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Orange County Little League Supports Miles of Hope

2012

Little League Baseball LogoWe would like to send a special thanks to the Orange County Little League baseball organization!

Orange County Little League has chosen the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation as their designated charity this spring.

“At all little league games, the group will sell Spirit cups which are plastic cups with sports teams logos on them; 4 cups for $15.00. For every order of the special “pink, breast cancer” cups, we are asking for $20.00 per order of 4 cups, with $5.00 going to Miles of Hope.” -Michael Colotti (father of a player)

Miles of Hope greatly appreciates this kind and generous contribution from the Orange County Little League!

“We are grateful and honored that Orange County Little League has chosen to raise money for us. Raising awareness and funds for support programs helps young people understand not only the impact of charity, but the force of good.”
- Miles of Hope Executive Director, Pari Forood

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Hopewell Triathlon June 9-10

2012

Bikeway Triathlon

Bikeway presents the third annual Hopewell Triathlon.

The Kids’ Triathlon will be Saturday, June 9, with separate courses for ages 7-10 and 11-14. Sunday, June 10, is the adult (age 15+) triathlon. The  location for both events is Red Wing Park in Hopewell Junction.

Registration is open now for the Adult Triathlon and for the Kids Triathlon. For details of the Triathlon, please see the Bikeway Triathlon web page.

Bikeway is providing twice-weekly group rides with designated days for novice cyclists and triathletes, and free clinics to answer all of your questions, and get you prepared leading up to the race. See the Bikeway Triathlon web page for more information.

The Hopewell Triathlon benefits the Ryan McElroy Children’s Cancer Foundation and the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Miles of Hope Wins ElfWorksLane Egg Decorating Contest

2012
ElfWorksLane Eggs

An Entry in the Egg Decorating Contest

ElfWorksLane has announced that Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation is the winner of their First Annual Egg Decorating Contest!

The funds for the award were raised by a silent auction for the eggs.

ElfWorksLane,  “the cutest little vintage and consignment shop ever”, is located at 2 Lagrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, phone (845) 485-5202. Click to see their Facebook page.

A great fundraising idea! Many thanks from Miles of Hope.

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Annual Spring Brunch May 6 2012 *UPDATE*

2012

UPDATE

Read about the Angels who were honored at the brunch.

Read the article in the Poughkeepsie Journal (reprinted with permission).

See photos:
In the Miles of Hope Photo Gallery
Photos by Alan Lemberger
In the Poughkeepsie Journal

Spring Brunch

Meet friends and make new friends at the Brunch!


The 8th Annual Miles of Hope Spring Brunch will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie, NY.

This event has sold out!

The silent auction will be wonderful – click to download the auction book filled with items up for auction at the brunch.

In 2011, Miles of Hope raised more than $450,000 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.

You can make a donation “in honor” or “in memory” of someone. These will appear in the program book with a $100 donation for the first listing, and $25 donation for additional listings. The deadline for inclusion in program was March 30, 2012. Alternatively, you can make a direct donation in any amount to the event.

Companies are invited to sponsor this event and receive premiums such as ad space, tickets and publicity, depending on the sponsorship level (Rosaline Pink Sponsor, Petal Pink Sponsor, Rose Pink Sponsor, Hot Pink Sponsor, Garnet Corporate Sponsor, Ruby Foundation Sponsor, Champion of Hope, Heroes of Hope).

Individuals and companies can take out an ad in the program book. The deadline for inclusion in program was March 30, 2012.

Enjoy photos of last year’s brunch.

Spring Brunch

Miles of Hope Co-Founders Cathy Varnok and Dana Effron at the brunch

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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.

Donate Online
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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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