tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75478708717213921312024-03-05T06:15:36.867-06:00The Knitting TriathleteLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-79149118566726672602014-07-13T19:10:00.000-06:002014-07-13T19:16:49.333-06:00Reviving the Blog - Megan's Medical Fund FundraiserIt's been a long time since I've posted an update. Life gets busy and so many things have changed in my life in the past two year. But it's time to bring it back. In the past, this community of friends and family have come together to raise money for an amazing cause. I'm hoping we can do that again. This time my request is very personal.
In February, my 12-year old niece, Megan, was Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-18398804652941169532012-09-15T19:30:00.000-06:002012-09-15T19:33:00.929-06:00The Winners List!Congratulations to all of the winners! I will be sending you an email to confirm your address and I will also be copying the prize donors on the email if they will be sending the prizes to the winner. Thanks again for making this year's fundraiser an amazing success!
1. A copy of Wendy Johnson's book Wendy Knits Lace, personalized for the winner by Wendy.
Winner: Megan
Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-32536058384256579092012-09-06T23:25:00.001-06:002012-09-06T23:25:23.720-06:00Fundraiser UpdateJust a quick update to let you know that I'm still working on the drawing. With my new job, selling and buying a new house and moving to a new city, I haven't had the time to get everything done with the drawing as quickly as I had hoped. I am working on it and almost have everything completed, but it will be another week before I'm able to contact the winners and the prize donors to get the Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-63544751218552607462012-08-25T20:57:00.002-06:002012-08-25T20:57:57.175-06:00We did it!Just a short post to share that Team Cupcake Mafia survived the Denver Oyster today! It was another fantastic race and we were carried to the finish line by everyone who has supported our efforts to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. The best part of the day was the announcement that our final total was $16,010! When we arrived at the race, our total was $15,920. I was Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-81863863344304950722012-08-21T23:09:00.000-06:002012-08-21T23:10:20.517-06:00More Incredible Prizes!The ladies from Moonshine Fiber Co have donated a fabulous prize for the fundraiser drawing. The winner of this prize gets their choice of a skein or two braids of fiber in their choice of the Robot Unicorn Attack or Rainbow Dash colorways.
And Elisabeth has donated this gorgeous skein of Tempted Lil Luxe Grrl in the When I'm good colorway
Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-18717671875030097982012-08-19T21:36:00.000-06:002012-08-19T21:36:57.327-06:00THE PRIZES! So we're almost to $14,000 (can we make it to $15,000??) and I'm finally getting around to posting the prizes - I appreciate your patience and support and I hope you think that the prizes were worth the wait. I think they are amazing! I'll be conducting the drawing the week of Aug. 26 and I'll get them in the mail to the winner shortly after the drawing (or in some cases, the prize donor will Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-22886855882376158082012-07-29T22:18:00.000-06:002012-07-29T22:21:55.029-06:00$10,000!Wow! Tonight, we surpassed the $10,000 mark. We hit the goal with almost a month before the Denver Oyster Race, so that means we have time to raise even MORE for Make-A-Wish of Colorado! The more money we raise, the more wishes this wonderful organization can grant.
THANK YOU to everyone who has made a donation, donated a prize and spread the word about the fundraiser. I could not do this by Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-88237184920558799552012-07-16T22:32:00.001-06:002012-07-17T20:45:52.250-06:00Why we do this. Part 1UPDATE: I have sent out pattern codes to everyone who has donated so far. If you have not received yours (especially if you have an AOL or Hotmail email account), please check your spam folder. If you have not received an email from me, please send me a note at lynnazimmermanATmacDOTcom or on Ravelry. My username is LynnZimm.
In less than two weeks, we have raised more than $3,000 for Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-40586580973973536602012-07-04T20:46:00.000-06:002012-07-04T20:50:22.379-06:00It's that time again...Team Cupcake Mafia is back and getting ready to race in the Denver Oyster. We're biking, running and keeping our eye out for clues that might help us out on the course, but the most important thing we're doing is once again raising money for the Make a Wish Foundation of Colorado. Last year, we raised $8,300, which helped grant the wishes of two very deserving kids and their families.
This year,Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-22286503283882046132012-05-12T17:24:00.001-06:002012-05-12T17:24:27.432-06:00Life imitating art?Ashford decided to mimic my favorite poster. Silly little cat. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-67341751592948417672011-09-02T20:58:00.004-06:002011-09-02T21:18:45.607-06:00Wrapping things up1. I've sent an email to all of the prize winners to confirm addresses, so if your name is on the list of winners below, please check your email (there weren't any duplicate names, so if your name is on the list and you made a donation, that's you!). I've already heard back from a lot of you - thank you.
2. If you made a donation and did not receive a copy of the My Wish pattern, check your Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-77234904563033288022011-08-31T20:24:00.009-06:002011-09-21T13:32:44.344-06:00Winners!Congratulations to everyone who has won a prize! I wish I had a prize for everyone. I've listed the names of the prize winners in bold by each prize. If you won something, I will send you an email to confirm your address. I have started sending out the email messages tonight and will finish sending them out Thursday night. Thanks to everyone who made a donation to Make-A-Wish, donated a prize andLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-22692150144627524762011-08-29T20:41:00.002-06:002011-08-29T20:54:12.729-06:00Crossing the Finish Line!
Team Cupcake Mafia crossed the finish line at the Denver Oyster on Saturday! And we were the top fundraiser - raising more than $8,100 for Make a Wish of Colorado! I spoke with the director of Make a Wish and she was beyond thrilled. She said that your donations would be enough to pay for TWO wishes. Incredible.
