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Fall Ride For Colon Cancer Awareness
Our friends at Benton Station have put together a road rally to raise money for the Hind Site Alliance. The ride, which takes place on October 3rd, will wind through the towns of Morill, Pierz, Royalton, and St. Anna during the peak of our fall color season. Cost for the ride is $20 per vehicle and includes dinner at Benton Station. Motorcycles and cars are welcome. For more information call: 320-293-8508.
Alliance Sposnors SFQ Concert Meditation
The Hind Site Alliance announced today that international Qigong Master and founder of Spring Forest Qigong, Chunyi Lin, will be in St. Cloud performing a free concert and Qigong meditation on Sunday September 20th at First Presbyterian Church from 6:00 – 7:30P.M. The event is free and open to the public but seating is limited and doors open at 5:15.
“As a stage 4 cancer survivor, I have incorporated Master Lin’s, “Spring Forest Qigong “techniques in my healing journey. The active exercises and guided meditations have added significantly to my quality of life and have helped offset some of the side effects of chemotherapy” said Hind Site founder Douglas Randolph. “ I asked Master Lin if he would consider sharing his techniques with my community and we were able to schedule this concert in St. Cloud. This is a tremendous gift to our area.”
Details and information on the concert can be found at: SFQ Web
And you can download a poster of the event and help spread the word: SFQ poster
Blowout 2009
The Hind Site Alliance has announced the name of this years fundraising event as Blowout '09 and it will take place on Saturday September 12th.The event is located at Discovery School and features a 5k run through beautiful Quarry Park.
Download a event flyer here: Blowout 2009
In addition to the 5k run, this years event will have a main stage area with national recording artist Glen Everhart providing a high energy family show,
Download Everhart flyer here: Everhart Blowout 2009
Based on feedback from last years event and to encourage particpants to challenge others to join them this year, we are offering three levels of team discounts. Put a group together with 4 people and save some money.
Download Team Discount flyer here: Teams Blowout 2009
Honor your hero by purchasing a "Who's Your Hero" flag and putting your unique message on it. Flags will be used to mark our 5k course through the Quarry Park so that all those who run or walk on our course will be reminded of the hundreds of loved ones that have been touched by cancer.
Download a Hero flyer here: Flags Blowout 2009
Last years fund raising efforts enabled the Alliance to co-sponsor the "Drive Through Screening" program, produce colon cancer public service announcements and distribute them free over the web, and establish a Spring Forest Qigong practice group on the campus of St. Cloud State University.
Here is the breakdown for Blowout '09:
1:30 Registration Opens
2:30 Mountain Bike Tour
Your registration will provide you full access to the Quarry Park bike trails. The park containes 643 acres and there are several levels of trails to entertain your group. Reveloution Cycle and Ski volunteers will help guide you over billion-year bedrock on your ride through one of the most unique nature preserves anywhere. Cost for the ride is only $20 for those that pre register, or $25 the day of the event and includes a dri-fit shirt. Discounts for teams of 4 or more.
Put on your best running shoes and get ready to have some fun in the sun. Cost for the run is only $5 for those that preregister, or $10 the day of the race.
The 5k timed run and walk winds through Quarry Park. The course is not only beautiful and challenging but the trail will be marked with "Who's Your Hero" flags to honor loved ones who have been touched by cancer. Cost for thr run/walk is only $20 for those that pre register, or $25 the day of the event and includes a dri-fit shirt. Discounts for teams of 4 or more.
5:00 Awards Ceremony
5:00-7:00 Pasta Dinner with music from Andrew Walesch
Whether you're biking, running, walking, or just looking to feed your team on the cheap, our pasta dinner will fill you up. Featuring dinner music from local croner Andrew Walesch! Prices are $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 3-10. Children 2 and under are free.
More Free Blowout 2009 Events
3:00-6:00 CentrCare Health Fair
3:00-6:00 Silent Auction
2:00-6:00 Kidz Zone
Alliance Produces Radio Spots for Colon Cancer Awareness Month
March is colon cancer awareness month and the HInd Site Alliance has started to invest in programs that will educate members of our community about the disease.
First up is the drive thru colon cancer screening that is featured on our home page. We hope to distribute 500 kits this year and double that number next year.
Next up is a series of colon cancer awareness spots that will be aired on several local radio stations. The spots were written and performed by Doug and Stephanie Randolph and good friends Trish and Randy Soltis. Engineering for the production was done by John Hammond of Hammond Egg productions in St. Cloud.
The spots were written and recorded so that any organization could copy and distribute them in their market area to promote colon cancer awareness.
Click to to download each spot:
Spot 1, Spot 2, Spot 3, Spot 4, Spot 5.
Hind Site Event Raises $13,000
On Sept. 6, the Hind-Site Alliance played host to a family fun fest at Discovery Community School and Quarry Park.
The festival included a 5K “Get Your Rear in Gear” run/walk, a mountain bike tour of Quarry Park, pasta dinner, silent auction, children’s games and inflatable's, and a health education area.
The event was a fundraiser for the Hind-Site Fund, which is used to raise awareness and educate the public on the prevention and management of colorectal cancer. Proceeds from the event are managed by The CentraCare Foundation and are used exclusively in Central Minnesota. The Hind-Site Alliance will contribute more than $13,000 to the Hind-Site Fund from the event.
There were 175 runners/walkers/mountain bikers who participated, 300 pasta dinners were sold and 136 silent auction items were sold.
Jordan Feddema was the top finisher in the 5K run with a time of 19 minutes, 52 seconds.