Sunday, October 30, 2011

2012 Fred K's Cancer Event Details

*Welcome to the 3rd Annual
Fred K's Cancer Event!*

Fred K’s Cancer is a rain or shine event (unlike in baseball, there will be no rain delays!) that will take place on Saturday, June 23, 2012. The event will last from 8-11:00 am and take place at Eisenhower Park North Linden, Parking Field 6A in East Meadow, NY. The trail to be walked (for those who want to run, they are more than welcome to) is less than 2 miles in length.

Itinerary:
8-9:00 am – Event Registration (where you will hand in your donations and receive your event t-shirts)
9-9:30 am – Event Kick-off
9:30-11:00 am – Walk

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT ON THE PART OF NASSAU COUNTY, THE 3RD ANNUAL FRED K'S CANCER EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED FROM CANTIAGUE PARK TO EISENHOWER PARK

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Fred K's Cancer Islanders Adventure

Come out & cheer for the New York Islanders as they take on the Boston Bruins!

When: March 31st
Time: 1:00 pm
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
            Uniondale, NY

Tickets $30/each ($40 Face Value)
Seats are located in Section 335
*$10 of each ticket sold goes to Fred K's Cancer*

Email travelingbaseballbabes@gmail.com to purchase & make checks payable to Fred K's Cancer, Inc.

Mail checks to:
Traveling Baseball Babes
c/o Lisa Leone & Serena Ahne
PO Box 2165
New Hyde Park, NY 11040

**Please note that payment MUST be received before ticket is distributed & tickets will be sold at a first come, first serve basis**

On Facebook? Show your Facebook community that you're supporting Fred K's Cancer by attending the Islanders Adventure by RSVP-ing here!

Yoga for Fred

Join us for a Vinyasa Yoga class taught by Jessi Sepulvida to benefit Fred K's Cancer at the Lady of America Fitness Center for Women in West Hempstead, NY. Following the class, we will have a raffle contest and serve light refreshments!

When: November 19th
Time: 11:30-2:00 pm
Where: Lady of America Fitness
            400 Hempstead Turnpike
            West Hempstead, NY

There is a $10 minimum donation required to participate. Participating Yogis will be asked to fill out a waiver form. Register in advance by emailing travelingbaseballbabes@gmail.com.

Make checks payable to Fred K's Cancer, Inc. and mail to:
Traveling Baseball Babes
c/o Lisa Leone & Serena Ahne
PO Box 2165
New Hyde Park, NY 11040

*We strongly encourage you to bring your own mat*

Jessi Sepulvida is a Yoga Alliance recognized teacher specializing in a variety of styles of yoga such as vinyasa, beginner’s yoga, power yoga, hot yoga, hot vigorous vinyasa, and kids’ yoga! To find out more about Jessi and her yoga practice, please visit her website.

On Facebook? Show your Facebook community that you're supporting Fred K's Cancer by attending Yoga for Fred by RSVP-ing here!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Fred K's Cancer Bowl-a-Thon

Come on down to the 1st Annual Fred K's Cancer Bowl-a-Thon on Thursday, January 26th at the AMF Sheridan Lanes in Mineola, NY!

When: Thursday, January 26, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: AMF Sheridan Lanes
           199 E. Jericho Turnpike
           Mineola, NY 11501
Cost: $30/Bowler (price includes lane time and bowling shoes for all participants)
         $10/Non-bowlers

Lanes accommodate 5 bowlers. Teams can consist of up to 5 players. Teams with less than 5 players or individuals competing alone should be prepared to share a lane. To register, email us. Include your team name, team captain name, contact information, and team participants.

There will be an opportunity to participate in a 50/50 raffle prize. All proceeds of the event will benefit Fred K's Cancer!

Bowlers must pay prior to the event. Make checks payable to Fred K's Cancer, Inc. and mail to:

Traveling Baseball Babes
c/o Lisa Leone & Serena Ahne
PO Box 2165
New Hyde Park, NY 11040

You also have the option to register and pay your fee online by visiting: www.firstgiving.come/fredkscancer/fredkscancerbowling

We look forward to seeing you all there! Let's strike out cancer together!

On Facebook? Show your Facebook community that you're supporting Fred K's Cancer by attending its 1st Annual Bowl-a-Thon by RSVP-ing here.

