Shopping for a Good Cause: Preventing Women's Ovarian Cancer

On November 6th, i have. i give. hosted a jewelry party to help raise awareness and money for COCA (Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance), with the help of Jessica Jacobsen, with Premier Designs Jewelry and a group of generous attendees we were able to raise $500 dollars to help continue the fight against ovarian cancer. Ovarian Cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer death for women as 15,000 American women die from ovarian cancer annually. i have. i give. supporter Kaitlyn Herbert was kind enough to speak at this event about symptoms of ovarian cancer and how it can affect your body. Kaitlyn knows first hand the saddening effects of this gynecologic cancer as her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and is still fighting the uphill battle. Kaitlyn hopes to become more involved with i have. i give. and contribute ways to raise awareness about "the silent killer".   For more information regarding COCA and ovarian cancer visit www.colo-ovariancancer.org. Thank you again to all the wonderful people that supported i have. i give. and shopping for a good cause.

Thank you to all the ladies who attended Sarah Kramer, Jessic Dawkins, Ashley Thomas, Kaitlyn Herbert, Kimber Denny, Jessica Jacobsen, Andrea Bucci, Katie Bond, Jen Taussig, Laura Wilkins (Contributers not pictured: LouAnne Thomas, Shonya Wilmes-Petrelli, Deb Dawkins, Lisa Bucci, Georganne Jaques, and Earl Marshall)

Food for Families

As I had mentioned several weeks before, the i have. i give. team has set out to help supply a couple families in need during difficult times, however as of right now, we are planning on only providing for one family, unless otherwise notified.

The i have. i give. team has decided that every other Thursday (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve) we will supply this family with a meal. i have. i give.'s own Katie Bond has graciously signed up for this Thursday September 30th and I, Andrea, have signed up for Thursday October 14. As of now, we plan on providing a meal every other Thursday until the end of the 2010 year.

Please note: NO BLACK PEPPER, NO RAW VEGETABLES, THOUROGHLY COOKED MEAT
Please know that you do not have to cook the meal, if you would rather purchase the meal for the family that is more than welcomed as well. Any way that you can give of what you have is greatly appreciated:)

If you would like to sign up for one of the following days please contact a member of the i have. i give. team at ihaveigive@gmail.com

Thursday October 28th -- I _____________ would like to make dinner
Thursday November 11th -- I ____________ would like to provide dinner
Thursday November 18th (due to Thanksgiving) -- I _____________ would like to provide dinner
Thursday December 2nd -- I ______________ would like to provide dinner
Thursday December 16th -- I ______________ would like to provide dinner
Thursday December 30th ????

Thank you in advance for signing up to help this family. We appreciate all of your continued love and support and your willingness to give of what you have.

Is Your Refrigerator Running... UPDATE

Well, as promised once I found out more about who had donated the fridge for the young woman whose own had suddenly stopped working, I would post about it. The fridge was donated by the woman's parents who had asked for the fridge for her nanny. Although i have. i give. did not necessarily facilitate this exchange we still wanted to recognize them as they so willingly gave of what they have. Thanks again for all of you support!

Help for Halee... Another Update

We received another update from Halee's family friend about the recovery of Halee and I am so excited to share with you all the exciting news.

Halee had her pre-operation appointment today at which the doctor was pleasantly surprised by her recovery speed and determined that she no longer needs further surgery. She has one more week, as they begin to wean her off the pain medications, before she is back to living on her own, driving and, and as Halee so wanted, back to working again.

Halee's mom said "Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. It worked."

Once again the entire i have. i give. team thank you for giving to Halee.

Help for Halee... UPDATE

Thank you to every one of you that so generously donated clothing items for Halee. Your generosity and willingness to give will help Halee on her road to recovery, in which we wish her the best and hope she has a speedy and successful recovery. 


Halee is home and was overwhelmed and very appreciative by the love and support that she received through your generous donations. A close friend of the families provided us with an update as she recently visited with Halee. She said she is pleasantly surprised with how well she seemed to be doing. She told us she seems to be in good spirits and her pain seemed to be controlled. The doctors still expect her to make a full recovery, although it may take up to a year before she is back to her self again. They are in hopes that she will not need skin graphs, however there are a few places on her body that may require it. I think that I can speak for the entire i have. i give. team and all of it's supporters when I say that we hope for the best for Halee. 


Halee is very hopeful of going back to work in October, as she currently works at a restaurant downtown! Go get em' Halee and good luck in the coming months! 


Again thank you to all of you who donated clothing items for Halee, keep her and her family in your thoughts as the days ahead may be challenging. May Halee's story be a reminder to us all that life is fragile so handle with care.

Is Your Refrigerator Running?... UPDATE

It is with sheer gratitude and utter amazement that I am able to say that we no longer need a fridge. I am not sure of all the details as of yet, but we have a fridge and as soon as I know more I will post about it. Thank you again and you all continue to amaze us with your generosity, and your un-relentless will to give of what you have. Amazing :)

Is Your Refrigerator Running?

Hi,
  I don't know what can be done, but I have a friend in need who is actually my daughter's day care lady. They have three children of their own, plus two babies and three toddlers that she watches. Their refrigerator just died and they are currently living out of a small dorm refrigerator. She's been trying to buy parts and baby the fridge but it's just dying and she can't risk storing formula or milk in it. We can't afford to buy her a fridge on our own. Can you guys help? 

If anyone has an extra fridge or knows someone that would be willing to donate theirs, please contact a member of the i have. i give. team. Ashley has contacted Habitat for Humanity, which would be willing to donate a fridge for a small fee, if you would like to donate to help this woman get a fridge that runs properly, please make a check out to 

i have. i give. and send checks to:

1460 Little Raven Apt. 2-224

Denver, CO 80202

Please NO cash! 

Thank you for taking the time to consider giving of what you have. If you have questions or comments please contact the i have. i give. team at ihaveigive@gmail.com. Thank you so much for all of your continued support.

JoHoLo

May you find Joy in today

May you find Hope for tomorrow

And may you feel loved always