http://mypinkscarf.com Tara Lacher Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Pink Scarf Inc. has donated 3,000 pink scarves to cancer survivors in 35 states and 8 countries. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible. I couldn't have done it without you! http://mypinkscarf.com/195/unbelievable/ My intention with my website/blog has never been to use it as a marketing tool. I value your support and friendship too much and do not want to jeopardize our relationship. But I also know that we all want overall good health and wellness. I care about ... http://mypinkscarf.com/176/how-would-you-like-a-healthy-immune-system/ I was going through the channels on the television when I saw a preview that Nancy G.  Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was going to be on Oprah.   Little did I know there was another beautiful woman on the show - Maimah S. Karmo.  After seeing the ... http://mypinkscarf.com/169/im-blessed-to-know-you/ I attended the Women's Way 2009 Recruitment and Education Event at the Ramkota Hotel on June 7-8, 2009.   The event's  mission was to honor those touched by breast and cervical cancer.  Women from all over North Dakota who participate in the Women's Way program (North Dakota's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early ... http://mypinkscarf.com/163/womens-way-2009-recruitment-and-education-event/ I had the pleasure of attending the Survivor's Dinner on June 5, 2009 at the Mandan Community Center.  There were so many people in attendance!  I also had the privilege of giving  25 beautiful women pink scarves that evening.   For pictures and more information, visit the Relay for Life blog at www.relayblog.com. http://mypinkscarf.com/158/2009-relay-for-life-survivors-dinner/ As my "knitting time" is limited at this time, I am sending you all of the pink yarn in my stash.  However, I do plan on knitting more scarves for your very worthy cause in the future. What you have done for breast cancer patients is truly wonderful! http://mypinkscarf.com/153/a-note-from-marie/ "I finished my 33 cancer radiation treatments on April 9th and received one of your beautiful scarves.  Thank you for your thoughtfulness.  God bless you and your helpers for such a kind deed." http://mypinkscarf.com/150/a-note-from-thelma/ "Thank you so much for the beautiful pink scarf.  I will wear it with pride as a cancer survivor.  What a wonderful gift you give to others facing this scary diagnosis." Thanks again, Terry. http://mypinkscarf.com/147/a-note-from-terry/ Karen P teaches Family and Consumer Science at Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park, PA.  She and five of her students donated 15 scarves to My Pink Scarf, Inc.  Each student included a short note with a picture of them wearing the scarf they made.  Lauren wrote "I am a ... http://mypinkscarf.com/143/bethel-park-high-school/ Yvonne wrote "Your enthusiasm and generosity is so incredible!  You will never know how much you blessed us!!  Thank you for being such a great vessel that God could flow through." http://mypinkscarf.com/139/a-note-from-yvonne/ Now you can follow Tara Lacher and all of the My Pink Scarf updates on Twitter!  We will automatically be feeding our blog updates right to our Twitter account which will make it easy to receive the latest news.  Twitter will also allow you to post replies back, if you ... http://mypinkscarf.com/135/my-pink-scarf-is-now-on-twitter/ Erin F. from Threads, the University of Wisconsin-Stout fiber arts group, e-mailed me to let me know that they continued my pink scarf project again this winter and donated another 150 scarves to the University of Minnesota Cancer Treatment Center.  Also, they have another 60 scarves that are waiting to be shipped. Erin ... http://mypinkscarf.com/130/update-from-threads/ I had the pleasure of speaking to the Delta Kappa Gamma PHI Chapter on April 1, 2009 about My Pink Scarf, Inc.  It was such a wonderful evening! Thank you so much for inviting me, ladies! http://mypinkscarf.com/124/delta-kappa-gamma-phi-chapter/ Dear Tara, Thank you for the inspirational talk on "My Pink Scarf."  Your presentation was both educational and informative.  As our group discussed, each of us has been affected by someone with cancer.  What you do is truly amazing! Bonnie http://mypinkscarf.com/120/a-note-from-bonnie/ I spoke at the Bismarck-Mandan Leadership Development Association, an NMA Chapter, on March 12, 2009. Brian Bartz is the President of the chapter and in their March newsletter he wrote:  "Cancer touched me at a young age; I was about 12 years old or so.  My uncle contracted brain cancer in the ... http://mypinkscarf.com/117/bismarck-mandan-leadership-development-association/ I spoke about My Pink Scarf, Inc. at the Quota International of Bismarck/Mandan meeting on March 4, 2009.  Quota International, founded in 1919, is an international service organization that links members of all ages, occupations, and nationalities in a worldwide network of service and friendship.  With a motto of "we share," Quotarians are ... http://mypinkscarf.com/114/quota-international-of-bismarckmandan/ I had the privilege of speaking to the Sigma Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International about My Pink Scarf, Inc. on February 24, 2009.      The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. The room was decorated in pink and  they even had a ... http://mypinkscarf.com/109/the-delta-kappa-gamma-society-international/ My Pink Scarf, Inc. was featured in the Hays Daily News on February 1, 2009.  Tara's sister-in-law, Kim Hodny, has partnered with the Hays Medical Center Foundation to bring the national initiative home. "It's astonishing," Hodny said of the community response.  "I know Tara would be really proud." Volunteers of all ages have ... http://mypinkscarf.com/99/my-pink-scarf-inc-featured-in-hays-daily-news/ Approximately 30 students at Bismarck High School learned how to knit to fulfill their community service requirement  on February 18th, 19th, and 20th.  The students were taught by myself and several local knitters.   Thank you to all the students that participated.  It was so much fun! http://mypinkscarf.com/95/bismarck-high-school-and-my-pink-scarf-inc/ On October 1, 2008 the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Treatment Center in Baton Rouge, LA, hosted its annual Breast Cancer Survivor Event and My Pink Scarf, Inc. donated 100 pink scarves to the cancer survivors attending the event. http://mypinkscarf.com/92/mary-bird-perkins-cancer-treatment-center/