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Here are the winners from our wonderful raffle board prizes at Sunshine Fest:

– Diamond necklace – Donated by Riddles Jewelry – Brian Larson

– iPad Air – Donated by Van and Dee Larson – Nick Wilcox

– $300 Sanders Gift Card – Donated by Sanders 1907 – Val Ames

– $300 Hugo’s Gift Card – Donated by Hugo’s – Rose Travis

– $400 Sublime Gift Card – Donated by Sublime – Kevin Zabinski

Again, thank you to those that donated these prizes and to the people that both squares on the raffle boards. We are grateful for your support and excited to announce the winners.

If you have not picked up your items yet, get in touch with Jena in the Sunshine Memorial Foundation office.

Can you believe it? We are just THREE days away from the big event! I bet you’ve had team discussions. You’ve figured out what your theme is. You’ve designed your team uniforms and you’re ready to go. If you still need additional information check out www.sunshinememorial.org. Online registration is no longer available but have no fear….you can still join the fun. Just come to Ralph Engelstad Arena on Saturday to register in person and buy raffle board spots. They will be available all morning!

I wanted to be sure all of our wonderful walkers and fun-runners are aware of the awards up for grabs on Saturday morning. There are several categories you can work toward and who doesn’t want bragging rights?!?!?!!

 

 

The award categories are…drumroll please….

 

More Sunshine Team Award

Presented to the team that embodies the greatest showing with: Attitude, Costumes, Participants & funds.

 

 

 

More Sunshine Individual Award

Presented to the person that best embodies a spirit and attitude of helping others with the greatest amount of Sunshine.

 

 

 

Most Team Participants Award

Presented to the team with the most participants present on the day of event. Corporate and Individual Awards will be presented.

 

 

Most Team Funds Raised Award

Presented to the team with the most funds raised. Corporate and Individual Awards will be presented. The 2014 team winner was Soaring Sunshine. The 2014 corporate team winner was AgCountry. Photos unavailable.

 

 

 

 

 

 Volunteer of the Year Award

 

 

 

 

Now you have another goal (or two) in mind for Saturday! I encourage you to finish your costumes, raise a few more dollars, buy your raffle tickets, recruit a few more teammates, eat well and get some rest. We all need to be ready for More Sunshine on Saturday!!!

Until then,

 

P.S. Click here for all things Sunshine Fest!

Last week something showed up in my inbox. All I needed to see was the subject line which read…Board Raffles for Sunshine Fest. Since I’ve been to a few Sunshine Fest meetings I knew what it was immediately. Who doesn’t like to take a chance and hope to win? Especially when it supports a great cause AND the prizes are really fantastic!

Here’s how it works. You can choose which raffle board(s) you’d like to buy a spot on. Spots are $10 each. You can purchase multiple spots on a single board, multiple spots on multiple boards OR you can choose to purchase a “full ride” which is $50 (and includes 1 spot on each prize board). No one will mind if you purchase multiple full rides either!! It’s pretty simple!

Without further adieu, the board prizes are:

Riddle’s Diamond Necklace ($600 value)

Hugo’s Gift Certificate ($300 value)

Sublime Laser Hair Removal ($400 value)

Sander’s 1907 Gift Certificate ($300 value)

Sunshine iPad Air ($500 value)

 

I told you they were pretty fantastic!

Here’s your mission for the week. CLICK HERE! Take a chance and buy some spots. You don’t need to be present to win but why not attend Sunshine Fest too and experience all the fun that will be happening that day.

A few other links to remember….

Register for walk or fun run here.

If your business or organization would like to take part in the Health & Wellness Fair click here.

We’re still looking for helpers. Click here to volunteer for the big event.

Buy your spots on the Raffle Boards here.

That should be enough homework for this week don’t you think? Spread the word and let’s make this the biggest, brightest Sunshine Fest ever!

Until then,

There will be so many wonderful and fun activities happening on February 7. I’m excited to see and learn from the Health and Wellness Fair. This is a big part of Sunshine Fest. Any health and wellness related organizations are invited to display their resources and services for participants. I’ve heard you can walk through it all at one time or make a few stops with each lap! Here are a few pictures from previous fairs.

One organization that has already signed up for this year’s event is the Grand Forks Senior Center. Melissa Korslien (not pictured), Public Relations Manager of the Senior Center, is excited for February.

 

“The Grand Forks Senior Center is excited to exhibit again at the Sunshine Fest Health & Wellness Fair. This event fits with our mission to help older adults live healthy and independent lives. We put “sunshine” into the lives of seniors through nutrition, health services, resource counseling, transportation assistance and life enrichment activities.”

 

I would like to invite your organization to participate and set up a display. Non-profits can have a booth for free and businesses are asked for a $100 registration fee. Not bad to get in front of hundreds of people having fun! To get registered today, click here or call Tammy Gulberg at 701-746-8960. Showcase your business, services or organization! And for those of us who will just be there to check it out…Come and learn what our community has to offer to keep you going!

Also a big thanks to this year’s sponsors of the Health and Wellness Fair: Sanny & Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention & Genetics – Altru & Truyu – Altru. With access to key professionals and state-of-the-art technology, the Sanny & Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention & Genetics uses genetic information to help people understand their risks, prevent, help manage, and, in some cases, reduce the expression of inherited disease. Truyu offers a variety of surgical and non-surgical procedures, services and products to rejuvenate your look.

So much fun coming so quickly! Don’t miss it!

Until then,

P.S. Be sure to visit www.sunshinememorial.org to register to run, walk or volunteer!

 

 

This time of year seems filled with parties, gatherings, food and fun. Each year my family’s December calendar is packed with places to be, things to do and people to see. Then, it inevitably seems, we turn the page to January, winter really settles in and life slows down, if only a little bit.

The Sunshine Fest committees are going strong and their work will not slow down in January. As the calendar turns to 2015 you’re going to start seeing advertisements and more information on the 5th annual event. You may hear more about the event at work or through friends and your team will start coming together. Plus, I’m sure you’ll be missing all the parties, yummy food and friends around you. So……

I’d like to offer a suggestion to all of you planning those teams for Sunshine Fest 2015.

1. Set aside a time and place for your team to gather.
2. Figure out what your team theme/costume will be.
3. Send out a supply list and have members come prepared to decorate, craft or tutu the night away.
4. Laugh, craft, eat and share stories.
5. Leave the party ready to vie for a fabulous trophy at Sunshine Fest on February 7, 2015!

A dear friend hosted a similar gathering that I was part of a few years ago as we geared up for the Color Run. That particular race is all about fun, color and laughs (sounds similar to this one)! So we met up with yards of colorful tulle and elastic and made ourselves coordinating tutus and a few signs for our “fans” to hold along the race. Trust me when I tell you it was fun for everyone, starting with the sweetest 1 year old who thought we were all crazy! My daughters were 5 and 8 at the time and they had a blast as well.

The ideas and the possibilities are endless. So have fun with it! Here are a few pictures from last year’s event to inspire you.

 

We’re all very busy now but in January we’ll be looking for lots of Sunshine!

Until then,