Hello everyone and Happy 2012! I hope everyone is having a great year so far and has plans to make this the best year yet! Our 2012 Phoenix CureSearch Walk for Children's Cancer is coming up so fast I can hardly believe it! Last year, the walk wasn't until the end of February, but this year our walk is Sunday, February 12, 2012, so get ready because it will be here in the blink of an eye! Unfortunately I haven't been able to do as much fundraising for this years walk as I was able to last year, and that definitely bums me out, but I think we are still going to have a great walk with more support than ever! So far, Coleman's Crew has raised $2,940.00 and I bet we will raise even more by walk day! We currently have 17 people registered to walk-thank you so much! We have created a Facebook event for the walk, and as of right now there are 20 people who have replied as "Attending" to this event. Three of those people have registered online, so thank you for getting that done already! If you have replied on Facebook as "Attending", please register on the CureSearch site as soon as you can, it makes getting everything and everyone organized much easier, and I will be able to have a better idea of how many t-shirts we need to have made!
If you still need to register online to be a part of Coleman's Crew, please go to http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=480023&lis=1&kntae480023=1675EE2F74BE4FFAB5D3F7635A753A3A&team=4911336 and click the blue link that says "Join Our Team" (this blue link can be found right under the words "Welcome to the Team Page of Coleman's Crew). Registration shouldn't take more than ten minutes and is pretty easy. There is a $10.00 walkers' registration fee (with the exception of young children, they do not have to pay a fee), but ten dollars is the only amount you will be required to give. If you wish to give more, raise money, or make a personal donation, thank you so much and we truly appreciate it, but you are in no way required or expected to do so. Please note, if you aren't on Facebook, that is okay. I created the Facebook event so my friends and family through Facebook would have access to the walk information as well. However, all information you need is right here on this blog. This blog is your number one source for all up-to-date and accurate information regarding the walk. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about anything, feel free to contact me, Kassie Rehorn, at krehorn@asu.edu or Susan Rehorn!
If you do belong to Facebook and have been invited to the event and happen to be reading this blog, please know that it is okay to "Decline" the invitation. I know sometimes people feel bad saying that they won't be attending because it is a charity event, but it is absolutely fine, there is no judgment here and I would much rather have an accurate idea of how many people will be there instead of having a whole bunch of people who have replied "Maybe" or said "Yes" because they felt bad but won't actually be there. I want to have a realistic idea of how many people will be walking with us, how many t-shirts we need to have made, how many people I need to be in contact with, etc. Although we welcome everyone to join us on this walk, please avoid signing up last minute if you can, having everyone signed up prior to walk day registration makes things go much more smoothly.
Once again, thank you so much for being a part of this wonderful day, it means so much to me and my family. Together, we will stand up to cancer and do our part to ensure a future where cancer doesn't exist! Stay tuned for more information, it will be coming! Feel free to contact me for anything you need, I would love to help!
God Bless!
-Kassie
krehorn@asu.edu
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Welcome Back!!
Hello everyone, and welcome back! Thank you so much for stopping by, whether you are joining us for the first time this year, or if this is your second year on Team Coleman's Crew, we are so glad to have you and feel incredibly grateful for your love and support! Time is flying by, and I cannot believe almost a year has passed since our very first CureSearch walk! Last year, my brother Coleman faced many challenges, and he fought through months and months of chemotherapy and radiation. Today, I feel eternally grateful and incredibly blessed to say that we have him in good health. It brings me so much peace and gratitude to know he is just a regular kid again. He played on the varsity football team this year at NDP, and will be playing basketball too. He gets to be a regular junior in high school; we never knew how much we would appreciate the gift of being able to be a "regular" kid doing things like homework, going to football practice, and having to get up early every day and put on a uniform to go to high school.
Our entire family was changed by cancer. If there was one thing I could choose to be removed from the world entirely forever, it would be cancer. There are many things this word needs to be rid of-violence, hate, discrimination, injustice- but cancer is the one thing I would pick. Cancer does not discriminate. Cancer attacks the rich and the poor, men and women, the very old and the incredibly young, those who are religious and those who are not, people who are filled with hate and people who embody compassion and love. I firmly believe that no person, under any circumstances, should ever have to experience cancer in their lives.
