Thursday, June 30, 2011

24 Hours of Booty and the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Helmet of Hope Grant!!!

Okay, so you should know by now that I am on a mission every year to raise money for 24 Hours of Booty and if you haven't...well now you know.  If you would like to help me in the fight against cancer you have two choices:
1. Visit my fundraising page and make a small donation...any amount helps!!
2. Join Team Carpe Diem next Saturday night July 9th for BBQ For Booty at Mac's Speed Shop in Cornelius, NC.  You can get your tickets to the fundraiser HERE.  Tickets are $20 with $13 of that going directly to 24 Hours of Booty...there will also be door prizes and a silent auction.  Come join us!!!

Now the really exciting news, each year the Jimmie Johnson Foundation holds an annual giving campaign called the Helmet of Hope.  This campaign takes entries from media members and racing fans nominating their favorite charities and places them in to weekly drawings for a grant from the foundation.  Being a huge JJ fan, I entered 24 Hours of Booty the day the campaign was announced.  Well, apparently getting your entry in early is a good thing as the first week of this year's campaign my entry was drawn by Jimmie....YES...that means that 24 Hours of Booty will receive a $10,000 grant this year!!!  Here is the news release from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation website announcing the winners for the week!!  Many thanks to Jimmie and Chandra for this awesome way to give back!!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Very good news about treating melanoma

It has been a few weeks since my last post and I couldn't be more excited about this one tonight!!!  While looking through my regular news sites, I stumbled across this article on CNN:  New melanoma treatment
By Miriam Falco, CNN   June 5, 2011 4:23 p.m. EDT
 
While this is good news but that still doesn't mean stop using your sunscreen because melanoma is still very, very dangerous. 
 
Stay tuned for more updates!