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I start a month of Fridays a bit early. Come on down to downtown Stuart, The Honduras Coffee Co. for a dose of New Orleans Jazz and...

This came from my daughter earlier in the week.

Aloha Friends!

Some of you might know that my paternal grandmother, Sylvia, was only 31 years old and had three children under the age of 9 when she received the frightening diagnosis of breast cancer. After an experimental treatment with nitrogen mustard, she resumed her career as a nurse and matriarch of a growing family that now includes five grandchildren and one great-grandson. At the age of 70, Sylvia found a malignant tumor at the base of her neck which was diagnosed as lymphoma. She has since completed her therapy, rallied through her second bout of cancer, and at age 74 has agreed to join our family team (Grandma Sylvia, Aunt Susan, Cousins Aurora & Cora) on this 3-day, 60-mile walk starting September 12, 2008.

I'm happy to report that Susan G. Komen for the Cure receives top ratings from Guidestar.com, a company that rates non-profit organizations based on the amount they actually spend on their mission versus administrative or advertising costs. Therefore, I (and hopefully you!) can rest easy, knowing that our donations are heading directly to fund important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment. Donating online is easy and tax-deductible!

Each walker is REQUIRED to raise $2,200 before the start of the event, but I'm setting my goal a bit higher at $2,500. My 30th birthday is just around the corner (Aug. 7), so I'm asking family and friends for fundraising donations to the Komen Foundation in lieu of birthday gifts.

Any dollar amount that you can donate is welcome and appreciated. If you'd like, you can spread your payment out over four months, using the payment plan option if you donate online at www.The3Day.org. Please also ask your employer if they will double your donation with a matching gift.

Just follow the link below to visit my personal fundraising webpage and make a donation. If you don't want to donate online, please download and print a donation form and mail it to the address on the form. Or you can call 800.996.3DAY to donate over the phone. I would like to reach my fundraising goal by September 1, so don't delay!

Thank you for taking the time to read this email, and thank you for your support.

Mahalo!
Cora

P.S. Don't wait - donate today!
Click here to visit my personal page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://08.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/SeattleEvent?px=2370387&pg=personal&fr_id=1189&et=CbHeaMDL5gl0v4JCxy-qlg..&s_tafId=6131

Click here to view the team page for Sylvia's Supporters
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://08.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/SeattleEvent?team_id=42860&pg=team&fr_id=1189&et=WE6kDJ_hgXmP7MEmW5GUiQ..&s_tafId=6131




For more information about the Breast Cancer 3-Day, Susan G. Komen for the Cure or the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, visit http://www.the3day.org/ or call 800.996.3DAY.












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Patti McKenny was a playwright, a lyricist, a voiceover performer, a writer of corporate communications, an oral interpreter, a director, a tireless proponent of the arts in Chicago and an organizer with a work ethic that was astounding to behold. Above all, she was a storyteller who was never more at home than in a theatre putting on a show with the theatre people she loved. Her heart, which never failed anyone in life, finally failed her in death on June 28, 2008. Patti was born in Dayton, OH, in 1951, where she attended Alter High School and was a co-founder of Summer Youth Theatre Company (SYTCO). At Northwestern University she earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Oral Interpretation. She liked to say that she majored in reading aloud, something she did with extraordinary flair. While at Northwestern she wrote her first play, Chautauqua. Major works since then include 90 North (written with her longtime collaborator Doug Frew and composer Daniel Sticco), Becoming George (with Doug Frew and composer Linda Eisenstein), Lady Lovelace's Objection (with Doug Frew) and Towertown. She was for several years a regular contributor to Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." At the time of her death she had just completed her first draft of a play about the Greek goddess Psyche. Patti was a founding member of Chicago Musical Theatre Works (CMTW), a driving force in Chicago Women in Publishing, a proud member of the Dramatists' Guild and a founding partner (way back when) of Studiomedia Recording Studio in Evanston. Recently Patti and Doug, with composer Andrew Hansen, won the After Dark Award and a Joseph Jefferson award nomination for the music and lyrics in She Stoops to Conquer at Northlight Theatre. Patti was a 2007 recipient of the Tim Meier & Helen Coburn Meier Achievement Award for Arts Professionals in Mid-Career. She is survived by her brother Don (Diane) McKenny; her nieces Trish and Molly; and nephew Sam; and a countless extended family of friends across the country. She joins her parents Donald and Martha McKenny somewhere in the great beyond, a realm she spent a lifetime exploring in her neverending spiritual quest. She was a friend to the goddesses, the universe and the Earth. She was a true and loyal friend, a loving sister and beloved aunt. She was and is an inspiration. And everyone who knew her will miss her. There will be a memorial service held at a later date.

Published in the Chicago Tribune on 7/2/2008.