Cloth Diaper Raffle to Benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma Society

This past year was a year of change for me. My dad was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in the Fall.  He wasn’t feeling well and had tremendous pain in his back and ribs. He went to the doctor and they kept him for observation and testing.  They made the determination that he had damage to some of his vertebrae and pitting in his rib bones from Multiple Myeloma. The white blood cells that mature in the bone had become cancerous and had destroyed the bone in those areas.  Thankfully my dad was able to get treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, UT by undergoing a tandem stem cell transplant. 

As of September he is in complete remission.  The cancer will never go away, however, and there is a high chance that his cancer will reoccur.  My dad is the sole breadwinner for my family and he had to be on disability while going through treatment.  The Leukemia Lymphoma Society gave my parents a grant to help pay for my father’s medications and treatments. 

This past year I have been running marathons and half marathons with my husband.  I don’t enjoy running all the time but I decided that if I was going to continue running I needed some more motivation.  That’s when I found out about the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.   I help them raise money to find a cure for blood cancers and I get to run with a group of people that also want to run and train for a half marathon. 

So where do cloth diapers fit into this you might ask?  The whole reason I started running was because my husband wants us to be healthier.  We have decided to expand our little family this next year and we want to be as healthy as possible. We have always been active outdoors, hiking, biking, and walking, why not running?  Since I am a planner I wanted to start buying things we would need for a baby.  I started off buying baby clothes but quickly realized there was only so much gender neutral clothing I could buy. I really wanted to purchase diapers because people always talk about how many diapers it takes to diaper a baby and how expensive disposable diapers are. But I didn’t want to have a ton of diaper packages lying around our one bedroom apartment. 

One day I was looking at a blogger’s facebook page and she wrote about gDiapers and how cute they were. I decided to take a look and I quickly became obsessed with the idea and purchased one of their bundles.  I thought my husband wouldn’t want to deal with cloth diapers and I wasn’t sure I wanted to either so the disposable option of gDiapers seemed ideal.  I started looking into other diapering options and came across The Cloth Diaper Whisperer blog which helped me learn about all the awesome accessories that make cloth diapering so much easier. 

One night I was at a friend’s house and noticed she had a diaper sprayer in her bathroom. I asked her about it and she showed me her cloth diapers.  I talked to my husband about wanting to cloth diaper a baby and he was all for it! (Thank goodness!) Since then I have purchased numerous cloth diapers: Fuzzibunz, Bumgenius, Rumparooz, Grovia, Thristies, etc. and have built up a nice stash for a new baby.  

Now combining all three; raising money for LLS, running, and cloth diapers; I thought that hosting a cloth diaper raffle would be a great way to raise money for a wonderful cause, share my story, share my love of cloth diapers and running.  So if you want a chance to win some awesome prizes, including a $25 gift card from Diapershops.com, please check out my raffle and make a donation of $1 or more to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society via this link or on my blog and don’t forget to fill out this form. Thanks and good luck! 

By Sarah Spencer

Cloth Diaper Raffle to Benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma Society

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Susan G. Komen Fundraiser Raffle

And that I will! “Impact, Make One” is the slogan for Susan G. Komen’s Race for the cure and this year, in dedication to my grandmother, I ran to raise money for this great cause in Bangor, Maine.

So many of us know of someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and we all know that this disease affects the patients, their families, friends and communities. There are many organizations that raise money for breast cancer causes, however I have chosen Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as they are the world's leading breast cancer organization and they are committed to ending breast cancer forever.

To continue with my fundraising efforts I have set up 3 Raffles on the Kelly's Closet website. ALL money raised will be donated to the Susan G.Komen for the Cure. Raffle tickets are $5 each and you can purchase as many as you would like. (Please note that coupons or gift certificates cannot be used on raffle ticket purchases. We also ask to place a separate order for your raffle tickets and to NOT add them to products you may be ordering.)

Raffle #1:

3-TotBots One-Size Easy Fit Diapers in new PRINTS (winner chooses prints)

Raffle #2:
3-bumGenius 4.0 One-Size Stay-Dry Diapers (winner chooses closure/colors)

Raffle #3:
3-BabyKicks 3g
One-Size Bumboo Diapers (winner chooses colors)

The raffle tickets will be available to purchase until midnight, Sept 23rd est. The raffle ticket winners will be posted on our blog sometime on Friday, Sept.24th. ALL money raised will be donated to the Susan G.Komen for the cure.

Thank you in advance for your support! For more information on breast cancer and the Race for the cure, click here.

Kelly aka "The Cloth Diaper Whisperer"

Susan G. Komen Fundraiser Raffle

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Impact, Make One

And that I will! “Impact, Make One” is the slogan for Susan G. Komen’s Race for the cure and this year, in dedication to my grandmother, I am running to raise money for this great cause. I am hopeful for the day that not one more tear is shed by a breast cancer diagnosis. My goal is to raise $1000 for breast cancer and on September 19, 2010, I will join thousands of others playing a part in the annual Komen Maine Race for the Cure®. I am excited to do my part in fundraising for this cause, and of course I get a freebie benefit of getting back into shape as I train for the race.

So many of us know of someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and we all know that this disease affects the patients, their families, friends and communities. There are many organizations that raise money for breast cancer causes, however I have chosen Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as they are the world's leading breast cancer organization and they are committed to ending breast cancer forever. If you would like to make a donation on my behalf, you will be supporting local breast cancer screening, treatment, education and outreach along with international research that will lead us to a world without breast cancer.

Would you consider making a donation today? Online donations are simple, and the site is secure. Please go to my fundraising page http://maine.info-komen.org/site/TR?px=7569446&pg=personal&fr_id=1876&et=wTKq-lskiLDWPG6tqSTEPg..&s_tafId=61954&refresh=1
and make a tax-deductible donation online.. The deadline to have my donations collected is Oct 1st.



I am always excited to see how my cloth diapering partners step up to the plate. I am thrilled to announce that Kanga Care will be donating pink (Tulip) Rump•a•rooz® One Size Cloth Diapers to also help raise money for this great cause. How cool is that? They can be purchased for $14.95 each. Click here to purchase.

Thank you in advance for your support in whichever way you deem best! For more information on breast cancer and the Race for the cure, click here.

By Kelly

Impact, Make One

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