Who Let the Girls Out Event 2011

The 3rd Annual
Who Let the Girls Out Event
Lake Stevens, WA

What silly, crazy chaos- what FUN!!!  I had the privilege of donating my time again this year to create a dress up photo booth for the ladies attending the event.

My friends Nicky, Trish and Cathy along with a huge cast of additional friends pulled off their biggest bash ever-complete with massage therapists, anesthetists, great beauty and food vendors and dozens of truly amazing raffle baskets donated by local businesses....all to help raise money for their journey during the Susan G. Komen 3DAY event this coming September.  The cafeteria at Hillcrest Elementary was bursting at the seams with women who in between their pampering were busy buying tickets and stuffing the jars in hopes of winning their desired basket.

This year I partnered with L. Sam Samano of Extraordin-Hair for one heck of a basket.  We offered up a pin-up experience.... An hours shoot time with me- and hair and make up by Sam who is a theatrical stylist- (she's pretty darned amazing I must say!) along with a bottle of wine and truffles... and voila! Perfect experience.  Even more fun was watching as my basket come up.... and all the ladies looking on anxiously because they had stuffed so many tickets in that jar (which..... was full!!  Yay!!!!)... and the screams of Joy when Kathleen's number was drawn... it was awesome!  So I got to meet my client right there on the spot- great stuff!!!!

If you haven't attended this event- you will want to get your tickets for 2012- after the new year- get a hold of me and I'll put you in touch with the ladies to get your hall pass to a kick-ass event!

Seattle 3Day 2010

It's that time of year again... it's the last weekend of September- and that means the 3DAY in Seattle!

Hooray for my girls Nicky, Trish, Molly and Kathy {just to name a few} who all walked for Team Kindred Spirits again this year. I'm so proud of them for knocking out 60 miles in 3 days!!!! I was their own WALKER STALKER on Saturday- bringing coffees, hugs and massages to my tired but triumphant friends.....{and a FEW photos.....}

If you'd like to see more of my photos of the Seattle 3DAY- check here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=242456&id=753787191&l=2700f6c4b6

and if you want to learn more about the 3Day or donate to the Komen foundation:

http://www.the3day.org/site/PageServer

Seattle 3DAY- Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Susan G. Komen 3 DAY- a grueling 60 miles- in three days... all on foot! All of the participants had to raise 2K- minimum to take part- all going to the Komen foundation. All to raise awareness, and help to fund mammograms, education and research related to breast cancer. People walked for a million different reasons- but the common denominator- is cancer- in someone they love. In some way- we all want to help- to make it better, to take away their pain- to celebrate the ones who made it- and to mourne the ones we lost- and to cheer the ones who are fighting like hell- to fall into the first category....

My girls Nicky and Trish have been fundraising all spring and summer and I've been their resident stalker- trying to photograph this amazing journey, that they are taking together. So I was super excited I was able to spot them so quickly today- and to be able to connect with them as they took a break for lunch.....

And as I'm snapping away- I hear someone yelling my name... to my surprise I see Miss Lorraine- trucking right along! So I feel blessed to be a small part of celebrating and cheering my friends on- I'm sooooooo incredibly proud of them- and of all the folks- young and old, male and female, thick and thin- you are doing a most amazing thing- I'm so proud to have been a minute part of your amazing day!

My girls were along for the ride, yelling out the window and cheering along the miles of walkers!

The cars and costumes were a scream...

My girls and everyone else were feeling it by lunch time today... some stretching and re-fueling was definitely in order.

It's a time of remembering and celebrating....

I figured it would be the least I could do- so I put down my cameras and rubbed some feet and ankles....