On Sunday, October 4th, Nick and I were a part of the First Annual Reunion Celebration for Kellogg Cancer Care Centers at Wagner Farm in Glenview, Illinois. The afternoon was a ton of fun with awesome people , yummy snacks, and absolutely perfect weather! For a first time event, turnout was HUGE with nearly 600 Kellogg cancer survivors, staff and their families in attendance. We wandered around the beautiful grounds of Wagner Farm, took a ride in the back of a horse drawn carriage and dodged children as they ran around to get their faces painted, decorate pumpkins, or watch the cows get milked.
Julie Catalano would LOVE for you to come to CHILL. Chill is an event managed by the Merchandise Mart that benefits Respiratory Health Association. Guests wander through the 26 LuxeHome showrooms, sample tasting portions from Chicago’s top restaurants and taste wines. You feel very fancy – trust me! This event has it all – great food, fabulous wine, high end home design fixtures and finishes (if you like that sort of thing), and 1,200 fun-loving people! Tickets are only $85 and can be purchased online at luxehome.com/chill or by calling Rebecca (312-628-0211). Julie is our friend and on the Host Committee so please indicate that she invited you when you purchase your tickets!
Big Shoulders Chicago was the first informal meet up of teamschmult.com members. Ten people came out to watch the sunrise at 8am and to support the four-team members that were doing the race. Josh Kercheval, Nick C., Allison, Nick Schmidt have been training their bodies for the long distance swim and cold water. 5k swim is about 3 miles and the 2.5k swim is 1.55 miles.
Well 3 teamschmult.com member did the CowaLUNGA Ride in Wisconsin in support of Respiratory Health & Lung Cancer. Bahar, Bethany, & Nick participated in riding up and down the hilly roads of Wisconsin.
Bethany road 80 miles for a total of 2 days. Bahar & Nick road 197 miles in 3 days. The event was very uplifting and fun. All the people involved with the event were extremely friendly.
The 1st night we stayed at cabins in Lake Geneva, IL. The 2nd night we stayed at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Overall it was a great experience, our legs are sore, but we are stronger than before and will continue to be!
It was a 1st experience of all of us. Either one of us have road our bikes that long before. It was also Bahar’s 1st experience in receiving a bee sting.
Just 4 day before the race Bahar experienced her 1st big crash on Lake Shore Drive with her new bike. She fell on her head and actually cracked her helmet. Later on we went to the hospital and found out that she had a mild concussion. She was still ok to ride the 197 miles. She is such a trooper!!
It has been a long process, but it looks like all of the planning and hardwork is coming to fruition for the first ever SLU Cancer Center Billiken5K Run/Walk. Back in February a meeting was held with members of the Saint Louis University Cancer Center and Athletics Department to work on “Cancer Awareness Week” during a men’s and women’s basketball game to raise awareness and money for the Saint Louis University Cancer Center. As the discussion progressed, the idea for the race blossomed to get people involved as opposed to just inviting them to an event. Everyone agreed that the race was a fantastic idea, but we soon realized none of us had any idea how to put on such an event! Over the next couple of months we solidified a date, contacted vendors, secured Big River Running to handle the race itself and worked on logo design and marketing the event.