I am blessed to have a family who is strong and loving. When cancer comes into the lives of those you love, you have to bear down and come together. In that instant, you are able to see the trivial things in life so clearly, as if they have all been highlighted. Things that do not matter are set aside. The most important things become your sole and only focus. Cancer hit too close to home last year. I lost one of my best friends, Ann LaFond, who was also one of the most incredible women this world has ever known. I have seen the fight against cancer through the eyes of friend, sister, and granddaughter. I am blessed to say that my little brother and my grandmother, who were both diagnosed in August 2010, are in good health right now. Being able to say that means more to me than I will ever be able to adequately describe in words. I am eternally grateful for their health and pray everyday that their good health continues.
This year will be our second walk with CureSearch for Children's Cancer. Our last walk, on February 26, 2011, was a huge success but a very trying day for me. The day of our walk happened to be just one day after I lost my friend Ann to cancer. It was difficult because all the people at this walk either have had a child with cancer who lost their battle or have a child who is currently fighting or is in remission. The love and support and mutual understanding of the struggle it is to have a family member with cancer, especially one with is just a child, is palpable when you there. This support can be felt, but words never have to be uttered. It is an unspoken understanding of the pain involved, and the hope we all have for a future that does not include cancer. Last year, Coleman's Crew was not only the biggest team at the walk, but we also raised the most money! I am absolutely sure that our February 12, 2012 walk will be even more successful than the last one!
Please make use of the links at the top of this page. Make sure to register with Coleman's Crew on the CureSearch website. This link can also be found at the top of the page. Directions for how to register (although it isn't too difficult without directions) can be found on our Facebook event page (there is a link for this at the top too). I will write another post soon explaining how to register for anyone who would rather read it here than on the Facebook event page. Feel free to invite anyone to come with you- family,friends, coworkers, neighbors, kids, parents, whoever! As always, contact me via email at: krehorn@asu.edu if you have absolutely ANY questions. I would be more than happy to help you and answer any questions you may have.
I will always be a strong activist in the cancer community. Once you are a part of it, it isn't something you ever really leave. You meet many incredible people, and they become a part of a "family" of sorts. I will always keep fighting on behalf of my own family, friends, and the many people I have met through this tough journey. Thank you for being a part of our team!
Our entire family was changed by cancer. If there was one thing I could choose to be removed from the world entirely forever, it would be cancer. There are many things this word needs to be rid of-violence, hate, discrimination, injustice- but cancer is the one thing I would pick. Cancer does not discriminate. Cancer attacks the rich and the poor, men and women, the very old and the incredibly young, those who are religious and those who are not, people who are filled with hate and people who embody compassion and love. I firmly believe that no person, under any circumstances, should ever have to experience cancer in their lives.
I am blessed to have a family who is strong and loving. When cancer comes into the lives of those you love, you have to bear down and come together. In that instant, you are able to see the trivial things in life so clearly, as if they have all been highlighted. Things that do not matter are set aside. The most important things become your sole and only focus. Cancer hit too close to home last year. I lost one of my best friends, Ann LaFond, who was also one of the most incredible women this world has ever known. I have seen the fight against cancer through the eyes of friend, sister, and granddaughter. I am blessed to say that my little brother and my grandmother, who were both diagnosed in August 2010, are in good health right now. Being able to say that means more to me than I will ever be able to adequately describe in words. I am eternally grateful for their health and pray everyday that their good health continues.
This year will be our second walk with CureSearch for Children's Cancer. Our last walk, on February 26, 2011, was a huge success but a very trying day for me. The day of our walk happened to be just one day after I lost my friend Ann to cancer. It was difficult because all the people at this walk either have had a child with cancer who lost their battle or have a child who is currently fighting or is in remission. The love and support and mutual understanding of the struggle it is to have a family member with cancer, especially one with is just a child, is palpable when you there. This support can be felt, but words never have to be uttered. It is an unspoken understanding of the pain involved, and the hope we all have for a future that does not include cancer. Last year, Coleman's Crew was not only the biggest team at the walk, but we also raised the most money! I am absolutely sure that our February 12, 2012 walk will be even more successful than the last one!
