District 4-C6 Lions for Hope

2nd Place for District 4-C6 Lions!

2008-10-06T08:04:00.001-07:00

With the rain threatening, Lions for Hope met at Applebee's parking lot on a dark, but dry, Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. to drive to San Francisco for our second annual Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer for the City of Hope. There were about 30 brave souls wearing their purple t-shirts, pink boas, and pink sprayed hair representing the 90-member District 4-C6 Lions team in yet another gorgeous day along The Embarcadero. We had the Lions spirit "deep in our hearts, up in our heads, and down in our feet" as we strolled leisurely for 3 miles.

We came in second place with $13,785 raised to date, but we will have until the end of the year to make our check to City of Hope even larger when we present it at City of Hope's Lions Appreciation Day. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so keep the momentum going and if you haven't donated, please go to http://www.tinyurl.com/lionsforhope and give as generously as you can, whether it's $10 or $1,000.

Scales of Justice Lydia Montano's clan was present, all five of them, with little Rebeca sporting her well-deserved pink halo for raising $285. Way to go, Rebeca! Denise from Almaden Super was there with her little dog on a leash. And of course, all the men looked great with their pink-sprayed hair. PDG Carl Anderson had a pink goatee and accompanied his wife Elaine, another star in raising money. We had a representative of District 4-C4 attending, Sandee Ige. Thanks for joining, Sandee, and next year we'll be joining forces against Gallo.

We had quite a few folks from "over the hill," Jean Westcott and her daughter Ginger from Carmel; the Bustichis from Scotts Valley, Irene, Harvey and Lisa; City of Hope Chair Mo Moore from Freedom; PDG Denny and star fundraiser Jan Miller from Salinas; June Fauson from Marina. They had to get up mighty early in the morning and that takes dedication, especially in light of the threatening weather.

Joyce Valdez from East Valley bopped along in her bouncy fancy shoes, and Jan McClure was there with her two lovely daughters. Bob Long and Valerie were on their way and unfortunately had an incident with their car on the way and couldn't make it. We hope everything is okay! Val Isaacson and Jeff Spedding from Almaden Super were first-timers and had a good time. It was Scales of Justice Pat Khan's first time, too, and she was in great form.

Hugh Donagher and Brian Rountree from Sunnyvale always show great enthusiasm. Frances Maglalang walked and took Ray's place this year. Hopefully they'll both be there next year. PCS Karen Fillmore couldn't make it but her daughter took her place. Two non-Lion friends, Debbie Landi and Ilyse Zimmerman joined us wearing their purple Lions t-shirts. Thanks for your support for Lions!

And of course, Immediate Past District Governor Bob and Suzie, along with current District Governor Marlene and Vice District Governor Joe were, as always, in attendance and major supporters.

To see pictures of us all having a great time, click here.

A big thank you to all of you who joined the team and had to walk "virtually," especially those who reached out and added to the total, like Heather Ribbs, who raised $1400. You helped us to get our second place prize, a basket of Bert's Bees goodies, which will be raffled off at some time soon for even more funds going to City of Hope.

Congratulations, Lions!

Great job, Lions!

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You should all have received your walk bibs from City of Hope by now. Be sure and take them to the walk so that you can receive your free City of Hope white t-shirt. If you haven't received your bib, give me a call and we can check it out to make sure you get one. It will have the driving directions on it and a coupon for parking at 4 Embarcadero Center Garage.

We will be meeting between 6:45 and 7:00 at Applebee's on Saratoga Avenue at 280 and leaving for San Francisco between 7:00 and 7:15. For those of you who will drive up and not carpool with us, we will meet before the walk for a team picture. Look for the purple shirts!

Our purple District 4-C6 t-shirts have arrived and I will take them to the walk for those of you who ordered them. They are $15. If you want to get them before the walk, give us a call and you can pick them up.

