Crochet4thecure
Shirley Ernst-survivor: My Story
In November 2009, as a 13 year breast cancer survivor, I walked the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure walk for the first time in San Diego. This 60-mile walk raised 9.5 million dollars to support research and breast related care. I am proud to say that $3600 of that came from my supporters. Less than two weeks after the walk was over I decided that it was important for me to be involved beyond this first year, so in 2010, as a member of The Pink Angels team, I walked in Boston in July, and in November in San Diego again. 2011 found me walking in Tampa and Arizona, and in 2012 I walked Boston iand Minnesota. In 2013 I was part of the last Boston walk in July and then joined The Kindred Spirits and walked in Seattle in September. I walked in Seattle and San Diego in 2014 and Seattle and Atlanta in 2015, both years with the Kindred Spirits. I walked again in 2016 in Seattle and San Diego, and in 2017 I walked in Seattle in September as well as in San Diego the weekend before Thanksgiving. In 2018 I walked in Dallas and in Seattle. and in 2019 I walked in Boston the first weekend in September and in Seattle the very next weekend. I was registered to walk in 2020 in Boston in August and Chicago in September but with the covid crisis these walks were postponed until 2021, so of course I added the other two walks (Dallas & San Diego). In 2022 I walked all four walks. There were five walks in 2023 and I was able to raise enough to do all five walks. Each walk requires me to raise $2300 in order to participate, for a total of $11,500. Now I am working on raising money for the three 2024 walks I hope to do, If you browse the following pages you will be able to see the kinds of crochet critters, FLOOZIES and other crocheted items I offer my donors as a gift for their donation. I hope you will see something you like and make a donation so that I can continue to fund these ever important walks. Our goal is a world without breast cancer and the proceeds of this fundraising go toward that goal. Please help me reach my fundraising goal and put a stop to breast cancer. You can contact me at donate@crochet4thecure.com