Lisa’s Tribute to Her Mother
August 29, 2010 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness, Recent Posts
TweetI first met Lisa Koch-Howell here a few months ago shortly after her mother lost her life to breast cancer. At that time she wrote to me the following: “Well I was wondering if you could give me some advice. My sister did the 3 day breast cancer walk 2 years ago. She really enjoyed [...]
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-A-Thon” Wrap Up of Premiere
February 15, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
TweetAlthough the final count is not tallied, the Crespi Carmelite High School male lacrosse team raised more than $44,000.00 by the start of their premiere event that was held yesterday at the school. What an awesome result in only two months! The guys will be sponsoring a variety of other events in their effort to [...]
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-A-Thon – Part 5
February 8, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
TweetLast week I wrote an open letter to the Crespi Carmelite High School lacrosse team members. I asked the girl who had involved me in this project whether she would provide a copy of the letter for each of the team members and have the team coaches hand them out to the guys. She agreed [...]
A Special Thank You
February 1, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
TweetAN OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CRESPI HIGH SCHOOL MALE LACROSSE TEAM You don’t know me but you are my heroes. And if you are wondering why, I will tell you. I know about your great efforts to walk and to raise money for the “Walk Like A Man” Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer [...]
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer Testing and Research”
January 25, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
TweetPart 3 The men’s lacrosse team from Crespi High School in Encino, CA is doing a fabulous job of raising funds for the walk. In a little more than a month, they have raised $26,500 toward their goal of $140,000 which they hope to reach by the end of the year. That is just awesome. [...]
Walk Like A Man Walkathon
January 11, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
TweetA high school’s men’s lacrosse team is walking to raise money for breast cancer research and testing. Inspired by the team’s coach, Jonathan Oswaks, the Crespi High School team located in Encino, CA is walking the equivalent of a round trip from Los Angeles to New York where the team will match up with 3 [...]