Please make use of the links at the top of this page. Make sure to register with Coleman's Crew on the CureSearch website. This link can also be found at the top of the page. Directions for how to register (although it isn't too difficult without directions) can be found on our Facebook event page (there is a link for this at the top too). I will write another post soon explaining how to register for anyone who would rather read it here than on the Facebook event page. Feel free to invite anyone to come with you- family,friends, coworkers, neighbors, kids, parents, whoever! As always, contact me via email at: krehorn@asu.edu if you have absolutely ANY questions. I would be more than happy to help you and answer any questions you may have.
I will always be a strong activist in the cancer community. Once you are a part of it, it isn't something you ever really leave. You meet many incredible people, and they become a part of a "family" of sorts. I will always keep fighting on behalf of my own family, friends, and the many people I have met through this tough journey. Thank you for being a part of our team!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A GIANT thank you!
Thank you so much to everyone who was out there on Saturday February 26, 2011 to walk with Coleman's Crew in the first annual Phoenix CureSearch Walk for Childhood Cancer!! We had an unbelievably awesome turn out-how lucky we are to have such a fantastic support system! Coleman's Crew definitely rocked it, we were the highest individual fundraiser as well as highest overall fundraiser for the entire event! Sorry it has taken so long to post this.. I will post one picture tonight with more to come in the future. I will continue to run this blog so I can update you about Coleman and about next years walk! Thank you all again! I am so blessed to have had such an amazing experience and to have shared it with all of you!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Walk Tomorrow
The walk is finally here! See you all tomorrow morning for Check-In between 8:00-8:30 a.m. The Opening Ceremony/Walk will be at 9:00 a.m. Tomorrow, I walk for every person, adult and child, who was ever diagnosed with cancer. I walk for those who are now angels in Heaven. I walk for those who are fighting their battle here on earth, and I walk for those who are in remission. I walk for the families who's lives have changed because of cancer. I am not sure, but I think there will be a balloon release for those of us who have lost family, friends, and loved ones to cancer. If there is one, you all should do that. I will release one for Ellie Potvin, a little girl who lost her battle with rhabdomyosarcoma in June 2010. I will also release a balloon for one of my best friends, Ann, who lost her battle with cancer today. Tomorrow is a very important day for me on many levels. It is going to be a very emotional day.. lots of mixed emotions. I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for joining my family and I on this journey, this walk is going to be amazing. Your love, prayers, and participation mean so much for me, there are no words to express my gratitude and love. See you all tomorrow!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
An older post reblogged, good information
Q: When and where is the walk?
A: The walk is on Saturday, February 26, 2011. It will start at Kiwanis Park-North Soccer Field, located at West Baseline Rd. & South Ash, Tempe, AZ 85282. Registration and Check-In will be at 8:00 am (NOTE: If you register online it will make the walk day much easier for the team leader AND yourself! All you will have to do is show up, find Kassie and/or Susan Rehorn, and we will get everyone checked-in. Registering for the walk on the walk day is absolutely acceptable, we welcome everyone to come out and raise awareness for childhood cancer, but online registration will make walk day a ton less hectic). The Opening Ceremony and Walk will be at 9:00 am.
Q: Will I have to pay to participate in this walk? Am I required to raise money on my own for the walk?
A: The only payment you will need to make is a $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee, which you will pay when you register online. It is easiest to register online and pay the Walkers' Registration Fee online too. Everyone who has signed up so far has had no trouble using the online registration process and payment section. You are not required to raise any money, although you are certainly allowed to do so if you would like! Again, all you are accountable for paying for is the $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee, which you will pay when you register with our team (Coleman's Crew) and registration should take only a couple of minutes online.
Q: Can I bring a friend or group of people with me to the walk?
A: ABSOLUTELY! We encourage you to bring friends, family, and co-workers to the walk, we would love to have each and every one of you on Coleman's Crew for the walk! Just make sure that if you plan to bring a guest, you have them register online and pay the $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee as well.
