A weekend of playtime, where you can give back too!

Just heard about some other fun parties this weekend that have a charity twist - check them out -

Friday May 30th

MAY 30TH at 9PM

DJ in the HOUSE PARTY - to Benefit RELAY FOR LIFE

4231 West Iron Mountain (about 10500 South in Daybreak)
Fundraiser for RELAY FOR LIFE.
We will have a DJ and food and a great house to hang, but need you to come party with us and bring all of your friends.
Friends from Arizona, California and New York will be here for this, so come and meet some new people too!
$3 suggested donation for RELAY FOR LIFE.

Saturday, May 31st

The First Annual Taylorsville Big Give, A BIG Fundraiser for a GREAT LITTLE Kid: Saturday, May 31st from 4:00pm – 9:00pm

The City of Taylorsville Youth Council sponsors several fundraisers a year for worthy causes. This year, one of the events they have chosen to sponsor is the Taylorsville Big Give, a fundraiser for Jonah Gomez, son of Jessica Kasparian-Gomez.

This evening’s events will include a guest appearance by the Utah Jazz Bear, music, food, carnival games, inflatables, climbing wall, face painting...an enjoyable evening for everyone.

We will also be holding a silent auction. Some of the items include: A Deer Valley Getaway, White Gold Diamond Pendant by Passey & Son Jewelers (valued at $800), and Bike Packages by Edge Composites (valued at $10,000).

There is no charge for admission to the event. Donations are gladly accepted.

Jonah is a four year old boy who has two rare blood disorders, and a heart condition, requiring frequent transfusions. He is the only known person in the world to have both disorders.

We are holding a fundraiser to offset medical bills incurred by Jonah’s medical condition, and to raise money for bone marrow/stem cell and cord blood awareness, as Jonah may benefit from a stem cell transplant in the future.

The Taylorsville Big Give will be held May 31, 2008 from 4:00-9:00pm at the Taylorsville High School Gymnasium, located at 5225 S. Redwood Road , Taylorsville , Utah .

If you would also like to donate items for the silent auction or offer direct financial assistance to the family please contact Jodi Grizzle @ jodigrizz@hotmail.com, or (801)557-6294

And of course don’t forget about Strut Your Mutt (http://www.utahpets.org/strut.html) or the CUFF Cancer event (http://www.cancer-wellness.org/)!

CUFF Cancer - Saturday May 31st

In case Strut Your Mutt isn't for you.. here's another activity you may want to check out this weekend -

C.U.F.F.

CANCER

Join the CWH for the 3rd annual

COPS UNITED FOR FIGHTING CANCER

A fund "RAZOR" & Family Carnival to benefit families served at the Cancer Wellness House

Saturday , May31st

11:00-1:00pm

Valley Regional Park

5100 South 2700 West

Salt Lake City, Utah

Bring friends and family

Hope to see you there!

Click To RSVP

Get more info at their site - http://www.cancer-wellness.org/

Strut Your Mutt for No More Homeless Pets in Utah

Don't forget to register for Strut Your Mutt... http://www.utahpets.org/strut.html

It's coming up on the 31st! Hope to see you all there!

Don't forget you can also register for the "cat-nap" if you can't make it out that morning!

Registration - http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1553952&assetId=fde1c0df-f07b-4038-b16c-0e3db4a9f192

Race for the Cure

~We had the Race for the Cure on Saturday morning which was great, as always. From what I hear there were roughly 16,000 participants here in Salt Lake and it was amazing to see so many people out supporting the cause. As usual a few times during the race, we both were very moved by the “in celebration of” signs on peoples back… seeing the little kids with signs that refer to their mothers and grandmothers are always the hardest for me. I think this year it all hit a little closer to home for me than in years past… I hope that a cure will come very soon.

~ A couple weeks ago there was a huge pet adoption fair that we stopped by to play with some of the puppies and check out all the cute dogs. This past weekend we decided to do that again – so we stopped by the adoption fair they were having in the parking lot at IKEA. There weren’t very many dogs there and we were happy to hear that a few had already found new homes. We enjoyed meeting cute little Pacino and Cody and playing with them for a bit. They were such sweet little puppies! Being the dog lovers that we both are, we have a really hard time seeing the dogs in those little cages and if we could, we would take them all home! We hope that they all find loving homes soon!