IPDG Bob is threatening to wear his pink tutu and Hugh Donagher will be bringing his pink beads. We'll have our pink hair spray and boas, too. Even though this is for a serious cause, there's no reason we can't have fun and stir things up. Wear funny hats or bobbles on your head, angel wings, whatever. Some of the walks I've been on have had some outrageous costumes. This is great publicity for District 4-C6 Lions.

Last year at this time, if you look in the archives of this blog, you'll see that on September 30 we had $5,932 and this year we show $9,570 with almost $2,000 in the pipeline (sent to LA for processing), a total of over $11,000. We have done phenomenally well, and I am so proud and grateful to you for making this a success. We have gone ABOVE AND BEYOND last year. Congratulations, Lions! We have until the end of the year to make our donation to City of Hope larger and perhaps BEAT Gallo Sales.

Sign up now

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Click here to sign up.
Click on Join Our Team
Check box in Waiver and click Next
Fill out Participant information. Team name District 4-C6 Lions will be filled in.
Choose Lions Clubs International under Chapter/Industry Affiliation
Uncheck boxes for e-mail updates and eHope if you don't wish to receive e-mail.
Choose T-shirt size. Click Next.
Only click on Add Participant if you wish to add another name using your credit card. Click Next.
Fill in Credit Card information. It's secure and 100% tax deductible.
Save your Login and Password information so you can change your personal web page, adding pictures and words of your own.

Call me or e-mail me if you have questions or would like me to attend a club meeting to answer questions and sign you up.

Order your t-shirt

2008-07-01T23:20:00.000-07:00

I will be ordering t-shirts for those who are joining the walk at the Embarcadero in San Francisco as soon as I get the minimum number to get the discount. The cost will be anywhere from $12 to $15 depending on how many I order. Please let me know your size no later than September 15. E-mail me at ljpugliese@hotmail.com.

Registration Opens for 2008 City of Hope Walk for Hope

2008-05-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

Registration for the 2008 San Francisco City of Hope Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer has officially opened and District 4-C6 is once again as of this date in second place . . . right behind Hot Totties. Please join us in our efforts to be the Number One team in the San Francisco walk.

Last year was an incredible year, starting off with a goal of $5,000 and more than doubling it to $10,585! This year we have the addition of District 4-C1 Lions Team, headed by Team Captain, VDGE Becki Stange. Way to go, Becki, for answering our challenge and joining us for a great showing of Lionism in raising funds for City of Hope for research, education and treatment of breast cancer.

To sign up, click here and click on Join Our Team. Accept the waiver, and on the next screen fill out all the information. The team name will be filled in for you. You can use your credit card to sign up. It's secure, and City of Hope's privacy policy is that they will never share, rent, trade, sell, or otherwise release this information without your consent, except if required to do so by law. Or contact me at ljpugliese@hotmail.com and I'll send you a registration form or help you sign up.

You can become a part of a national movement to create a legacy of health for our daughters and generations to come.

October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m.
3 Miles
Ferry Building to AT&T Park

San Francisco

Walk with us!

____________________________

Linda Pugliese, Team Captain

ljpugliese@hotmail.com

With the enthusiastic support of

DG Marlene Duffin

City of Hope Chair Maureen Moore

City of Hope Committee Member VDG Joe Pugliese

IPDG Bob DeUnger and IPFL Suzie

We're over $10K!

2008-01-01T14:21:00.000-08:00

We had until 12/31/07 to add donations for the 2007 City of Hope Walk for Hope and thanks to some last minute donations and the generous donation of $600 by Freedom Lions Club, we have DOUBLED our goal of $5,000!

Thank you to all who participated to make this event a huge success.

Save this date for next year's walk:

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Justin Herman Plaza

San Francisco

Gallo, watch out!

$10K is our goal!

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DISTRICT 4-C6 IS SECOND ONLY TO GALLO SALES IN
FUNDS RAISED IN THIS WALK!