Q: How long is the walk?
A: The walk is a 5k which is just barely over 3 miles. It is a WALK not a RACE, we will be walking at a leisurely pace.
Q: What should I wear to the walk?
A: Wear comfortable clothes that are weather appropriate. Wear shoes that are good for walking in. We will be distributing Coleman's Crew t-shirts on the morning of the walk, so you can wear the t-shirts over whatever you came to the walk wearing. The t-shirts will be of no cost to you.
Q: How can I ensure that I get a t-shirt for the walk?
A: REGISTER ONLINE ASAP and then send Kassie Rehorn an email at: krehorn@asu.edu that includes your name, cell phone number, email address, and most importantly, your t-shirt size. Most likely we will be buying bigger sizes to ensure that they will fit pretty much everyone, even if they are a bit big on some people. Please do not email me with your t-shirt size if you have not yet registered for the walk. Register first, then email Kassie with your information.
Q: Can I promote the walk and spread the word about it?
A: YES! YES! YES! Let me know if you need information on the walk. If you have a large group you want to send it out to, drop me and email: krehorn@asu.edu and I will email you back with all the information you need to send out to people.
Q: Where do I go to register for the walk?
A: Go to the following link: http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=426005&lis=1&kntae426005=CD98ABC3DC6140DCA21137F902E4249B&team=3957432
(When you click on this link, you should be taken to the Coleman's Crew Team Page. You will see the words "Join Our Team" in green, click there and start the simple and quick registration process!)
Thank you for your interest and participation! Remember, ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL WILL BE ANSWERED (and they will be answered quickly! :) JUST EMAIL KASSIE REHORN: krehorn@asu.edu
A: The walk is on Saturday, February 26, 2011. It will start at Kiwanis Park-North Soccer Field, located at West Baseline Rd. & South Ash, Tempe, AZ 85282. Registration and Check-In will be at 8:00 am (NOTE: If you register online it will make the walk day much easier for the team leader AND yourself! All you will have to do is show up, find Kassie and/or Susan Rehorn, and we will get everyone checked-in. Registering for the walk on the walk day is absolutely acceptable, we welcome everyone to come out and raise awareness for childhood cancer, but online registration will make walk day a ton less hectic). The Opening Ceremony and Walk will be at 9:00 am.
Q: Will I have to pay to participate in this walk? Am I required to raise money on my own for the walk?
A: The only payment you will need to make is a $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee, which you will pay when you register online. It is easiest to register online and pay the Walkers' Registration Fee online too. Everyone who has signed up so far has had no trouble using the online registration process and payment section. You are not required to raise any money, although you are certainly allowed to do so if you would like! Again, all you are accountable for paying for is the $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee, which you will pay when you register with our team (Coleman's Crew) and registration should take only a couple of minutes online.
Q: Can I bring a friend or group of people with me to the walk?
A: ABSOLUTELY! We encourage you to bring friends, family, and co-workers to the walk, we would love to have each and every one of you on Coleman's Crew for the walk! Just make sure that if you plan to bring a guest, you have them register online and pay the $10.00 Walkers' Registration Fee as well.
Q: How long is the walk?
A: The walk is a 5k which is just barely over 3 miles. It is a WALK not a RACE, we will be walking at a leisurely pace.
Q: What should I wear to the walk?
A: Wear comfortable clothes that are weather appropriate. Wear shoes that are good for walking in. We will be distributing Coleman's Crew t-shirts on the morning of the walk, so you can wear the t-shirts over whatever you came to the walk wearing. The t-shirts will be of no cost to you.
Q: How can I ensure that I get a t-shirt for the walk?
A: REGISTER ONLINE ASAP and then send Kassie Rehorn an email at: krehorn@asu.edu that includes your name, cell phone number, email address, and most importantly, your t-shirt size. Most likely we will be buying bigger sizes to ensure that they will fit pretty much everyone, even if they are a bit big on some people. Please do not email me with your t-shirt size if you have not yet registered for the walk. Register first, then email Kassie with your information.
Q: Can I promote the walk and spread the word about it?
