Femme Fus » JCrosby http://femmefus.com Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:32:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2011 Race for the Cure Photos http://femmefus.com/2011/10/09/2011-race-for-the-cure-photos/ http://femmefus.com/2011/10/09/2011-race-for-the-cure-photos/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:32:26 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=1036 We had an awesome time at this year’s Race for the Cure! Thank you to all team members, family, friends and donators – we appreciate your support.

Here are some quick stats for the 2011 Team Femme Fus team.

2011 Team Femme Fus
38 members
#2 out of 933 teams
$15,184.00 raised by our team for 2011
Go FemmeFus!

Here is the 2011 Femme Fus photo set.

]]> http://femmefus.com/2011/10/09/2011-race-for-the-cure-photos/feed/ 0 Donation Information http://femmefus.com/2011/08/23/donation-information/ http://femmefus.com/2011/08/23/donation-information/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:29:41 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=1028 Our team is assembling, and we are working hard at fundraising for this year’s race.

The Komen site can be hard to navigate sometimes, so here are some quick links for donation information.

How to Donate

Femme Fus Team
Donate for the team as a whole → donate on behalf of Femme Fus.

Femme Fus Team Members
Donate for individuals → find their name here and click on it to go to their fundraising page.

Either way, the entire team and Komen benefit.

Thank you for your support!

]]> http://femmefus.com/2011/08/23/donation-information/feed/ 0 Femme Fus 2011 http://femmefus.com/2011/06/06/femme-fus-2011/ http://femmefus.com/2011/06/06/femme-fus-2011/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:52:10 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=1016

Peach at the finish line 2010

The Portland Komen site has opened up team registrations early this year, and Team Femme Fus is ready to go!

Join our team, support our team. We love you for it.

Here is an easy link to remember and share with your friends:
http://race.komenoregon.org/goto/femmefus2011

]]> http://femmefus.com/2011/06/06/femme-fus-2011/feed/ 0 2010 Race for the Cure Photos http://femmefus.com/2010/09/22/2010-race-for-the-cure-photos/ http://femmefus.com/2010/09/22/2010-race-for-the-cure-photos/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:58:25 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=1013 Several photos from this year’s race on September 19, 2101 are now up on the Femme Fus Flickr page.

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/09/22/2010-race-for-the-cure-photos/feed/ 0 Femme Fus #1 in team fundraising! http://femmefus.com/2010/09/21/femme-fus-1-in-team-fundraising/ http://femmefus.com/2010/09/21/femme-fus-1-in-team-fundraising/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:01:39 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=1006 We had an amazing team of 49 people this year, with many active fund raisers for our team. Go Femme Fus!

Click this image to be taken to live current results (link good through 10/31/10)

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/09/21/femme-fus-1-in-team-fundraising/feed/ 0 Team registrations now closed http://femmefus.com/2010/08/31/team-registrations-now-closed/ http://femmefus.com/2010/08/31/team-registrations-now-closed/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:40:31 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=990 We have the biggest Femme Fus team ever – 49 members! Go us! Huge thanks to everyone who signed up, donated, and for all of you supporting our team and the Race for a Cure. The race is September 19, 2010 and donations are gladly accepted through October.

We are currently #7 out of 1,119 teams, but it’s a tight race….! Stay tuned.

Check our progress on our Komen team page and our race standings overall.

Time to celebrate!

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/08/31/team-registrations-now-closed/feed/ 0 Last Day to Join Our Team! http://femmefus.com/2010/08/30/last-day-to-join-our-team/ http://femmefus.com/2010/08/30/last-day-to-join-our-team/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:10:44 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=970 We have moved into the #7 spot out of 1,118 teams!
Go Femme Fus!

Individuals can register up to the day of the race, but team signups are closing soon, so now is the time to join our team!

Click on the button, and we will see you September 19, 2010!
Our official team name is Femme Fus and there is a “join this team” link just above Cindy’s name

Can’t join us? Please consider a donation on behalf of FemmeFus.

Many thanks for your help in our Race for the Cure!

Join Femme Fus

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/08/30/last-day-to-join-our-team/feed/ 1 Bones for the Cure http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/bones-for-the-cure/ http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/bones-for-the-cure/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:43:24 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=959 New Black and Pink Beads for a Cure for 2010! These beads are a “thank you” for your donations of $50 or more to Team Femme Fus on behalf of JCrosby.

Learn more: why I run the race and about these beads. See other available “thank you” beads, too.

Race for the Cure Bones

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/bones-for-the-cure/feed/ 0 We are at #12 and climbing! http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/we-are-at-12-and-climbing/ http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/we-are-at-12-and-climbing/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:33:21 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=939 Wooooot! I just checked the main Komen fundraising progress page, and team Femme Fus is movin’ on up in the standings. We are now #12, thanks to all of YOU! yeah! :-D :-D :-D

We can’t sit back and celebrate, we still need you. Please help us spread the word to your friends at work, via Facebook, etc. I have some new bead goods for this year’s race coming up this week … Stay tuned.

There’s still time to join our team – but don’t delay – the team deadline is Sunday, August 29th! Click on the button, and we will see you September 19, 2010! Our official team name is Femme Fus.

Can’t join us? Please consider a donation on behalf of FemmeFus.

Join Femme FusMany thanks for your help in our Race for the Cure!

]]> http://femmefus.com/2010/08/23/we-are-at-12-and-climbing/feed/ 0 Are you ready? Let’s Go! http://femmefus.com/2010/08/17/are-you-ready/ http://femmefus.com/2010/08/17/are-you-ready/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:18:56 +0000 JCrosby http://femmefus.com/?p=921 Click on the button,  and we will see you September 19, 2010!
Our official team name is Femme Fus.

Can’t join us? Please consider a donation on behalf of FemmeFus.

Many thanks for your help in our Race for the Cure!

Join Femme Fus

Some encouragement from the Peach herself:

In 2008 Team Femme Fus raised $14,403 and placed 2nd overall in team fundraising
2nd out of 1,037 teams!!!!!

In 2009, Team Femme Fus raised $5,477 and took 13th place overall
13th out of 1,196 teams!!!

This year we’d like to shoot to #1!!!!  Please help!

Ever wonder where the money goes?  I sure do.  The majority of the money raised in Oregon stays to help patients in Oregon – 75% of it to be exact.  The other 25% goes to the national Komen organization.  This year four major research grants from that national fund came back to Oregon  – 3 of the 4 grants went to OHSU and 1 went to Providence.  So the majority of the money we raise here stays here to help the people we know.

I was diagnosed with “Triple Negative” breast cancer 3 years ago now.  This form of breast cancer carries one of the worst prognoses with the highest incidence of resistant, aggressive recurrence, usually within the first 5 years after diagnosis.  Luckily only 15% of breast cancers are of this type.  Part of the problem is that up to this point there have been no real effective treatments identified for triple negative disease.  However, in the last year PARP inhibitors have surfaced as a potential treatment to slow metastatic triple negative cancer.  Research funding, largely from Komen, allowed for this discovery. Let’s help the researchers find something to prevent metastatic spread next….

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