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DBS Remodel Raises $6500 for Miles of Hope

2011
DBS Golf 2011 Presentation

DBS Employees with the check for Miles of Hope: Nadine Wiese, Mike Whalen, Jennifer Booth, Justin Noyes, Shane Kip, Chad “Jr.” McLain, Rob Wheeler, Bob Lutz, Maureen Bliss, Pete Viola & Brian Altmann

DBS Remodel of LaGrange, Dutchess County, decided it was high time they stepped up and recognized all of the people in their company and families who were affected by breast cancer.
Owner, Brian Altmann, decided the best way to honor those individuals would be to have a charity golf tournament and donate the proceeds to the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation.
“We knew that we wanted to have an event and we knew that our customers and suppliers liked to play golf, so we put the two together and had a fundraising day out at Casperkill Country Club,” Altmann explained.
Rob Wheeler, Chairman of the Tournament and a long time DBS employee said he had personal reasons to get involved:
“My mother was diagnosed 8 years ago,” Wheeler explained, “and I knew, once I read about Miles of Hope, that I wanted to donate money to them. They are the only local organization which gives the donations directly to the people who need them.”
The tournament took place in late October with 65 participants.
“We were thrilled when DBS contacted us and named us the recipient of the proceeds,” Pari Forood, Exec. Dir. of Miles of Hope explained. “They had a silent auction as part of the dinner after golf and a custom made guitar was created and donated just for this event. It was painted with our logo and bright pink!”

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East Coast Salon Raises $2500 for Breast Cancer Programs

2011

East Coast Salon Staff

The East Coast Salon, 2776 West Main St. Wappingers Falls, NY, raised $2500 for the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation during a cut-a-thon held at the salon.

“We have a few clients who have had breast cancer and we wanted to do something special for them as well as for this worthy local charity,” Sue Gasperini, owner of the salon said.

“We came up with the idea of a cut-a-thon along with pink hair extensions and the staff was very excited.”

Miles of Hope is a 501-c-3 public charity with a mission to fund support services for people affected by breast cancer in the eight counties of the Hudson Valley.

“When Sue called to say they had raised over $2000, we were so impressed!” stated Miles of Hope Executive Director Pari Forood. “Many salons in the Hudson Valley run promotions for us especially during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this year with 20 salons participating we received more donations than ever before in the foundation’s eight year history.”

Miles of Hope has given away more than one million dollars in eight years for support programs for people affected by breast cancer in the eight counties of the Hudson Valley.

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Miles of Hope Annual Appeal 2011

2011

Dear Miles of Hope Family,

Gap FundWe won’t beat around the bush. People with breast cancer need help now more than ever.

Our Medical Gap Care Fund provides emergency financial assistance for people in treatment for breast cancer who cannot pay a bill. It is administered by six social service agencies to service eight counties. We pay for expenses like transportation, fuel oil, rent, food, and clothing for children, medical expenses not covered by insurance, and phone bills.

We like to think we replace some of the hope lost with some of the hope we have stored up from seeing all of you at our fundraising events: Hoops for Hope Women’s Basketball Tournament, The Spring Brunch, and Family Fun Run, Goals for Hope Women’s Soccer Tournament and the Community Walk for Breast Cancer.

DONATE:
$25 if you would like to purchase a gas card for someone to get to their cancer treatments.
$50 to give one massage while someone with breast cancer is receiving their chemotherapy
$75 if you would like to purchase a gift card for groceries for a family having a financial crisis while going through treatment.
$100 to pay for one mammogram to save the life of a newly diagnosed individual
$500 to pay for a month of Healing Vibrations – our music program for patients and their families receiving treatment
$1000 for a scholarship for one college bound high school senior whose life was affected by breast cancer.

Donate with WePay Thank you for helping us help as many people as possible. Please make your donation on-line by credit card on WePay, or send your check, payable to Miles of Hope BCF, to P.O. Box 405, Lagrangeville, NY 12540.

Sincerely,
Cathy Varunok Dana Effron Pari Forood
Co-Founder Co-Founder Executive Director

Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Donors will receive a tax-deductible receipt.

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“Pin up program” at Adams Adams Fairacre Farms raises funds for Miles Of Hope

2011

The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation received a donation from all three Adams Fairacre Farms stores from a pin up program the stores ran in September and October.

Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Kingston Adams Fairacres Farms donated $6400 to Miles of Hope from donations made while customers were checking out with their groceries.

Adams Fairacre Farms

Cashiers and employees of Adams Fairacre Farms Poughkeepsie pose with Jen Noll (red shirt, long blond hair on right; and Cathy Varunok, Miles of Hope Co-Founder in black pants suit on far right)

“Adams has been running this program for us for a couple of years each September and October,” explained Pari Forood, Miles of Hope Executive Director.

“This year, through the extraordinary efforts of Jen Noll and her team of cashiers, they were able to increase their donation considerably from last year’s $4200 donation. We are very grateful to everyone at Adams who helped us to raise this money in September and October, Breast Cancer Awareness month,” she said.

Jen Noll, Adams Human Resources Asst Director, explained that AT&T donated a smart phone as an incentive for the cashiers. “When the cashiers saw the prize for the cashier who encouraged the most donations, they really stepped it up,” she said.

“We can’t wait to add Wappingers (the new Adams location due to open shortly) to the mix next year and increase our donation to Miles of Hope,” she said.