A: YES! YES! YES! Let me know if you need information on the walk. If you have a large group you want to send it out to, drop me and email: krehorn@asu.edu and I will email you back with all the information you need to send out to people.
Q: Where do I go to register for the walk?
A: Go to the following link: http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=426005&lis=1&kntae426005=CD98ABC3DC6140DCA21137F902E4249B&team=3957432
(When you click on this link, you should be taken to the Coleman's Crew Team Page. You will see the words "Join Our Team" in green, click there and start the simple and quick registration process!)
Thank you for your interest and participation! Remember, ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL WILL BE ANSWERED (and they will be answered quickly! :) JUST EMAIL KASSIE REHORN: krehorn@asu.edu
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Happy Tuesday!
Good Morning and Happy Tuesday everyone! It is Tuesday, February 22, 2011! Coleman's Crew did have a "suggested" registration deadline of Monday, February 21, 2011 because it helped Susan and I (the organizers of our walk team) to get all of our numbers right, figure out how many t-shirts we will need, etc. IF YOU HAVE YET TO SIGN UP, NOT TO WORRY-YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP! However, if you intend to sign up for the walk, do so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Please register, and you are more than welcome to have your friends and family members join to, we would love to have all of you!
>>>READ THIS: It has been brought to my attention that when registering for the walk on the CureSearch website, some people have had trouble when trying to enter their credit card information. A few people have had the website reject their credit card payment. First, don't worry, your credit card works just fine, it is a website glitch. Second, if you have tried multiple times, LET ME KNOW. I will register online for you & I will pay your registration fee. Just please give me $10.00 in cash on walk day to pay me back for the fee. <<<<<<<
Thank you all so much for your continued love, support, and prayers.. that is the greatest gift and blessing of all! I am SO EXCITED for this walk to actually happen, I have been working on it and anxiously awaiting it since October 2010! When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, you feel helpless. All you want to do is be able to take their cancer away, to find a way to ensure that they don't have to feel pain.. but unfortunately those are things that you cannot do (believe me, if I could, I would do it in a heartbeat!) Something I CAN DO though, even if it is just a tiny gesture, is to participate in this walk. For me, this walk has been an outlet. A way of standing up to cancer, to let it know that we will not back down. I can't take the cancer away, but this walk is something I CAN DO! Thank you all so much for your support!
God Bless!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Happy Sunday Everyone!
It is Sunday, February 20, 2011. Tomorrow is the DEADLINE to register to be a part of Coleman's Crew for the 2011 Phoenix CureSearch Walk for Childhood Cancer. Once again, the walk will take place on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Registration and Check-In will begin at 8:00 am on 2/26/11. The Opening Ceremony and Walk will begin at 9:00 am. On Walk Day your job is simple-just show up at by 8:00 am and find Coleman's Crew (we are a pretty BIG group, you wont be able to miss us-just look for Susan Rehorn and/or Kassie Rehorn). Lucky for all of us, since you have registered to walk online, all we have to do is get you checked in for the walk-super easy! Once we have you checked in, we will give you a Coleman's Crew t-shirt to wear for the walk! We are having them made right now, and the t-shirt will not cost you anything.
Coleman's Crew will walk as a group. The walk is 5k, which to my understanding is just over 3 miles. It is a WALK not a RACE, so don't worry, we will be walking at a leisurely pace.. the point of this event really isn't the walk itself, but rather people from all around Phoenix coming together to show their support for every child diagnosed and their families, and to let cancer know that WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN, WE WILL FIGHT TO FIND A CURE! This walk means a lot to me and to my family, and I am sure it also means a great deal to countless other families that will be there this coming Saturday. Your support and love is greatly appreciated, and WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE ALL OF YOU OUT THERE TO SUPPORT US AS WE WALK FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN!
The walk is going to start at: Kiwanis Park (at the North Soccer Field)
West Baseline Rd. & South Ash
Tempe, Arizona 85282
(this is the address given on the CureSearch website)
The exact address of Kiwanis Park given by Kiwanis Park Website is:
6111 South All-American Way
Tempe, Arizona 85283
Telephone: (480) 350 5201
Website: http://www.tempe.gov/kiwanis/
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