More than 350 individual donations were made throughout the fundraiser, which Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-81979225854799573632011-08-25T22:16:00.011-06:002011-08-25T23:47:12.867-06:00Last Call!Friday (8/26) at noon MDT is the deadline for making your donation to my fundraiser for Make A Wish of Colorado to receive the My Wish pattern and be eligible to win the amazing prizes. Your donations, which have topped $7,000 so far, will help make Laird and Jane's wishes come true.
If you live in the U.S., here's how to make a donation to Make-A-Wish of Colorado:
Click Here to visit the Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-16737542766100109732011-08-21T22:18:00.001-06:002011-08-21T22:19:53.280-06:00Why we are doing this - Part 2Jane is 7 years old with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Her wish is to go to Disney World because "it is so fun - it sounds so cool and awesome!" Jane also enjoys the color pink, Wii games, strawberries, all kinds of music, Selena Gomez, the Rockies and Chihuahuas. In her spare time she likes to goof around and go to dance class.
This is one of at least two wishes that your donations will help Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-55842744595677758312011-08-18T23:21:00.003-06:002011-08-18T23:26:59.539-06:00Why we are doing thisLaird is a 5 year old with Burkitt's Lymphoma. His wish is to go to Legoland because he loves legos (especially blue ones). He also is a big fan of the color green, chicken, tootsie pops, the Black-Eyed Peas, the Broncos, the "Chipmunks" movies and panda bears. In his spare time he likes to wrestle with his dad and push him in the pool.
This is one of the wishes that your donations will help Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-61583823285312305102011-08-15T22:22:00.006-06:002011-08-15T23:04:18.577-06:00Kicking it up a NotchTo those who have already made a donation: I am usually able to send out the patterns the day I receive your donation confirmation. If it has been longer than 24 hours since you made a donation and did not receive an email from me with the My Wish Shawl pattern attached, please forward your confirmation email to me at Lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. If you have left me a comment on the blog regarding aLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-91256143761449230792011-08-07T20:02:00.008-06:002011-08-12T06:15:58.600-06:00$5,000...and still climbingTo those who have already made a donation: I send out the patterns the day I receive your donation confirmation. If you have made a donation and did not receive an email from me with the My Wish Shawl pattern attached, please forward your confirmation email to me at Lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. Thank you again for your donations!
We did it...$5,000 raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-68233132981526415472011-07-17T21:50:00.006-06:002011-07-17T22:38:36.210-06:00A new goal and new prizes!This week, we went over the $4,000 mark! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation so far. Since we've smashed my original goal of $3,000 and we still have more than a month to go, we're going to raise the bar. According to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, the average cost of granting one wish is $5,000...so that's our new goal. Together, we could help grant the wish of one of the Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-35704478544976870472011-07-04T20:40:00.006-06:002011-07-04T22:00:08.643-06:00WOW!In just one week, we have raised more than $3,000 for The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado! WOW! Thank you do everyone who has made a donation, donated a prize and spread the word. You're all a part of Team Cupcake Mafia! Just a reminder, here's how to donate: If you live in the U.S. here's how to make a donation to Make-A-Wish: Click Here to visit the Denver Oyster donation site.Select City: Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-781738582268503952011-06-30T10:22:00.002-06:002011-06-30T13:43:15.453-06:00Another prize! And some FAQsFirst, Carin from Round the Twist was one of the lucky test knitters of the My Wish Shawl and she has generously donated her shawl to the drawing! I've seen this shawl in person and it is stunning. It's made out of her own handspun SW merino from Enchanted Knoll Farm in Sedona and Wollmeise 100% in WD Gianduia. She's working on getting photos sent to me. The details. Unless otherwise noted, for Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-51352615392639212822011-06-28T20:29:00.017-06:002011-07-04T22:09:16.206-06:00Let's Make Some Wishes Come True!First, a huge thank you. Before I've even posted any of the prizes we have raised more than $1,500! That's halfway to our goal in only 4 days. I'm thinking I might need to revise our goal...but that's for another post. This post is all about the prizes! Another huge thank you to everyone who has donated a prize for the drawing. Once again, both friends I know in real life and virtual friends haveLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-88188425655713980562011-06-23T11:17:00.007-06:002011-06-24T22:02:06.414-06:00Make a Wish Fundraiser - A placeholderOne last update - I promise there will be a new post on Sunday night. First, we've already raised more than $400. WOW!!! Thank you to everyone who has donated!I am riding in the MS150 bike ride on Saturday and Sunday and I'm not sure if I will have access to the internet to send patterns out on Saturday. If I'm not able to send them out on Saturday, I will email them to donors as soon as I get Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-29695658054998410092011-06-13T19:31:00.003-06:002011-06-13T20:06:21.050-06:00CompetitionI'll be announcing the items that will be included in the giveaway for the Team Cupcake Mafia fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and how to make a donation next week. If you would like to donate an item for the fundraiser, please contact me at lynn AT lynnzimm DOT com. Thank you to everyone who supports our team!I've always loved competition. Growing up, it was softball, volleyball and Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547870871721392131.post-3435137622602855342011-05-18T21:47:00.005-06:002011-05-19T11:11:30.646-06:00Good CausesIf you've been following my blog for awhile, you know that last year my little sister, a good friend and I participated in an urban adventure race called the Denver Oyster where we raised more than $2,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. On August 27, Team Cupcake Mafia will once again crack the Oyster and we hope to raise even more money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation with some great prizes as Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005682964380253174noreply@blogger.com0