“Adams Fairacre Farms has been generous to us since our inception,” explained Cathy Varunok, Miles of Hope co-Founder. “They donate food to Goals for Hope in August and help us with other events as well. We are indebted to them for their support throughout the years.”

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Craft Show in Wappingers Falls

2011

“Community Friends” presents their Fourth Annual Craft Show to benefit Miles of Hope on Thursday, October 27, 2011, 3pm-9pm, at the Knights of Columbus Lodge in Wappingers Falls, NY (next to the bicycle shop) [map].

Over 30 creative handcraft vendors and very talented artisans will be participating by offering very unique quality merchandise to purchase for Holiday gift-giving needs.
For more information, download the flyer or email erctiptop@yahoo.com or call (845) 797-9887.

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Eduardo’s Hair Studio Fundraiser on the Walkway

2011

Saturday, October 22, 2011, noon – 5pm, “Bridging the Gap Benefit Concert” at the Walkway Over The Hudson (Poughkeepsie side), Poughkeepsie, NY [directions]

Click for details about the benefit concert.

Eduardo’s Hair Studio will have a booth at the “Give Back to the Community” event at the Concert in the Park. They will be doing pink feather extensions, with all proceeds going to Miles of Hope.

For information about Eduardo’s Hair Studio’s booth, call Susie at (845) 452-2500. Eduardo’s Hair Studio is located in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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Miles of Hope Guitar Raffle Prize at Charity Golf Tournament October 14

2011

Miles of Hope guitarThe raffle prize for the 1st Annual DBS Remodel Charity Golf Tournament has been unveiled: a customized “Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation” electric guitar.

Any rock-and-roll guitarist who plays 6 strings would love this fabulous “axe”! The final product will be cleaned up, restrung and set up. Thanks to Steve Whalen for this prize!

You can buy a raffle ticket at the 1st Annual DBS Remodel Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, October 14, 2011, at the Casperkill Country Club in Poughkeepsie, NY. (NOTE new date. Due to flooding, this event has been moved from September 23 to October 14).

This custom electric guitar was built by G L Customs especially for this event.  The “strat” style body is white with the Miles of Hope logo, and the custom shaped headstock features the pink breast cancer ribbon and the G L Customs logo.  This guitar is ready to be plugged in and played . . and yes, it sounds as good as it looks!

For more about the tournament, read the announcement on the Miles of Hope website or see the DBS website

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Kicking for a Cure – Marist Women’s Soccer

2011

On Friday, October 7, 2011, the Marist Women’s Soccer team will play a home game against St. Peter’s in honor of Miles of Hope.

Survivors will be recognized at the start of the game. Calling ALL Survivors: To be introduced at the game, sign up with Frank Lombardy of Marist Athletic Department by emailing Frank.Lombardy@marist.edu.

Miles of Hope merchandise will be sold there. All proceeds from Marist merchandise sold at the game will benefit Miles of Hope. Start time is 7pm.

Click to read about the game at the Marist Women’s Soccer website.

Short promo video:

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Marist Women’s Lacrosse Breast Cancer Awareness Game

2011

The Marist Women’s Lacrosse Team will host Iona at 4:00p.m.  on Friday, April 15, 2011, at  Tenney Stadium Leonidoff Turf Field in Poughkeepsie, for their Breast Cancer Awareness game. All proceeds go to benefit Miles Of Hope. Wear your pink!

Survivors Wanted: Breast cancer survivors will be honored before the game. Come at 3:30 PM!

Marist Women's Lacrosse

Marist Women's Lacrosse

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Annual Spring Brunch May 1st 2011

2011

This will be a fun gathering to celebrate life!

The 7th Annual Spring Brunch will be held at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie, NY on Sunday, May 1 2011 from 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM.

Last year, Miles of Hope raised more than $350,000 to fund support services for people affected by breast cancer in the eight counties of the Hudson Valley. Nearly one-third of that was raised at the Annual Spring Brunch.

Click To Purchase a Brunch Ticket. Your name will be on a list at the door. Please buy your brunch ticket in advance! The deadline for brunch reservations is Friday April 22.

You can choose to make a direct donation to the event. This is separate from, or in addition to, purchasing a brunch ticket.

Silent Auction and Raffle Items: Do you have an item or service to add to our silent auction or raffle? Please contact us.

The Grand Prize for the raffle: choice of

  • A Large Channeled Rectangle Bag in Black Crystal by Judith Leiber (retail value $2595)

Or

  • A Weekend for Four at the Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland, NY (retail value $1500)

Other raffle and auction items are listed on the brunch page on our website.

Program Ads – In Honor or In Memory. Place testimonials or “In Memory/In Honor of” in the Brunch Program Book, starting at $100 [click for PDF order form]. Ad submission deadline is Saturday April 2.

Companies: Please Sponsor This Event. We want to give companies the opportunity to be a special part of this event. Your support is critical to the continued success of this foundation. Many company sponsorship levels are available. Click to learn more about company sponsorship.

This year’s generous brunch sponsors are listed on our website.

Who is attending? A list of brunch attendees is on our website.

The deadline to get an ad in the program book has passed.

Event Info
Annual Spring Brunch
The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Blvd, Poughkeepsie
Sunday, May 1st, 2011 at 11 AM
Purchase a ticket

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