Donate Hair and Receive Disney on Ice Tickets!

    Have you ever considered cutting off all your hair and donating it for people who are fighting and surviving cancer or are in other situations where they are facing hair loss?  I, unfortunately, never grow my hair long enough to do this, but am always intrigued by those who do.  Well right now if you have long, lovely hair and this has been on your mind: (stay tuned for a great discount to the show)  

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS DARE TO DREAM

INVITES YOU TO DONATE YOUR HAIR

Disney On Ice is partnering with Children with Hairloss,

Arizona Mills Mall & Riposa Salon To Make Dreams Come True!

WHAT:         In honor of the new ice spectacular Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream featuring Disney’s newest princess–the long golden-haired, Rapunzel from “Tangled”–Disney On Ice producer Feld Entertainment is inviting the community to participate in a heartwarming hair donation campaign to benefit children suffering from medically-related hair loss. Join us and donate your hair (at least 8" long) to Children with Hairloss, this non-profit organization provides customized human hair replacements and care kits at no cost to over 300 children a year. 

                       In appreciation of the heartwarming donation, the first 25 hair donors to register will receive a special Rapunzel necklace and everyone that donates will receive two complimentary tickets to see Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream in Phoenix January 9^th or 10^th.

                         Master Cuts Salon will be providing the salon services for the event at Arizona Mills Mall on Saturday, December 8^th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

                       Riposa Salon will be providing salon services for the event at their location in Mesa on Saturday, December 8^th from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE:        Arizona Mills Mall  - Food Court

                        5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, AZ

                        Call (480) 756-3996 to register for this location

                        Riposa Salon

                        2655 W. Guadalupe Road, Suite 23 in Mesa, AZ

                        Call (602) 370-8998 to register for this location

                       

WHEN:           Saturday, December 8 from 10:00AM – 5:00PM at both locations

 About Children with Hairloss

Children With Hair Loss was created as a resource for all children who have medically-related hair loss. It is our mission to empower these children to become whole again by making hair replacement available to those who may be financially challenged and might otherwise not have a means of obtaining the hair they want and need. Their goal is to assist as many of these children as possible in changing their lives by improving their outlook and empowering them with a degree of self-confidence that will allow them to face the world with renewed self-esteem. For more information visit: www.childrenwithhairloss.us

About Feld Entertainment

Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment’s productions have appeared in more than 70 countries on six continents and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^®, Feld Motor Sports, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!

Circus Americana Part 1 - Adoption

     While perusing my email a few days ago, I came upon an invitation to the "Media Premiere" for Circus Americana, featuring the Taylor Circus Stars, who happen to be a family from right here in Arizona.  They are from Gilbert and have started their own circus (I will give you more information in the next post).
     At first I was just totally excited to be invited to the Circus Americana at the Herberger Theater...I mean really, I just received a "Media Premiere" invite???  Exciting!  However, in the fact sheet attached to my email, I read the best thing I think I have ever read in my life!  The fact sheet had some bullet points, telling me about the family and about halfway down after describing some of the talents the members of the family bring to the show, there is a line that says:

Two of the Taylor children were adopted but the Taylors have forgotten which two.

     I don't think I have EVER heard an adoptive family say it quite this way!  Now hear me out, I am not criticizing adoptive parents in any way.  I think that adopting is absolutely wonderful!  What made me excited about this statement is, I usually hear something like, "oh we have two of our own and we adopted two."  Can you feel the difference in the two statements?  It touched my heart in a big way!  Stay tuned for more on this upcoming show, it is just one more way to support Arizona!

Best Idea for Adult, Sibling Christmas

     Wow, I am a terrible blogger!  It has been waaaayyy too long since I have been here, so I hope anybody will read this.  :)  I won't bore you with a long diatribe about my life...today...I will share that another day!  Today I want to talk about that hard business of Christmas gift exchanges with our siblings once we hit adulthood.
     My siblings and I have struggled with this for years.  We have gotten everyone presents and exchanged names in a variety of ways, but we have never been satisfied with the way it all goes.  Mostly because we all have everything we need already.  Last year, after more discussion over how to go about this sibling gift thing, I made a suggestion.  I suggested that we either adopt a family or go out together to get Angel Tree gifts as the way we celebrate with each other.  So this year, we are indeed adopting a family and the week of Christmas will gather to wrap all the presents and eat together and we are all SOOOO EXCITED! This finally feels right for us!
     So, my suggestion to any of you struggling with this same issue, find a way to serve someone else as a family this Christmas.  We have so much and there are others with so little!  If you decide to serve someone else this Christmas with your family, I would love to hear about it!