TeamBrent

St. Baldrick’s Knights of the Round Table

danamc — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:26:14 +0000

Each year the St. Baldrick’s Foundation officially Knights an elite group who has helped shape St. Baldrick’s by being involved for at least seven years. There are currently under 750 Knights of the Round Table worldwide.

Be it known throughout the realm of St. Baldrick’s that it is the volunteers who give their love, time, talent, treasure,

and sometimes their hair,

to make life-saving research possible, and as some of these volunteers have faithfully upheld this mission for at least seven years;

In recognition of these acts of bravery and volunteerism, the following noble people are henceforth and forever known as members of the most honorable St. Baldrick’s Foundation Knights of the Bald Table;

Becky Andronowitz, Tom Andronowitz, Rich Baron, Dennis Brown, Mike Donahue, Todd Goodfellow, Roger Haney, Bill Keough, Jane Kronick, Dana McCreesh, Mike McCreesh, Scot Parnell, Deb Placey, Pete Reiter, Matt Wilcox

May all know these Knights have earned the esteem and heartfelt gratitude of the entire Kingdom of St. Baldrick’s!

With Knights like these fighting for our children, childhood cancer cannot last long upon the earth.

All hail the Knights of the Bald Table!

St. Baldrick’s Night @ the Sound Tigers – tickets by Fri March 16th

danamc — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:05:45 +0000

We are be kicking off this year’s St. Baldrick’s celebration on March 31st with our long time partners, the Sound Tigers. Join us as all local St. Baldrick’s participants (from various events, not just TeamBrent’s) unite for the Sound Tigers game (Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard). Let’s have some fun!!!

Tickets are $19 each if ordered by NEXT FRIDAY, Friday March 16^th. Note that 21% of each ticket goes to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, as well as proceeds from various events throughout the night (chuckapuck, raffle, etc). We will not be shaving heads at the game.

All area schools and organizations are welcome to get involved. There are opportunities to have group leaders compete in a tricycle race on ice; have kids hold the huge American flag during the national anthem; ride on the Zamboni; go on ice to pick up the Chuck a Puck; and have a table on the concourse. Please refer to the attached flyer. You may contact Sarah with the Sound Tigers at 203-345-4823 for information or if you’d like a stack of flyers of your own. We are NOT shaving Saturday night.

We need a few volunteers to help with raffle sales @ the game – Can be done during intermissions or all first half. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact us if this is something you can do to help the cause – while enjoying the game……

Join us Sat. night Mar 31 to watch the game, then join us Sunday April 1 between 11 and 3 at Tomlinson Middle School and go bald!

Would you shave your head for a child????????????????????

danamc — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:42:47 +0000

Would you shave your head for a child?

Participants in a St. Baldrick’s event shave their heads in exchange for donations towards finding cures for childhood cancers and giving survivors long and healthy lives.

It’s a simple concept, a fun time and a very effective fundraiser. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds more childhood cancer research grants than any other organization except the U.S. government & has raised over $130 million since 2000.

TeamBrent is going Old School!!!!! It is our 8th annual event, and we want to revisit our roots and celebrate the bravery of those going under the clippers. We are keeping it simple – a stage, head shaving, head painting, bone marrow drive, the world’s greatest bake sale, music and great photos. It is going to be loads of fun. Sunday April 1^st @ Tomlinson Middle School in Fairfield. Register now @ http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/62/2012

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We will be kicking off the celebration the night before with our long time partners, the Sound Tigers. Join us March 31 for St. Baldrick’s night at the Sound Tigers game (Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard). Tickets are $19 each if ordered by Friday March 16th & 21% of each discounted ticket will support the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. We will not be shaving heads at the game. Join us Sat. night Mar 31 to watch the game, then come Sunday and go bald!

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Thank you to Salon V, DJ E-Train, emcee Deb Placey, stylist Margie Branca, Face Painting by Wells, Once Upon a Face Paint, Be the Match bone marrow registry, Heidi Curran Photography, Keough’s Hardware, Ben Sachs Photography, Tasti D Lite, Vertigo, In the Field photography, Ashley Skatoff photography, vineyard vines and Nauti Dolphin for the support! Thank you also to the many groups that continue to branch out and start events – the money goes to the same place and the message gets stronger and stronger as the # of events increases. No kid should die of cancer and we CAN change it. Thank you.

We all rest in the shade of trees that we did not plant.