To date, we have raised

$8,803

With four days left to get donations in,
won't you please help us get to

$10,000?

All funds raised by November 13, 2007
count towards our total!
YOU can help us get that last $1,197,
making this project not just a success, but a
BLOCKBUSTER

CLICK HERE

to donate today

$10, $20, $100 - it all helps

LIONS FOR HOPE
CITY OF HOPE WALK FOR HOPE
TO CURE BREAST CANCER

Our original goal was $5,000. Lions have stepped up and help us blow that goal out of the water, so we’re
hoping to ride that wave all the way to DOUBLE that original goal, or $10,000 for breast cancer research!

Success!

2007-10-15T21:01:00.000-07:00

In between two storms, District 4-C6 Lions had an absolutely picture-perfect day to walk the Embarcadero for City of Hope Walk for Hope. We were a colorful group and stood out in the crowd of pinks with our purple shirts and pink boas and scarves and pink sprayed hair.

A picture is worth a thousand words and I'm not going to even attempt to say what a grand time we all had. See for yourself the smiles on our faces by viewing my Photoshow entitled Lions for Hope. Click here to view or click on the Photo Show to the right and be sure and make it full screen. If you'd like a DVD copy, let me know, and I'll be happy to burn one for you.

We had about 20 walkers from the District and we were the second highest fundraiser with 56 team members. Gallo Sales was number one with 210 members. We'll have to see what we can do next year to top them. We have 30 days to continue to add to our donations, so if you have some friends, relatives or neighbors who forgot, there's still time.

Thank you to all who joined the team and donated to the team and made it a huge success. The original goal was set at $5,000 and we far surpassed that goal and I believe we'll top the $8,000 mark. Thanks, too, for the enthusiastic support of Gov. Bob, First Lady Suzie, City of Hope Chair Maureen Moore and City of Hope Committee Member Joe Pugliese who said go for it when I asked if I could start a District 4-C6 Lions team. And a great big thank you to all the walkers who drove to San Francisco very early on a dark Saturday morning, not knowing if it was going to rain or not, and who made it a very fun day.

Awesome job, Lions!

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Thank you!

Wow, is all I can say. We are over the $7,000 mark, thanks to the marvelous fundraising skills of those of you on the team and all who supported you. We still have 30 days past the day of the walk to keep those contributions coming in, so don't stop now! After 30 days, City of Hope will tally up the totals and your prizes will be mailed to you.

Don't worry about the weather. According to the forecast, Saturday should be on the chilly side but at least not wet. So wear layers and comfortable shoes. E-mail me if you have any questions.

You should have received your letter from City of Hope enclosing your walk bib. Best way to wear it is to attach it to your clothing with safety pins, front or back.

We'll see you Saturday morning between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. at Applebee's, Highway 280 and Saratoga Ave. We will leave at 7:00 to get to the walk by 8:00. If you're not carpooling, meet us at Justin Herman Plaza where there will be a staging area for teams and we'll take our team photo. Parking at Embarcadero 4 should not be a problem. Follow the directions found on your walk bib.

Again, a great big thank you for all your hard work!

Linda Pugliese, Team Captain
ljpugliese@hotmail.com

with the enthusiastic support of
Gov. Bob DeUnger and First Lady Suzee
City of Hope Chair Maureen Moore
City of Hope Committee Member Joe Pugliese

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

2007-10-03T22:31:00.001-07:00

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Even though there's less than two weeks until the walk you still have time to increase our donation to City of Hope.

I purchased three cartons of Awesome See's Candy Bars for around $15 and I have them displayed with a October is Breast Cancer Awareness month sign asking for a donation of $5 each. There's three delicious flavors so they usually go pretty fast: Awesome Nut & Chew (my favorite), Awesome Peanut Brittle (yummy) and Awesome Walnut Bar (with dark chocolate - decadent!). The cost is $15 but you could get $120 (or more) in donations.

