A few weeks ago, a gentleman who works in public relations at LiveStrong asked me to consider writing my family's cancer story to be used on their blog. Of course, I said yes! The story ran yesterday. Please check it out:
http://blog.livestrong.org/2012/01/25/team-livestrong-profile-shawna-cassick/
Please also consider donating in honor or memory of a loved one to either myself or my sister, Shasta (or both!!):
Shawna's Fundraising Page
Shasta's Fundraising Page
Lastly, if you are in the Pittsburgh area on May 6, stop by the route of the Pittsburgh Half Marathon and cheer us on for Team LiveStrong!
- Shawna
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Marathon #2
Shasta and I have just registered to do the Pittsburgh Half Marathon as part of the LiveStrong team again next year. Our goal for 2012 is for each of us to raise $750. All proceeds benefit cancer patients and their families. Please consider a donation in honor or memory of a loved one.
And, if you're in the Pittsburgh area May 6, 2012 find the course and come cheer us on!
For every $50+ donation, I will personally donate $10. C'mon, don't be shy!!
-Shawna :0)
And, if you're in the Pittsburgh area May 6, 2012 find the course and come cheer us on!
For every $50+ donation, I will personally donate $10. C'mon, don't be shy!!
-Shawna :0)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Spaghetti Dinner Recap
With the spaghetti dinner over, we don't really have much to talk about...except about how the dinner went.
For most of the week before family and friends were doing their part in preparing for the dinner, Chinese auction and book sale. In our "cancer sucks" apparel, we began the day at 8:30 a.m. ready to rock and roll.
The dinner started at 10 a.m. and we had our first customer around 9:50 a.m.! The line stayed pretty steady and the last person didn't leave until after 6 (when the dinner was to end). It was amazing to see the people who came out to support the cause. We raised over $5,000 for the Bob Perks Cancer Fund. The Chinese auction had 130+ items and the book sale not only had books but toys, stuffed animals and other children's items. From the book sale alone we raised approximately $150. By the end of the day we were all very tired and exhausted but it was well worth all the time and effort we put in to it.
A special thanks to all of our family, friends, local business, churches and fire companies for the help.
-Shawna :0)
For most of the week before family and friends were doing their part in preparing for the dinner, Chinese auction and book sale. In our "cancer sucks" apparel, we began the day at 8:30 a.m. ready to rock and roll.
Shasta's Shirt
Bill's Shirt
Carter's Shirt
Dad's Shirt
Doug's Shirt
Holly's Shirt
My Shirt
Mom's Shirt
Natalie's Shirt
Owen's Shirt
Shane's Shirt
The dinner started at 10 a.m. and we had our first customer around 9:50 a.m.! The line stayed pretty steady and the last person didn't leave until after 6 (when the dinner was to end). It was amazing to see the people who came out to support the cause. We raised over $5,000 for the Bob Perks Cancer Fund. The Chinese auction had 130+ items and the book sale not only had books but toys, stuffed animals and other children's items. From the book sale alone we raised approximately $150. By the end of the day we were all very tired and exhausted but it was well worth all the time and effort we put in to it.
A special thanks to all of our family, friends, local business, churches and fire companies for the help.
-Shawna :0)
Monday, August 22, 2011
What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple Love
It cannot shatter Hope
It cannot corrode Faith
It cannot destroy Peace
It cannot kill Friendship
It cannot suppress Memories
It cannot silence Courage
It cannot invade the Soul
It cannot steal Eternal Life
It cannot conquer the Spirit
Author Unknown
Thursday, August 11, 2011
More publicity!
The Progress was kind enough to post another advertisement for us!
http://theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=27812
http://theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=27812
Kickin' Cancer One Day at a Time
Kickin' Cancer One Day at Time
by Shasta Long on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:08am
The dreaded C word. The word you never want to hear. Looking through my list of facebook friends, over half have experienced or known someone with cancer at some point in time. I used to not know of anyone. Now I don't have enough fingers and toes to count all of those I know who have been affected by this terrible illness. Unfortunately, one of those people is my brother, Shane. We never, in a million years, thought we would have to hear that dreaded word. I don’t know if I thought we were magically protected from this monster, but I was obviously was dreaming. I remember the day, the time, the tears and heartache like the diagnosis was yesterday. Something I would never want any family to have to go through. I remember thinking why not that murderer, why not that rapist, why not that person who drives home drunk, not my family, not my brother. I remember struggling to find the words to tell my husband what was going on. I remember calling our pastor and pulling over on the side of the road so she could pray with us. I remember driving and driving just trying to make it go away. And did I mention, we were on vacation at the beach when we found out. We haven’t been back since. I know how this struck me, like a knife in the heart; I cannot imagine how it felt for Shane and Holly. They are two of the strongest people I have ever met. I hope they know how much I love them and how inspiring they have been to me. They have been through so much, but never stop to feel sorry for themselves. I believe that God never gives us anything we cannot handle. I believe this will make us stronger. I believe we will have the power to stop this disease in its tracks. However, for now, we are here in the boat with many others. We can dwell on this and let it destroy us OR we can keep on going. We choose the second one. Our family has been so blessed by the outpouring of encouragement and support from the community, our friends, and our family. It is our turn to give back. PAY IT FORWARD! I encourage all of you to stop by the Cancer CAN’T Conquer Spaghetti Dinner and Chinese Auction. It is 10-6 this Saturday at the Grassflat Fire Hall…Adults $6 Children 5-11 $3 Children under 5 eat free. All proceeds go directly to the Bob Perks Cancer Fund. This fund financially supports cancer patients and their families in the Clearfield, Centre, Blair and Huntington counties. To put it in perspective for you a little more, this foundation will give out over $160,000 to patients this year. Last year, they gave out over $20,000 to Clearfield County alone. If you cannot attend this dinner or do not live in the area, I encourage you to go to this website and make a donation… www.bobperkscancerassistancefund.org You never know when cancer will strike…but together we can fight back and we WILL win!! Please come or donate. You will feel great about what you did!
Shasta
Shasta
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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