TeamBrent chosen as a recipient of the 2012 Princess Ball

danamc — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:28:48 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that TeamBrent has been selected as one of the recipients for the 2012 Princess Ball, a series of formal-father daughter galas held to benefit local charities and strengthen the bond between girls and their fathers. The Princess Ball introduces local children’s charities to girls, develops an understanding in the girls that they can impact the world around them, donates proceeds to Children’s Charities, offers tickets to the entire community on a first come first served basis and welcomes fathers, grandfathers, and uncles of girls in grades 1-8. The mission of the Princess Ball is to celebrate the next generation of philanthropic girls as they dance the night away with the most important man in their life. This is the fifth time TeamBrent has been selected, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Registration opens December 1^st – Please join us as we dance the night away! Register @ http://www.princessball.org/

When life gives you pumpkins — lots and lots of pumpkins — use them to help kids.

danamc — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:59:09 +0000

What started out as a college prank turned into a cancer fundraiser. The Howat family in Southport found dozens of pumpkins of all different sizes in their backyard last week. The identity of the pranksters behind the mysterious popup pumpkin patch was a mystery for a few days, until the source was identified as a University of New Haven fraternity. The idea of using the pumpkins for charity came from Howat’s sons, Max and Fin. Max is a third-grade student with Brent McCreesh, the 9-year-old whose own battle with stage-four neuroblastoma cancer was the genesis for TeamBrent in 2005. Max and Fin wanted to sell the pumpkins for TeamBrent so they could help other kids have a successful outcome like their friend Brent. All kids should get that chance.

Brooke Howat said the first sign that things were out of sorts took place about 2 a.m. that morning when she heard one of the family’s dogs barking. “I figured it was a skunk” that had caught the dog’s attention, she said. The next morning she looked out the window, and since she was not wearing her glasses or contacts, saw only a large blur of orange.

Perhaps, Howat thought, it was a tarp. She went outside to investigate, and found the glowing pile was no tarp, but dozens and dozens and dozens of pumpkins. They resolved that the jumbo supply of jack o’lanterns in waiting would not go to waste.

Max said his first thought when he saw all the pumpkins “was some robber had left them as a prank. I didn’t know what was going on. It was really weird and mysterious.”

Fin has his own theory: “High school kids.”

There was no set price for the pumpkins. People were asked to give a donation to TeamBrent in exchange for a gourd. Thanks to the astonishing generosity of the community, the Howats raised $2,861. When an idea like this comes from children, we can’t help but be warmed by the thought. What an incredible world we live in, where kids are being raised to take a bounty and use it to help others. And then to have a community that is so supportive that dozens of pumpkins can turn into thousands of dollars….well, we are grateful and inspired.

Guest blog, by TeamBrentWheels member Barb Emery

danamc — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:50:56 +0000

A shout out goes to Mike Allison in Boston who donated $25,000 toward The TeamBrent Neuroblastoma Fund at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. His primary fundraising tool with his colleague Walter Row was a rodeo held last June in the Boston area!! It was a lot of fun and we hope that next year some of you will join in on the Wild West Fest; the day includes real bull riding, country music and a chili cook-off. Look for more information for the 6^th annual event June 23-24, 2012 in Marshfield, MA!! http://www.newenglandwildwestfest.com/

Eat fresh raviolis, make your life easier, help kids

danamc — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:33:57 +0000

TeamBrent loves to make it easy for you to help kids with cancer! We have exciting news for those of you who live in Fairfield County. We are partnering with Fairfield’s new gourmet prepared food market, Cinch.

Cinch is bringing healthy, easy, delicious prepared food to busy families who love food, but don’t always have time to cook. It’s is in the Fairfield Sportsplex complex…. same area as our beloved Gymnastics & Cheerleading Academy & the Field House – not to mention lazer tag, fencing, ice skating and Carabiner’s Rock Climbing. In other words, it’s right on your way home!

Cinch has named Brent’s favorite food after TeamBrent….. yes.. Cinch’s must-have cheese ravioli will have a portion of all its sales going to TeamBrent. Wait until you taste it. Unbelievably good. Dinner made easy for sure!

