Friday, October 5, 2012
From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause in Kendall County.
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Erin Sauder
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Friday, October 5, 2012
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Check out the list below of opportunities to go pink in Kendall County and beyond: There are even more ways to spread breast cancer awareness this month by supporting national organizations that are fighting for a cure. Research centers like Susan G. Komen for the Cure are selling pink ribbon merchandise and it’s a twofer — retail therapy and donating to a cause that affects millions. You can also support breast cancer research by affixing a special stamp to your mail. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling a stamp commemorating breast cancer awareness for the past 15 years. …
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Don't forget to change your clocks as we fall back and gain an hour.
It's that time of the year to "fall back." Daylight Saving Time will end Sunday, Nov. 6. at 2 a.m., at which point it will become 1 a.m. CST. Remember to change your clocks Saturday night so as to not arrive one hour early to everything on Sunday, and enjoy the extra hour of sleep! According to the The National Institute of Standards and Technology: Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is the period of the year when clocks are moved one hour ahead. In the United States, this has the effect of creating more sunlit hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest. We advance our clocks ahead one hour at the beginning of DST, and move them back one hour ("spring forward, fall back") when we return to Standard Time (ST). The …
Friday, May 13, 2011
Are you watching where you step today?
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Nobody's quite sure where the origins of Friday the 13th came from, but millions are surely wary of it. Today marks one of the more spookier days on the calendar—it's the only Friday the 13th in 2011. Here are 13 facts about Friday the 13th from LiveScience.com: 1. The British Navy is said to have built a ship named Friday the 13th, or the HMS Friday, which on its maiden voyage left dock on a Friday the 13th, and was never heard from again. As LiveScience readers pointed out, however, this story seems to be a legend. The Royal Navy Museum states on its website that this story, which has been told before, is a hoax. "There has never been a Royal Navy ship named HMS Friday – or after any other day of the week for that matter," the museum …
Zsa Zsa's Boutique
10:46 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
Shop for the cure at Zsa Zsa's Boutique ! Octobers is Breast Cancer Awareness Month......Being a SURVIVOR myself, Zsa Zsa's is donating 10 percent of the profits for the month of October. Come on out and shop for a great cause! Zsa Zsa's Boutique...108 S. Main St....Oswego, IL 60543.....630-551-3030 more ›