Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hoops Against Cancer
This year's big fundraiser for me was the Hoops Against Cancer 3 on 3 tournament. This year we raised the most money out of the three years we've held it-- $1,280! We had 18 teams in two divisions. The three point contest had a record number of shooters at 25 and raised even more money thanks to the fact that the women's and men's winners donated back their cash prize for other donated items!
If you are interested in donating to the fight against cancer, go to my Relay for Life website:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/dpoppe
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Relay Time!
My wife is now in her 2nd year of cancer remission. We celebrate every month that goes by as we know that the chances of reoccurrence go down slightly the longer you stay cancer free. This doesn’t mean that we don’t still think about cancer every day and every night I pray that the cancer does not come back. We’ve seen it happen to a few people we know personally. The woman that led Tracy’s Wellness Group was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer while the group was still holding sessions. In addition, my wife had a close friend who lost a six year battle with cancer just last month. So we are raising money again this year in the fight against this horrible disease.
Cancer is the 2nd leading killer in the U.S. taking the lives of over ½ million Americans every year. Men have nearly a 50% chance of hearing the words “you have cancer” spoken to them in their lifetime while women have a one in three chance of being diagnosed. This is a disease that affects all of us! Now is the time for us to fight back!
Your donation will help the American Cancer Society continue to research ways to prevent cancer and detect it early when it can be more easily treated. And it will help provide funding to researchers like perhaps Scribner, Nebraska native Dr. David Vesley!
Please make a donation today! Your contribution, no matter how large or small will make a difference. Join me in the fight. You can donate one of two ways. To donate online, go to my relay page: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/dpoppe
Cancer is the 2nd leading killer in the U.S. taking the lives of over ½ million Americans every year. Men have nearly a 50% chance of hearing the words “you have cancer” spoken to them in their lifetime while women have a one in three chance of being diagnosed. This is a disease that affects all of us! Now is the time for us to fight back!
Your donation will help the American Cancer Society continue to research ways to prevent cancer and detect it early when it can be more easily treated. And it will help provide funding to researchers like perhaps Scribner, Nebraska native Dr. David Vesley!
Please make a donation today! Your contribution, no matter how large or small will make a difference. Join me in the fight. You can donate one of two ways. To donate online, go to my relay page: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/dpoppe
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Moving Day is Coming Soon
February 16? Where has all of the time gone? I've been enjoying the nice weather lately. It seems to be giving all of us a false sense of spring approaching. Above sixty degrees today and tomorrow!
We put our house on the market last fall. I've lived in our current house for nearly 10 years and bought it well before I met Tracy. I always told myself that I would be willing to move after I got married. We've settled into the place quite well (including Tracy's two cats), but with interest rates at historic lows, I knew that the time was now to make a move.
Well we sold our house in early January, but since we hadn't found a place yet, the closing date was moved back to late February. Fortunately, last week we bid on and got our dream house! It is much bigger and has a lot of the features that we both wanted... especially a bigger kitchen for Tracy! We'll have to stay at Laura's house (Tracy's sister) for a week, but moving day is coming soon!
Tracy's health continues to improve. She is currently training once again for the half marathon. But unlike last year when she had to drop out of training, she is doing quite well with her workouts. Her body is bouncing back from the long recovery from cancer treatments. I'm looking forward to watching her run!
We put our house on the market last fall. I've lived in our current house for nearly 10 years and bought it well before I met Tracy. I always told myself that I would be willing to move after I got married. We've settled into the place quite well (including Tracy's two cats), but with interest rates at historic lows, I knew that the time was now to make a move.
Well we sold our house in early January, but since we hadn't found a place yet, the closing date was moved back to late February. Fortunately, last week we bid on and got our dream house! It is much bigger and has a lot of the features that we both wanted... especially a bigger kitchen for Tracy! We'll have to stay at Laura's house (Tracy's sister) for a week, but moving day is coming soon!
Tracy's health continues to improve. She is currently training once again for the half marathon. But unlike last year when she had to drop out of training, she is doing quite well with her workouts. Her body is bouncing back from the long recovery from cancer treatments. I'm looking forward to watching her run!
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