I have a discount card with See's so let me know if you're interested in this easy way to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Heading for $7,000

2007-09-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

As of right now, District 4-C6 has raised $5,932, just $68 short of the new goal of $6,000 after surpassing the $5,000 goal last week. We've actually surpassed the $6,000 mark because some checks are going in and won't show up on the final tally for a couple of weeks.

Keep those donations coming in.
We still have a couple of weeks.
If you can't join the team, ask family and friends to support you and sponsor you. Every little bit helps.
Send checks in right away instead of waiting so it will show on the team page.

Sunnyvale Host 100%!

2007-09-19T23:34:00.000-07:00

Governor Bob's club came through on its pledge to have 100% of its club sign up for the team. As of this moment, out of 48 team members, 23 are men, just about half! What a great showing of support for City of Hope in its efforts to raise funds for breast cancer research, treatment and education. Great job, Lions!

$4,705 raised so far. We're still No. 2 but the Mighty Mustangs are catching up.

Click here to join the team.

Getting there

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Probably the easiest way to get to the event on October 13 is to carpool and caravan. Registration is between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. where you will receive your City of Hope t-shirts and medals. E-mail me if you'd like to carpool or caravan. ljpugliese@hotmail.com.

From San Jose, take 101 to 280 and drive past AT&T Park along the Embarcadero, left on Washington, left on Drumm, left on Clay, parking at Four Embarcadero parking garage, which puts you an elevator ride from Justin Herman Plaza.

To view driving directions to the Embarcadero Center parking garages, please click here.

What do I do with checks?

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The easiest way for someone to donate to you is to donate online. But some people don't want to go online or use a credit card and will issue you a check made out to City of Hope. What to do?

Mail the check with a sponsor form or simply put a note on the check with the

team name, (District 4-C6 Lions)
the location (San Francisco)
and your name as the participant

You may download a Sponsor Form by clicking here.

Mail to:

City of Hope's Walk for Hope
Attn: Peng Garbo
National Events Department
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

One check may be written with multiple participant names designated on the Sponsor Form.

We're No. 2!

2007-09-04T17:27:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally moved ahead of Smile and we're less than $2,000 behind Gallo Sales. As of today our team has raised $3,645!

Way to go, Lions!

What's making us so successful is that as people are joining the team, they're asking their circle of friends, family and clubs to make a donation to them on their personal web page. We can do much more by encouraging your club members to simply join the team. You don't have to walk and you don't have to pledge large sums of money.

Gallo Sales is No. 1 because of the number of people who have joined their team.

Join us by clicking here. Then click on Join Our Team on the left side of the page. If you have questions, go to the post How to Join below.

Scotts Valley Host donates $500

2007-09-04T17:17:00.000-07:00

Scotts Valley Host Lions Club has generously supported its five walkers by donating $100 to each walker:

Harvey Bustichi
Irene Bustichi
Lisa Bustichi
Molly Imwalle
Pam Smith

Add your comments

2007-08-27T21:04:00.001-07:00

Feel free to add your comments to any post or if you'd like to create your own post, e-mail ljpugliese@hotmail.com and I'll add your name as a contributor.

Customize your personal web page

2007-08-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, now that you're on the team, if you'd like to increase the total donation from District 4-C6 Lions team to City of Hope, invite your friends and family to donate to your personal web page.

To customize your web page by changing the picture and adding your own words, log in by going to http://www.cityofhope.org/fundraising/signin.aspx.

You will find your e-mail address and password on the "Participant Registration Confirmation" you were e-mailed after you registered online. If you don’t have your receipt, you can get your password e-mailed to you again. Just go to the login page at http://www.cityofhope.org/fundraising/signin.aspx and follow “Forgot your password?” link.

For sample letters and e-mails to send to your friends and family, go to http://www.cityofhope.org/walkforhope/tools.