Fred K’s Cancer June 26, 2011

Unlike last year when the air was heavy with humidity, we arrived at Cantiague Park nice and early for set up and were greeted with a beautiful sunny and clear day. Lisa and Fred #2 set up registration…














…while Serena arranged the goodie bags. This year’s goodie bags were extremely special. The New York Mets bags were donated by the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation. The first 15 walkers who registered and paid their registration fee received a New York Mets gym bag. The remainder of the walkers received a New York Mets beach tote. Each bag contained the walker’s walk t-shirt, a bottle of water,  a coupon envelope filled our sponsor’s business cards as well as the business cards of key supporters (Nicole Giannakakis—Avon representative and Fred K’s Cancer Executive Director, Sylvia Nasser—The Fit Fem, Pat Darienzo—Magician Extraordinaire, and Kimberly Konzack-Fazio—Arbonne Representative), a bottle of Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard with SPF 30 donated by Nicole Giannakakis, a Biotene pack that included an oral rinse and toothpaste donated by the Oral Cancer Foundation, Oral Cancer Foundation maroon silicone bracelets donated by the Oral Cancer Foundation, a Traveling Baseball Babes bumper sticker, and assorted printed materials.














Since it was still early and our photographer, Antonio Cruz hadn’t arrived yet, Nicole snapped some photos of the progress.

In this photo: Constantine Giannakakis
 

In this photo: Constantine Giannakakis




























At registration, we arranged for Fred K’s Cancer’s Treasurer and Secretary, Mary Gerolimatos (aka: Mamadukes) and Roberta Hirsch, to man the fort during the walk to assist late registrants and sell handmade New York Yankees and New York Mets-colored beaded bracelets, tootsie pops, raffle tickets, and Fred K’s Cancer silicone bracelets.














In this photo: Constantine Giannakakis














The turnout was even better than last year! Over 30 walkers plus lots of kiddies came out to walk in support of the Freds!













Everyone immediately put on their snazzy walk t-shirts. Shirts were created by CustomInk.com (thank you, Stephanie Kerr!) and generously sponsored by Ambelos Construction, The Main Event Restaurant & Sports Bar, Omega Speaker Systems, Sergio Britto Contracting, and Theodoros Papageorgiou, CPA.

In this photo: Sylvia Nasser





















A few enthusiastic individuals chose to run the event…

In this photo: Tara Salvati, Kristy Morgan, Lisa Leone, Lauren Wadalavage, Ashley Azzata, and Christine Salerno















…but most of us walked at our own pace. 

In this photo: Sylvia Nasser, Cindy Brown, Tasha Riley, Jessica Topper, Jared Ahne, Pat Darienzo, Lisa Leone, Fred Ahne, Vincent Sordillo, and bringing up the rear, Fred Leone


Fred #2’s wife, Margaret Leone, son-in-law, Mike Morgan, and granddaughter, Sophia Morgan all walk in support of Fred #2.













Sophia is pictured here with Fred #2 just prior to the walk beginning. Fred #2 had been diagnosed with oral cancer in 2003.













Drew Kane, Max Einsidler, and Sarah Einsidler walk in memory of Max’s grandfather and Sarah’s father, Barry Einsidler who’d been diagnosed with oral cancer in 2004.













Sandy Einsidler and Amy DeVito also walk in memory of Sandy’s husband and Amy’s father, Barry.













Jared Ahne and his girlfriend, Jessica Topper (pictured here with Pat Darienzo, Fred Ahne, Jenn Doncer, and Vincent Sordillo) walk in support of Fred #1, who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2008.













Jenn Doncer and her friend, Vincent Sordillo walk in support of Jenn’s father, Michael
Doncer, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in February of this year.













After running the entire trail, Kristy Morgan and Tara Salvati joined the Leones and Morgans in walking for Kristy’s father, Fred #2.  













Maryann Catalano, Lauren Fischer, and Jack Fischer (Shane Fischer pictured in stroller) all also walk in support of Fred #2.













Nicole and her charming son, Constantine walk for Constantine’s father, Angelo Giannakakis, who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2004.













And of course, the reason why we work so hard to make this walk a successful event, The Freds:

In this photo: Fred Ahne, Serena Ahne, Lisa Leone, and Fred Leone















Heading into the walk, we had raised a total of $2,000 with a goal of $3,000. After the walk, it was time to total up the dollars we raised on the day between raffle sales, merchandise sales, and donations. We surpassed our goal by $400!! Sophia and Constantine helped us to color in the thermometer.













Ta da!













Post Event Details: We accepted donations for the 2011 event through July 31st. Immediately following the walk, we continued to receive donations and held a garage sale in which every single dollar made was donated to Fred K’s Cancer. The garage sale alone made $550! We also received the check from Nicole’s 2nd Annual Avon Online Fundraising Event. The event exceeded last year’s amount by $100, raising $140! On July 31st, we ended up with a total of $4,000 raised that was split between the Oral Cancer Foundation and the Sean Kimerling Testicular Foundation.  
To view more photos of the event, check out Fred K’s Cancer’s Facebook page.