It's A Brand New Day
(taken 2 miles above my home:-)And THE LADY is smiling on me now :-)
Yes, there have been some misunderstandings, but the real reason we are here is to raise $$$ for the Breast Cancer Fund. I am still the Local Fundraiser, so all money that is collected stays here in Siskiyou County. It goes to the
http://www.breastcancersiskiyou.org/Public/WelcomePage
There are a few people that in the beginning said "don’t worry let us handle it" "fundraising is what we do" well if I had waited for them there wouldn’t be a dime in the fund. 99% of the money I have collected is from my hard work and creativity, and also is donated from people who love me and want to support me. And still do love and support me, no matter what.
There is a whole group of folks that have all along said they were going to donate to support me. Its not about climbing a "physical mountain," It never was! It’s about helping women climbing their own mountains from the very first diagnosis, all along that journey until after and beyond. It’s about women overcoming their limitations and staying in their empowerment!
Please support the climb against the odds, now more than ever.
My relationship with the Breast Cancer Fund’s, Climb Against the Odds has shifted from being a climber and fundraiser to now being a Cheerleader and Fundraiser. I may not be on the field, but I am still a part of the game. I love everything about this endeavor. We may never understand why this all happened, but just like Breast Cancer itself, it happened for a profoundly positive reason and someday I will understand.
The bottom line is that I raised over $5000 for Breast Cancer Services of Siskiyou County. I got to open up and talk to more people in 6 months than I have in probably 5 years. I moved through alot of uncomfortable things that I thought I couldn’t do. I stepped out of my box. I have a bigger box now:-) Hey maybe I don’t even have a box. The walls are coming down:-) My body is in better shape than.....well, EVER. And I think I might continue doing Yoga :-) LOL (those of you that know I had a whole THING about doing yoga, I thought it was for wusses), there is tons more blessings.
Sure, I wish I was still on the climbing team, who wouldn’t, I was so excited at having been selected to be the local climber, but what I know now is that we all did the best we could with what we knew and felt at the time. This kind of thing brings up a healing opportunity for everyone involved, whether or not they have had breast cancer themselves. So it is what it is, let’s move on! I do feel extremely proud and happy for the way I have handled everything in the past 6 months. I have climbed more than one mountain every day since I made my commitment and I am still climbing in my own way!
Please help me reach my goal of raising $10,000 for the local breast cancer fund! We can do it! So it’s now time for those of you to put your money where your mouth is and open the BIG checkbook.
Thank you for your loving support. OK COUGH UP THE BUCKS NOW:-)
Send checks to:
Shirley Magnuson
P.O. Box 434
Dunsmuir, Ca.
96025
Online donations:
http://www.breastcancerfund.org/climb09/shirleym
