We are so very thankful that I have come through my cancer journey in such fine shape. Much of the reason why I've done so well, I believe, is the fun we've had with the head painting. We're inspired to share the head and face painting to help with cancer-related fund-raising events. Tiffany and I took face painting lessons so we could do this with more confidence (though I don't yet feel REAL confident in my painting skills).
PAST EVENTS
On March 20, 2010, Tiffany and I did some head and face painting at a Saint Baldrick's Foundation ( http://www.stbaldricks.org/) fundraiser that was held at Papa Frank's Restaurant and Lounge in Broomfield http://www.papafranksbroomfield.com/ . We had a wonderful time there - the staff at Papa Frank's has such great comaraderie, which made the day all the more fun. Click here to view pictures of that event.
On April 10, 2010, we painted at the April Criswell's Memorial Benefit. April fought a short but valiant fight against cervical cancer. She leaves her husband, Mike, and two young sons, Cameron and Conner. Click here for pictures.
April 11, 2010 found us face painting at a Raise Some Hair event in Fort Collins (http://www.raisesomehair.com/ ). 1,600 inches of hair to create wigs for cancer patients were donated at that event. Tiffany and I painted nearly 60 designs - many of them being various colors of cancer ribbons. To view the pictures of our face paintings, click here.
On April 23, 2010, Tiffany and I traveled to Cheyenne, Wyoming to attend Art for the Cure. We donated a necklace for the silent auction. It is named "Just Peachy" and is pictured in the gallery.
June 4, 2010, found us at Relay For Life in Greeley. We loved participating in this event for the first time. On the opening evening, from 4 to 8p.m., Tiffany and I were face painting in the Survivor Oasis! Click here to view some pictures.
On June 10, 2010, was very privileged to be a speaker at the NCMC Foundation Golf Tournament. The people at NCMC (North Colorado Medical Center) have been so wonderful to me throughout all my treatments. The fundraiser was to benefit the NCMC Breast Center, which has been so very helpful to many women (including me). Pictures here.
Shae Smith is a young man who is fighting the good fight. On June 19, 2010, we were the face painters at an event held to help with medical expenses. See his story here. Click here for pictures.
On July 3, 2010, we were face painting at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute Race Against Cancer in Greeley. I have personally benefited from the rehabilitation program at UNC. It was about time for me to give back a bit. We had lots of sunshine and it was a beautiful day. Click here for pictures.
July 10, 2010 found us in Aspen face painting at the Komen Pink Tie event. The evening got rainy and our tent was outside, so we didn't do lots of painting (so no pictures). We enjoyed the entertainment of the evening very much.
On July 17, we returned to Aspen for the Komen Aspen Race For The Cure. We had lovely weather and took the whole weekend to enjoy the Aspen area. Tiffany's son, Mason, attended with us and he had a great time, too. One of the race participants took Mason for a hike up Aspen Mountain in the afternoon while Tiffany and I walked through the fine arts fair that was in town. The next day we did some river rafting before making the drive back to Greeley. Pictures here.
Carbon Valley Relay For Life found us at Hart Park on July 31, 2010. The event was much smaller than the Greeley Relay, but we loved being there. We painted lots of ribbons. Click here to see pictures.