Christmas Clean Up

Every year after Christmas is "Spring Cleaning" for my household.  With all the new toys and clothes coming into the house, we need to get rid of some of the old to make room.  I know that it is a necessity, but it is also very sad for me.  I know it's silly, but as I go through my girls' old toys and clothes I remember them using them when they were younger.  These toys and clothes aren't just things but memories.  I know that the memories will still be there (thank goodness for digital cameras), but it is still a challenge to let the things go.  This year we will be donating all our stuff to our Relay For Life yard sale.  All proceeds will go directly to Relay and all leftover items will be donated.  Hopefully our things will help other families create cherished memories while helping to stop cancer.  So am I the only parent out here who gets sentimental over old  "stuff"?  Grab a latte, put up your feet, and join the discussion!

Relay for Life and Country Bob Giveaway

For the past 8 or 9 months, my friends and I have been fundraising for the upcoming Relay for Life walk in Winchester, VA. Despite are best efforts and hard work, we are a bit shy of our goal of $2,000. If we reach our goal before June 17th, our team captain is going to cut her hair and donate it to Locks of Love! To help us out, the wonderful people from Country Bob’s have offered to sponsor our relay team. They are donating bottles of their delicious All Purpose sauce to the relay participants that swing by our tent site. And if that wasn’t generous enough, they are also offering 3 giveaway packs (cookbook, sauces and seasoning salt). Each giveaway pack is valued at $32. Relay participants can sign up at our tent by leaving their name and email. In attempt to raise money for this great cause, we would like to offer you a chance to enter this great giveaway. For anyone who donates a minimum of $10, we will add your name and email address to the giveaway list. Making a donation is simple and can be done directly on the Relay for Life website. Every $10 you donate will earn you an entry.

To Enter:
1. Visit http://www.winchesterrelay.org/
2. Click Donate
3. Type my name in the boxes below: Kelly Malinowski (click submit)
4. Scroll down and click on my name
5. Click donate
6. Fill out the dollar amount (min $10)
7. Make sure to type your name and email address in the comments so that I can enter you into the giveaway.

On behalf of Relay for Life and The Stephens City Mom’s Club, thanks for your generous donations. Every little bit makes a big difference! For those of you who have already donated to our team, thanks again and please let me know if you’d like to be entered into the giveaway. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions (betweenthelines-kam@hotmail.com ).