New at Scrapping for a Cure

Thank you for making April 2017 such a success! We were able to raise over $10,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 

We are gearing up for our April 2018:

Under the Sea,

 Scrapping for a Cure Retreat. 

Our 2018 retreat has already hit the 'half full' mark and on our way to see a full crop! Thank you for making this event such a joy to plan and host.

Scrapping for a Cure has grown so much over the 9 years we have hosted it. Starting out as a small retreat of 20 croppers in Town Creek, AL raising $2000-$3000 for CFF, Scrapping for a Cure has turned into an amazing retreat of 70+ participants in Memphis, TN raising over $10,000 for CFF each year! Wow, what a transformation!

This year we will be offering a couple of new options.

Scrapbook Resale:

   This year we will be hosting our first 'Scrappy Sale' on Friday April 13th, 2018 during our retreat. Tables for the sale will be displayed in the crop room for easy shopping. If this is very popular, we may have additional sale tables in the main hall. Only registered participants will have the opportunity to reserve a table for the sale and can secure their table through Rachael McGuire. The cost of your table is minimal ($5-$15) and participants get to keep all profit. Participants can email scrapping4acure@gmail.com to get full details and reserve a table.


Shopping at the Retreat:

  Last year we had to say goodbye to our Goody Bag store. Many participants took advantage of amazing discounts as we clearanced out our store. All money raised from the store was donated to CFF. Items not purchased by our participants were donated to a local children's hospital. This year we will have fully stocked vendors that will insure our scrapbooking needs are met as we crop the weekend away. We will be featuring our vendors soon so you will have a chance to learn about them and their product. Our vendors will also be offering free make and takes again this year. Sign up for this will be held closer to time.

Can't wait to see you in the spring! 

If you are joining us for the first time, be prepared for a weekend of fun, friends, and full of crafting!!

with much love,

Your Scrapping for a Cure Team

Time to Talk of Many Things:

... of  hope & SFAC 2015, of fundraising & tomorrows, and of cabbages & kings

Fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis
You are Making a Difference, Bringing Hope

   I am so excited to have our sixth annual 'Scrapping for a Cure' scrapbooking retreat in the books. It was a lot of fun and very successful. For our 2015 event, we had 48 participants, a dozen various vendors, and dozens of volunteers helping us every step of the way. I am so thankful for everyone that participated in any way and capacity. Because of you, we were able to double our fundraising from last year, raising over $8000 in donations for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We plan to present a check for $8400 to CFF on Saturday May 2nd at the annual Great Strides at the Memphis Zoo. With every dollar raised for CFF, we are truly making a difference in finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

   It may not seem much to volunteer an hour of your time or donate a little money, but when putting together a fundraising event, it all adds up to make a huge difference.

   My family and I got the opportunity to participate in a local CF run in April. We do it every year, and it is nice to chat with other CF families that are going through the same trials. This year was a little heartbreaking, though. Two CFers weren't able to make it to the event this year. One has been very sick and was still in the hospital. She is such a fighter and we think and pray for her regularly. The other one passed away shortly after last year's CF run. Both are under 15 yrs of age. It is hard to see the heartache, knowing that with a disease this severe, a simple cold can quickly change into something life threatening.  Though Kaitlyn has had a rough year and a half, I am so thankful for her health and her dedicated medical team. I know we are truly blessed. She is getting stronger with each passing month. With each fundraiser held to help find a cure, it gives each of us CF families hope.
                                           

We are already starting to plan for 2016, the seventh annual Scrapping for a Cure. We hope to have some details within the next month or two. Please be mindful of our Facebook and Website pages, they will have the latest information.

                                                   

To help boost our funds for the 2016 event, we are already starting our mini fundraising projects. 1) Fundraising Yard Sales!!- We will be hosting one in the Shoals Area (May)  and one in the Memphis area (June). If you have anything you wish to donate, we would greatly appreciate it....and feel free to come and shop! Dates, times, and locations will be posted on Facebook soon. 2) Tastefully Simple Fundraiser- If you have never tried Tastefully Simple, you are missing out. If you have tried it, reorder your supplies through me! I LOVE their products. In honor of May being CF awareness month, I am hosting a Tastefully Simple Catalog Party for the Month of May. A portion will be donated back to CF. We were able to raise $200 for CF from our last Tastefully Simple Fundraisers! To place an order, just PM me (Rachael McGuire, Alabama or Scrapping for a Cure) through Facebook. I will get you taken care of!

Thank you for your support in helping us find a cure for CF!

-Rachael McGuire