUS Foundation and mailed to 4285 Rhonda Lane  Cumming, GA 30040

To Register or Donate

Carnivale for a Cure

Join in the Fun for a Great Cause

What: Carnivale for a Cure
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Prize Raffles, Good Music, Hurricanes, Gumbo, Cajun Food & lots of Fun!

When:  Saturday, February 18th
Dinner – 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Live Music – 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Where:  Summits Wayside Tavern
525 Lake Center Pkwy, Cumming GA 30040
www.summits-online.com

Why: Benefiting Team Big Frog, friends of Stick it 2 Cancer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Light the Night Walk.

More Information:

Click here to visit the Facebook Event Page

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