more FUNdraising!

Just back from a lovely evening run with a gorgeous sunset! Spring is definitely here and life is sweet. (I still need to get new running shoes, however!)

What else is happening? Well, I went to a couple of great fundraisers last week. On Thursday night I helped out with "Hair Wars" a hilarious evening hosted by Mine Hair Salon in support of the Children's Wish Foundation. Entertainment included a fashion show by Burcu's angels followed by some fierce competition in the "Hair Wars"; where four salons battled it out with super sassy hairstyles and seriously incredible performances--including impromptu cheeky clipper art...MC'd by Joanie the fabulous Drag Queen. The event raised almost $5000 to send 10 year old Tanner on a Walt Disney Cruise. This I can relate to: my niece and nephew have both received wishes from the Children's Wish Foundation; one of the wishes was a Walt Disney cruise. I was very happy to support this cause!

Something a bit different on Friday night: a fundraiser for the Main Street Drift, a local arts and culture festival. My friend Mark, aka Steamboat Fattie was djing for the event so I decided to go check it out. What a great idea! 30 blank canvasses were hanging on the wall with paintbrushes and paint all ready to go...everyone was invited to paint and draw on whatever canvas they pleased--collaborative creating! And then the finished paintings were auctioned off.
Read more about it here:
Vancouver art lovers drink and Drift for a good cause | Eds. et al. blog | Granville

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Main Street peeps are definitely putting the "fun" in fundraiser!

On that note, I will soon have more "fun"draising events of my own to share with you....curious?

Oh, and here's a few more gorgeous pics of that crazy volcano...Enjoy!

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

Dirty...

...and incredibly beautiful!

Spring

Another extra big think you to Mavis Davidson; who has been spring cleaning and de-cluttering in order to host a yard sale for my fundraising efforts. Much appreciated!

For amazing pics of the Volcano: http://www.bcoutside.com/2010/04/14/special-feature-volcanic-eruption-iceland/

ERUPTION!

It seems there's been another volcanic eruption in Iceland in the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier (pronounced ay-yah-FYAH'-plah-yer-kuh-duhl) . There has been flooding and 800 people have been evacuated; although the flooding seems to have peaked without the roads and bridges coming apart. The ash spewed into the air by the volcano continues to cause chaos with all European flights.
This eruption follows the March 20th eruption prior to which the volcano had been dormant since 1821 (at which time it continued to erupt for 2 years!)
Maybe it will REALLY be the Fire and Ice Marathon (and maybe I'll be racing in Rio instead...)
Wishing all the best to those in Iceland at the moment