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Physical Fitness in the Fight Against Cancer

Beauty Night For Breast Cancer Update

The Beauty Night for Breast Cancer at Viselli Santoro Salon was an amazing success!  We raised $4300!  50% will be donated to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and 50% will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  Check out the latest issue of Stuff Magazine, our event was featured!

Beauty Night for Breast Cancer

On October 22, from 5-9pm I will be hosting a Beauty Night for Breast Cancer at Viselli Santoro Salon, 297 Newbury Street, Boston (857)350-4856.  $45 advance ticket includes hair styling, manicures by Mini Luxe, massages, food compliments of Teatro, Boloco, and Ben and Jerry's, and cocktails.  If you can't attend but would still like to participate you can purchase raffle tickets at the salon to win many great prizes.  The tickets are 1 for $5, 4 for $10 or 10 for $20.  The prizes are listed below.  We will also have a silent auction and you can place your bids starting this Tuesday.  50% of the proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and 50% benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  I hope to see you all next Saturday!

Raffle items from the following companies:
Moore Massage
Bostone Pizza
Fluevog
Smoothie King
Rockport
The Body Shop
Madewell
Kevin Murphy Hair Products
Sebastian Hair Products
Max and Dylan's
Rescue
Wholefoods
Massage for Women
Cafeteria
Dinner for 2 at the Four Seasons Bristol Lounge
$50 Gard Card to Forum
$150 Gift Card for Brooks Brothers
Basket from Accardi Foods
Gift from Agent Provacateur worth $150
2 tickets to Improv Asylum
Bobbles & Lace necklace
Tracy Nelson necklace
Aircraft Aerial Arts


Silent Auctions:
One night stay at The Liberty Hotel and $100 Gift Card to Forum
One night stay at The Brass Heart Inn (B&B in NH) with another special surprise
One night stay at The Back Bay Hilton with a $50 gift card to use at your choice of any of the Back Bay Restaurant Group Restaurants
$100 driving dollars with Zipcar
Durbrow Training ($250 1 month small group personal training)

I'm doing it again!

It's official, I'll be running the Boston Marathon for the second time for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  Please help me raise my goal of $7000 for cancer research by donating to my personal page: rundfmc.org/2012/nancysmith.  Thank you for all your support!

I finished in 4:26:25. Here are my favorite moments.

Having 4 time Boston Marathon Champion Bill Rodgers sign my book at the expo
In Framingham passing by the biker bar where I saw more leather then ever!
Seeing a girl wearing a rubber butt with toilet paper hanging and I thought she was running with no pants.
The scream tunnel at Wellesley College.  Amazing support ladies!
My brother Jim jumping in at mile 17 and running to the finish with me.
Spotting my client Gail in Newton and giving her a big hug.
Puking at mile 20 in front of three familys and hearing a little kid screaming ewww!!
The drunk guys at Boston College.
Seeing Meg, Hunter, Mom, and Dad cheering me on throughout the race.
Crossing the finish line!!
Giving 3 time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig a hug at the finish line.Raising $4300 toward important cancer research.

Another reason to run for Dana-Farber

Unfortunately I have recently added another friend that I will be running in honor of.  Anthony Marchetti Sr. was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer.  He has just begun his fight with this terrible disease.  Please join me in a prayer for Anthony and his famiy.

Look for me!

This is the shirt I will be wearing for the marathon this Monday.  My bib number is 22400.  I am in wave 3 which starts at 10:40am.  I am hoping to finish in under 4 hours which should bring me to the finish line by 2:40-2:50pm.  If you will be spectating please email me at NcSmith1980@yahoo.com where you will be so I know where to look for you.  If you would like to track me via text updates, text the word "runner" to 345678.  You will then receive a text back to reply with my bib number "22400".

Thanks again for all your support!

Fundraiser at Hennessey's

Please join my teammate Erika and I at Hennessey's on March 19th 6-9pm.
Live bands * $2 drafts * free appetizers * raffle prizes
$10 donation at the door before 7pm, after 7pm $15.

Hennessey's
25 Union Street
Boston, MA

My Mom, Frances Smith, a breast cancer survivor

My Grandpop, James H. Smith died of lung cancer at 79yrs old

My Grandmother, Nancy Baumhauer died of breast cancer at 52yrs old

Frances Angino, 2nd from left, died of kidney and throat cancer at 78yrs old
Patricia Marchetti, back right, died of lung cancer at 47yrs old
Antony Marchetti, 3rd from left, recently diagnosed with stomach cancer, currently undergoing treatment

My friend, Heather Thibodeau died of luekemia at just 14yrs old