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    • About Me
    • Critters I have on hand
    • Critters I have made
    • FLOOZIES I have made
    • Other Crocheted Items
    • How to Donate
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  • About Me
  • Critters I have on hand
  • Critters I have made
  • FLOOZIES I have made
  • Other Crocheted Items
  • How to Donate

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.    I was able to raise the money for the three 2024 walks I did as well as the two walks in 2025.  Now I am working on raising the money for the 2026 season.  I'm aiming gfor two would would love to do three.    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

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