In just over a week I will be at the Barry County Expo Center in Hastings, Michigan. I will be there for the Shop for a CURE event which unites over fifty artisans, artists, and vendors this time to join strength with the Coconutter Strutters and Just b-cause LLC with just one mission-- to raise money for Susan G Komen for the Cure.
A week or so ago I wrote a post about this event, and why it is important to me and you can see that post here. This is an update to that post with the new and exciting information!!! Are you excited? I AM EXCITED!!! As a cancer survivor, and also as a person who has had breast cancer touch the life of so many round her, this event is so very special and important to me.
So first, some important reminders:
The "Shop for a CURE" event is April 23rd from 9am - 3pm. Admission is free- donations are accepted at the door.
**ALL PROCEEDS for this event go to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for a Cure.**
Second reminder: If you cannot make it to the event (you are too far away, you have other plans, etc.) you can still be involved and/or contribute! I have planned a secondary event of my own!!! During the event some of the vendors will be donating a percentage of our total sales of the day to the cause. Knowing that not everyone who wants to be there can be, I have decided to do a "Craft for a CURE!" event for the week leading up to this event. Starting Friday April 15th and running through April 22nd I will be donating 15% of ALL SALES in my shop!!! This means that it enables anyone to be a part of the event in some capacity! I am sincerely hoping that this increases the contribution that I and my art can bring to this event! I would LOVE to face the problem of having **VERY** low inventory at the end of the week and having to put my shop on vacation while I produced more. If I had to do that for this event-- Success would be achieved! I do no enjoy closing my shop, but THIS would be a fantastic reason to need to do it!!!
(¯`'•.¸.•'´¯)¸.•'* For those who are comming... *'•.¸(¯`'•.¸.•'´¯)
.•:*¨¨*:•. H.I.G.H.L.I.G.H.T.S. .•:*¨¨*:•.
Donations accepted at the door.
♥ FREE PINK shopping bag for the first 200 people!
(With surprise goodies, special offers, etc. from the
vendors.)
♥ LOTS of raffle items... from the vendors! :-). All
of the proceeds from the raffle go to Susan G.
Komen for the Cure.
♥ Over 50 unique vendors! At this event you'll be
able to find original one of a kind art, jewelry,
accessories, crafts, and many wonderful treasures
with an assortment of artists, artisans, and crafters...
along with some of the favorite recognized specialty
brands you have come to know and recognize in
home decor, kitchen goods, tasty treats and gourmet
foods self care and relaxation, bath and beauty, and
much much more!
... In addition, Alice's Owl will be debuting some new lines at Shop for a Cure, as well as offering some exclusive products only available at this event! You do not want to miss it!!!
Location: Barry County Expo Center
1350 N. M-37 Hwy
Hastings, MI 49058
.•:*¨¨*:•.THE MOST RECENT LIST OF VENDORS TO DATE!!!.•:*¨¨*:•.
- ALICE'S OWL
- ARM CANDY PURSES
- ATHOME AMERICA
- AVON
- BARB'S BOUTIQUE
- BAREFOOT BOOKS
- BATH FITTER
- BEAUTICONTROL
- BELLAMORA
- BIGG DOGG PRODUCTIONS
- CAPTURED MEMORIES
- CHINA TREASURES
- COOKIE LEE JEWELRY
- CREATIVE MEMORIES
- DEBBIE SPENCER
- DO YOU BAKE?
- DROP PLATE GRAFIX
- ELEMENTS
- FUNAMALS
- GRAND VALLEY GOLD & SILVER/LIL TEAMMATES
- IT WORKS! GLOBAL
- JAVAFIT
- JEWELS BY PARK LANE
- JOCKEY PERSON TO PERSON
- KELE & CO.
- KIKA PAPRIKA
- LIA SOPHIA
- LONGABERGER COMPANY
- LUV'EM CUPCAKES
- MARY KAY
- MIA BELLA GOURMET CANDLES
- MICHE BAGS
- MROCKSTAR DESIGNS
- MSTQ SOLE SISTERS
- PAM'S PANTRY
- PAMPERED CHEF
- PREMIER DESIGNS JEWELRY
- THE RICE GUYZ
- SCENTSY WICKLESS CANDLES
- SHAKLEE
- SILPADA
- THE SLUSHIE MAN
- STELLA & DOT
- SWEET SOPHIA'S CREATIONS
- TASTEFULLY SIMPLE
- TREASURED BLESSINGS
- TUPPERWARE
- WILDCRAFTED SIBERIAN CHAGA
- WILDTREE
*PAST POST*
[**Event Info Below]
For those who do not know, I am a two time cancer survivor myself. I say this with pride! I am a two-time survivor of cervical cancer and am blessed to get to write this sentence! I am also blessed to be a good friend of more than one person who has fought and won the battle against breast cancer. My mentor and the woman who convinced me that I could follow my dream to be an artist, despite that I was on the path of academia is a survivor of breast cancer and it was she who told me that it was my gift of being a survivor was going to merge with my art and be one of the many gifts I offered in my next career. She is right!
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| Celebrate Life! |
I am stronger on this end of my own battle, and I am even more thankful for my friends, family, and every breath of oxygen I take. I am more thankful for every sunny day and for every rainy day... even the slush and slosh in Michigan winters. Colors are more vibrant and tears are more wet. I am unbelievably grateful for every experience and the opportunity to have it! The chance to participate in an event and to raise money that can provide others an opportunity to call themselves a survivor is truly a privilege and blessing; an event that can allow other human beings more breaths, more sunshine, and more raindrops. Too many friends have been lost to cancer; too many others diagnosed. My art is my gift and my way of not only beautifying the world, but also of making a change.
I hope that those of you who are close will join me on April 23rd, along with a fantastic selection of other vendors who span interests and industries but share a common passion, and help us to make a change. Help us to stomp out cancer! Join me to remind everyone whose life cancer has touched that we WILL win this battle!
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For those of you who are reading this and are outside of my area or can't make it-- you can still help. On the day of the event, like many vendors, I will be donating 15% of my sales to the Susan G Komen Foundation. In recognition that many of you are across the country and cannot get to the event, I will donate 15% of all sales in my shop the entire week prior to the event also. That total will be announced in the announcement of my shop at the end of the fundraising event. The dates of the Susan G Komen fundraiser on Alice's Owl are April 15th- April 22nd. I will post more information about this event in my shop as we get closer, but I wanted to begin to raise awareness about it now!
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| Alice's Owl: Creatively handcrafted gifts for people, homes, & souls. |
For those of you who *do* plan to attend the event, here are the details, including a full list of vendors!
Just B-Cause Shop for a CURE!
April 23rd, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
**Benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation**
- FREE Admission; Donations Accepted at the Door
- FREE Shopping Bag to the first 200 People
- Over 50 unique vendors (see continually growing list below)
- Raffle Items... and more!
Location: Barry County Expo Center
1350 N. M-37 Hwy
Hastings, MI 49058
List of Vendors: (Still Growing-- Updated Bi-weekly)
- see more recent post
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| Just B-Cause LLC |
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| Coconutter Strutters |
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