We are so proud to be partnered with Cinch. Quality food, outstanding people, passion and integrity. Stop by, try the food, one taste and we promise you will add Cinch to your family’s meal rotation.

phone: 203-256-1164 | address: 85 Mill Plain Rd. Suite D Fairfield, CT 06824 | Exit 21 on I-95 across from the Sportsplex@Fairfield

Shop BSkinz.com & help kids with cancer

danamc — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:41:39 +0000

TeamBrent loves to make it easy for you to help kids with cancer! We are thrilled to announce a new online partnership, so that all of our friends can make a difference while shopping for some great stuff, no matter where you are located.

Some of you already know and love B-Skinz. B-Skinz makes those colorful, awesome patterned shorts you’ve seen on girls at gymnastics or under their skirts (so they can run and play sports/ playground). They also make quality patterned tie dyes, bright colors and patterns on all sorts of compression wear for sports, from capris to headbands to pillowcases and more. They can cater to teams that need custom colors for uniforms or a specific inseam length, they can do custom printing with team names/logos, and they even sell the fashion must-have, seamless Sugarlips tanks!

B-Skinz has quality product with plenty of patterns. Isn’t that what every girl wants – to be active and yet express themselves fashionably?

BSkinz is generously donating 20% of sales to TeamBrent. Just go to BSkinz.com & type the code TeamBrent in the comment box when ordering. That money will go a long way towards helping kids fight cancer.

Do some late back to school shopping, fill those gaps, get ready for fall sports, early holiday shopping, replace your worn out Sugarlips…..whatever! Whenever….this offer does not expire….. Please pass on!

B-Active, B-You. Together We Make a difference!

TriFitness Women’s Triathlon & Duathlon – this Sunday

danamc — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:34:22 +0000

One additional gal decided to join us for the triathlon on Sunday. Irene. Unfortunately, while she isn’t quite the gutsy warrior that the other 250 triathletes are, she is incredibly strong and filled with the same fierce determination.

We are very sad and disappointed that we have to cancel our event this coming Sunday due to Hurricane Irene. We are tough and we firmly believe that we get stronger by conquering challenges, but swimming in a hurricane is a bit much.

Unfortunately it won’t be possible to reschedule this year as the calendar is full. The good news is that this means that anyone who wanted to be a part of the Triathlon but couldn’t make it this Sunday will have a chance! And for those of us who were toying with the idea of entering, at least in a relay (completing one leg of it – swim, bike OR run), now we have a whole year to train.

Thank you to Trek Bicycle Store, TriFitness and all the registrants and volunteers. We hope to see you next year for sure.

Finally, as we watched the weather report last night, Mike & I couldn’t help but be brought back seven years, to the middle of Brent’s fight. We wish a safe weekend for all of you – and we wish uninterrupted treatment to those in the midst of their battle. For those kids who can’t let a hurricane stop them from getting their blood transfusion, or those racing to the hospital for an unexpected inpatient stay brought on by a random germ, immunosupression and finally – a fever ….. we wish you and your wonderful doctors and nurses safety. Safe travels and uninterrupted care.

All the best.

TriFitness Women’s Triathlon & Duathlon – this Sunday

danamc — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:24:59 +0000

Are you ready? Brent completed his first triathlon this summer…and now you can too! Coming this Sunday @ Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, TriFitness Women’s Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon (presented by Trek Bicycle Store). Part of the proceeds will benefit TeamBrent and go towards fighting childhood cancer. Join us!

We have 250 women signed up already, most of them are local, but some are coming from NY, Maine, New Hampshire…and even Claifornia! There is a duathlon option (no swim) and about 20% are going that route. We have fun prizes including Dooney & Bourke bags and watches, certificates from Magnolia, and an amazing prize by Pascal Fuchs, French Private Chef. The Run Like A Mother creator will be announcing, she is also a Hawaii qualifier and mother of three. We will have yoga on the beach, breakfast served after the race, massages…It’s pretty much going to be awesome.

Yes – you can STILL sign up. http://www.trifitness.net/events/womentri.html

You so CAN do this! You can opt for the Triathlon, the Duathlon (run and bike, no swim), or you can find someone to relay with – pick the section (s) you like! What an accomplishment… a wonderful event just for women. IT IS SPRINT TRI DISTANCES: 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile run

Oh, and about that Hurricane thing…well, we are watching it. Looks like it may pass by then. We are planning to have the race and will keep everybody informed until race day.

One more thing..to be fair..Brent’s tri was a wee bit shorter than this one (100 m swim, 3 mi bike, 1/2 mi run).

Tri something new – join us!