4 Days and Counting!

Is it Friday yet?  Now usually on a Monday night I am not counting down the days until Friday. If you've been following my new blog, and I hope you have been (sign up as a follower already, please!?!?), you know that our Fridays are usually spent at the hospital for my mom's chemotherapy sessions.  But this week is much different.  THIS Friday, we welcome family and friends to spend the evening together raising money for breast cancer in my mom's honor.  

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I am so excited for this party!  I really want to give you many to reasons to come and show your support...so I've created a TOP TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT The RACKonteurs.....

10.  Five of us, The RACKonteurs (Sarah, Matt, Michael, Laura, and Courtney), are walking 60 miles over three days for the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure.  That's over 300 miles combined!!!  Are you even a little bit impressed with that?!?  www.the3day.org/goto/rackonteurs  

9.  The stakes are just plain enormous.  In the United States, more than 200,000 women and men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone.  More than 40,000 will die.  Around the world, more than 1.3 million new breast cancer cases will be diagnosed this year, and almost 460,000 will die.  Every 69 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast cancer - the most prevalent cancer among women today.  These numbers are, quite simply, unacceptable.

8.  You can finally knock skydiving off your bucket list.  If you're brave enough, bid on a tandem skydive with Skydive Superior!

Backstrom Signed Jersey

7.  Nicklas Backstrom, Justin Morneau, Denard Span, Ron Gardenhire, Cobi Jones and their friends will be there.  Ok, so that's not true.  But their stuff will be there and it could be yours!  (Our silent auction is packed with sports memorabilia!) 

View from Seats

6.  A chance to sit in the best seats at Target Field.  The Champions Club is as good as it gets.  Imagine not having to deal with traffic or parking, being able to pull right into the valet, only steps from the stadium (even players will walk further to the door than you).  Within seconds you'll be in the company of the Twins World Series trophies and all the food you can eat.  From Prime Rib to hot dogs, they have it all.  Watch the players in their batting cages pre-game and help yourself to the dessert bar (unlimited soft serve, my favorite)!  Did I mention that the food, beer and wine are complimentary throughout the game? Oh, and that they'll serve you at your seat? If it gets cold they'll bring you blankets, if it rains, they'll bring you ponchos...you get the idea, all to your lazy boy behind home plate.  Trust me, you'll never want to leave.  

5.  Score some amazing Budweiser swag in the silent auction...We've got a Budweiser Kayak, a Michelob Ultra Hybrid Mountain Bike, and a Budweiser iPod Speaker Tower up for grabs.  

4.  100% of the donations benefit the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.  Virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer in the last 29 years has been impacted by a Susan G. Komen for the Cure® grant.  This amazes me.  That means people like you and I, who open our hearts and our wallets, have touched the lives of those diagnosed and suffering from breast cancer in tangible ways.

3.  FREE BEER!  FREE FOOD!  Sure you'll donate $12 at the door for breast cancer, but after that, it's all the food and beer you can handle.

2.   The City Cycle will be there!  Not only will you have the opportunity to take the newest and greatest pedal powered party on wheels for a spin around St. Paul, but you'll have the chance to win a 2-hour City Cycle Tour for you and 13 of your friends!

The City Cycle, by Caztek Engineering (My brother built this!)

And the number one reason to show up to The RACKonteurs breast cancer fundraiser....

1.  To lift my mom's spirits.  Almost four months ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It's been a very difficult four months to say the least.  This week she'll receive her 7th chemotherapy treatment with a long road ahead.  But together, we can make a difference, in her life and every woman (or man) that faces this.  We can give her hugs and words of encouragement, all while raising money so that someday, we will live in a world where breast cancer ceases to exist.  I can't wait for that day...or for Friday ;)