Meeting Notes from February 22

• Thank You Cards signed and mailed to Individuals who helped with Dustin's Dance
• Bring in Baskets for Family Fun Day to the next meeting
• Think of ideas on how to advertise Family Fun Day
• Relay for Life - Saturday March 31 at St. Norbert College
• Dinner Gala date may need to be changed

2006-2007 Events/Projects

• 2006 Breast Cancer Run/Walk-Directed traffic to keep runners and walkers safe during the course; encourage the participants to keep going!
• Buy Sting Cancer Gear- T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, etc. all proceeds benefit cancer patients and their families
• Benefit Dance for Preble Senior- Several hundred students and staff celebrated Dustin's courageous battle with cancer on January 12, 2007. $4000 ws earned to help cover Dustin's medical expenses.

2005-2006 Events/Projects

• 2006 Aurora Cancer Survivor Celebration-Served cancer survivors and their families cold lemonade and water on a very hot day; worked hard at tearing down the tables and chairs from the event, see Links page for photo
• Family Fun Day-Excellent day playing games, dunking your teachers in the dunk tank, eating great food cooked by our grill master, and biding on cool stuff at the silent auction
• Sting Cancer Cap Sale-sold pink and khaki hats with the Sting Cancer logo; We were premitted to wear our hats during the school day!; proceeds went to help those affected by cancer; See Projects Page for photo of hats!
• Sting Cancer T-shirts- buy a great T-shirts for a reasonable price and a great cause
• Teen Connection-answered phones during a Teens with Cancer Wisconsin Public Television Live call-in talk show, February 21st
• Taco Bell Benefit Night- $175 was earned during a Benefit Night for Sting Cancer; Taco Bell donated 10% of all sales on November 3rd from 4-8 pm to Sting Cancer
• Helping Hands-assisted cancer patients and their families with yard work, meals, encouragement, etc.
• Relay for Life- Teachers won the challenge against the students. The teachers raised more money for the American Cancer Society! However, Ben and Tim did earn much respect in the "Dude Looks Like a Lady" Contest.

2004-2005 Events/Projects

• Family Fun Day- successfully earned around $2500 with a silent auction, dunk tank, games, etc.
• Relay for Life-many walked in the relay at St. Norberts
• Sting Cancer T-Shirts-creative logo designed by a students and many t-shirts were sold
• Sting Cancer Bracelets- bracelets similar to the Lance Armstrong LiveStrong bracelets were sold

Testimonial

On Saturday, April 16th, I was camping at my land in the Wisconsin Rapids area. I went out to eat at the Trail's End Bar and Grill with friends that evening. I was wearing my Sting Cancer shirt and wrist band. A gentleman came up and began asking me questions about my shirt. I told him about the Sting Cancer support group that was started at Preble High School, where I work, and the fund raisers and activities that they organize. He told me that he was a cancer survivor, that his wife was battling breast cancer and that he had recently lost his mother to cancer. As he was telling me this he began to cry. I gave him my Sting Cancer wrist band. He then asked if we had more shirts available for sale. I will be shipping four Sting Cancer shirts to Wisconsin Dells this week for his family.

The work that the Sting Cancer support group has done is tremendous and you are definitely getting the message out. I compliment you on your efforts.

Phil Kerksieck
Preble High School Guidance Counselor