Walk for Hope Videos

2007-08-20T20:25:00.000-07:00

Walk for Hope Videos

Join the team, it's easy

2007-08-15T19:37:00.000-07:00

With the blessings of Governor Bob, First Lady Suzie, and City of Hope Chair Maureen Moore, Linda Pugliese started the District 4-C6 Team for the City of Hope Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer to be held in San Francisco on October 13, 2007. The object is to get as many people from District 4C6 to join the team and raise money to support breast cancer research, treatment and education.

The best way to do it is to go online, register as a team member, and your $30 registration fee will give you a personal web page that you can customize to suit you. You don't need to commit to walking long distances or raising large sums of money.

You can even do a "virtual walk" and still be a team member. Through City of Hope’s Virtual Walk program, individuals all across the country can participate in Walk for Hope without ever leaving their computer. When you become a Virtual Walker, you will be joining a community of online supporters who are saying yes to forever eradicating the disease.

The more team members we get, the more we raise for City of Hope through District 4-C6
The potential grows as more team members ask family and friends to donate through their personal web page to City of Hope

As of today's date, August 15, District 4-C6 is ranked third in the San Francisco area and two of our team members are in the top 5 fundraisers. The number one team became number one because of the sheer numbers of its team members. Let's make District 4-C6 No. 1!

You can become a part of a national movement to create a legacy of health for our daughters and generations to come. Walk with us!

How to Join

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TO JOIN:

Go to http://www.cityofhope.org/fundraising/vfs/team/4847/DISTRICT+4-C6+LIONS and click on Join Our Team.

Accept the waiver, and on the next screen fill out all the information. The team name will be filled in for you.

You can use your credit card to sign up. It's secure, and City of Hope's privacy policy is that they will never share, rent, trade, sell, or otherwise release this information without your consent, except if required to do so by law.

Click here for more information on how to download a registration form that you can mail in.

Date, Time, Directions

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San Francisco

Saturday, October 13, 2007

7:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Walk begins

Justin Herman Plaza (across from Ferry Building) to AT&T Park

5K Walk (3 miles)

DIRECTIONS

All participants are encouraged to take public transportation to the Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer! We will probably meet at a convenient location and caravan or carpool together as a team, parking at Embarcadero One parking garage.

Location
Justin Herman Plaza located directly across from the Ferry Building, on the Embarcadero, at the corner of Market St. and Steuart St. in downtown San Francisco. It is accessible by BART, MUNI, and Ferry Boat.

Public Transportation:
For more information on public transit, please refer to the following websites:
http://www.bart.gov/

http://www.sfmuni.com/

http://www.goldengateferry.org/

http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/

http://www.baylinkferry.com/

http://www.transitinfo.org/

Parking
Parking is available at the Embarcadero Center parking garages. To view driving directions to the Embarcadero Center parking garages, please click here.

Incentives and Prizes

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All Walk participants will receive a T-shirt and a medal.

Virtual Walkers will not receive a participant T-shirt or medal, but can qualify for incentive prizes beginning at the registration level.

Donate or Raise/Receive

Online Registration Fee/500 Hilton HHonors bonus points (online registrants only)

$75-$149/An additional 1,500 Hilton HHonors bonus points (online registrants only)

$150/Commemorative long-sleeve City of Hope T-shirt and an additional 4,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points (points are for online registrants only)

$300/Items listed above plus an insulated City of Hope stainless steel travel mug
$600/Items listed above plus a City of Hope collapsible cooler

$1,000+/Items listed above plus a one-night stay at any participating Hilton Family hotel anywhere in the 48 continental United States

Training Walks

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Some of us have been meeting on Saturday morning at Los Gatos Creek Trail at 8:00 or 9:00 to train a little bit, get some exercise, and be a little healthier. Join us if you can! We can walk one mile or six miles, whatever you like. Contact ljpugliese@hotmail.com.

CS/T Karen Fillmore stretching it out

Linda Pugliese and Lion Esther Tuliao enjoying the trail