Susan's Rally Newsletter (Summer 2005)
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One more Time!
More cars! More auction items!
More people! More fun! More funds raised!

The Rally took just about three hours from start to finish. Our drivers left from the Cadillac Bar, made their way through the Heights, over more streets and roads all the way to the San Jacinto Monument, then to lovely Pasadena and back to the Post Oak Grill where food, beverages, and fun got underway.

As usual there was no lack of complaints about the route and/or the clues. This time some of them were really legitimate, for example, getting trapped by trains at a railroad crossing was the cause of most of the grumbling. A few folks asked, “Why the San Jacinto Monument?” and our Routemaster’s answer is, “Because it’s there.”
And any of you who missed Papa Ben’s train store should take another Sunday afternoon to go back. What a fabulous place!

Rally Notes…

On your toes.
Be on the lookout for ways to donate to the fight against breast cancer. There are supermarket, drugstore and department store items that let you know on their labels that they donate part or all of their profit to the cure. When you find them, e-mail Dottie at susansrally@aol.org and we can spread the information as a regular newsletter feature.

The Chase begins.
Tulsa Committee member Chase Briedenthahl is moving to Houston and will join our efforts here. Many of us have met Chase on his trips to Houston, but whether you’ve met him or not, when he gets here, be sure to welcome him.

Tulsa Report

Tulsa Rally Executive Director Everett Neal reports that they had more cars and were more successful then ever before. And maybe even had more fun. One stop on their Rally route was at the Duck Cemetery. No, it’s not what you might think at first. It’s actually the burial site of Cherokee outlaw Buford Duck, better known as Blue Duck. And the winners in Tulsa were newcomers to the Rally, so take heart, rookies.

Tulsa gives their funds to Angel Flight, a group of pilots who donate their planes and fuel to transport patients to treatment centers—sometimes to M D Anderson. Their other recipient is Y Me, an organization bringing hope through the exchange of information and with their retreats.

Susan’s Rally Tulsa is busy making plans for their rally which will be held on Sunday, October 2. We need a Houston contingent to go up for their event. The folks who have made the trip have had a blast!

Where Our Funds Go

The Network at M. D. Anderson – Providing information, education and support for people with cancer and their families.

Sojourn House – Providing low-cost, comfortable, home-like apartments for out-of-town cancer patients and their families.

The Rose – Offering mammograms to women who otherwise couldn’t afford this service.

The Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research – On the frontline in the battle against this disease.

Kathleen Smith and her Clear Lake Bunco Ladies, by Jane Cherry

What is it really like on Wisteria Lane?

Committee member Kathleen Smith and her Clear Lake Bunco Babes play monthly, and recently arrived for their regular games as characters from TV’s popular evening soap “Desperate Housewives.”

The lovely suburban home was full of Susan’s Rally wisteria-scented candles (We’ve got ‘em; buy one!) and decorations. There was even a cute and sexy gardener as well as an accommodating neighborhood plumber lurking nearby.

Every month the twelve women will meet to play Bunco and donate their winnings to Susan’s Rally! Their first check is already in the bank. What a brilliant idea, and everyone will have fun doing their part.

Thanks, Bunco Babes!

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