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In Our Hearts
" I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart!"
Philippians 1:3-4,7
We have 1017 on our prayer list!
Please keep all of our Bling Recipients and their families and friends in your thoughts and prayers!
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We are a 501(c)3
Not-For-Frofit
Donations may be made online!
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Testimonial
"Just picked up my wife from Morristown Memorial Hospital, and she showed me her "bling" that she got and read me the letter you included...I just want you to know how sweet this is what you are doing for the sick and bed ridden. You have brought a smile to many people's faces that are sick and possibly dying. Sometimes we forget to thank people for the smiles they put on our faces...Thank you! My wife is doing great thanks to the great staff at MMH!
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Other Upcoming Bling Events
Bling Party at Morristown Memorial on Monday September 14th outside the MoTown Cafe (the cafeteria) 11:00 to 2:00
All are welcome to stop by! All Bling Gifts are $45.00 and 100% of the proceeds goes right back into Operation Bling to purchase more Bling for patients!
Culver Chiropractic's Annual Tricky Tray & Their 15th years of business Celebration
Saturday October 3rd
3:30 - 6:00
1490 Springfield Ave
New Providence, NJ
Basket Calling @ 4:45
The Money They Raise At This Event Will Benefit The Operation Bling Foundation!
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Operation Bling Foundation's mission is to give sparkling jewels to cancer patients -for free- during their hospital stay, bringing them cheer and pleasure! |
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What a STUNNING September afternoon this Labor Day is!!! I so love writing these newsletters! I am sitting here enjoying our backyard while our goofy grand-DOGS run around playing as though they are busy little kids...and I am LOVING my day! I didn't mean for this newsletter to be so long, but we have so much good stuff to share! So PLEASE don't delete...do sit and read! Thank you!
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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
 As most of you all know, we lost my Mom, Ruth Brands-McLuskey, to Ovarian Cancer in 1991. We wish none of you the same. Ovarian Cancer is silent, it whispers...please make sure you listen!
The August 1st Baseball and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Event held at the TD Bank Ballpark with the Somerset Patriots was a huge success! 7,557 people were in attendance! The NOCC distributed about 1,700 bags of life saving, empowering information on Ovarian Cancer symptoms to women who attended the event! If they saved one life that night, they accomplished their mission!
Thank you all for going out and supporting raising awareness!
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Amazing Turnout At The "George Sloane Victory Blood Drive" !
 More than 100 donors came to the New Providence Firehouse on August 22, 2009! The Red Cross collected 83 units of blood and 6 donations of platelets! More than 290 lives were saved because of the loving generosity of all who attended! Speaking of generosity, the donors were not only generous to the American Red Cross, they were generous to Operation Bling too! Between straight donations and Bling sales, Operation Bling made $980.00 that day in honor of George Sloane! Approximately 40 people can be "blinged" in George's honor! And speaking of giving blood, after being scared out of our heebe-geebies, Bill and I did just fine! We are going to make donating blood a regular part of our giving! The Sloanes held a gathering at their home afterwards to thank all who came...Bill and I stopped by...I consummed more than my fair share of Laura Sloane-Delia's deviled eggs!!! Yummm!
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Trolling For Funds!
 First of all, THANK YOU to all of you who made the huge effort to navigate the Nau.com site and vote for us for their $10,000 "Grant For Change"! We made it into the running but, unfortunately they did not pick us. NO WORRIES everyone...I am ALWAYS trolling for funds! You may get a kick out of where I have trolled! Some of my trolling has included sending our story to Oprah, Oprah's magazine, Oprah's Big Give, CNN Heros, World News Tonight's Person Of The Week, Dale and Thomas Popcorn's Great Sharer contest at sharesome.org, Reader's Digest Make It Matter, Avon's Hello Tomorrow Fund, ABC News' Ameri-Can, Dotster.com's Next Big Small Business contest, Google Grants, Diane Sawyer and Robbin Roberts, Hoda and Kathy Lee, True North Snacks are looking for people's passion, their true north! Lord knows I have passion and Operation Bling is most certainly MY true North!(True North's contest is worth $1,000!) The Today Show was given the story by a couple of people. I haven't heard from any of them...but have no fear...no worries...it will all happen when it is suppose to happen! Look how far we have come already! Thank you for your continued unconditional love, support and encouragement! Bling On! |
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Our 7th Expansion!
We have expanded to the University Medical Center at Princeton! They couldn't be nicer and more thrilled to have us! They are an affiliate of the Cancer Institute of NJ. We are also blinging in Christ Hospital in Jersey City! Anna Berwitz of the American Cancer Society is our Bling Angel both in ACS's West Orange office and when she visits Christ Hospital! We have supplied 2,209 Bling Gifts between all of our particpating hospitals!!! |
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Bling Luncheon
 The Community Service Department of
The Fortnightly Club
invites you to attend a luncheon to benefit the
Operation Bling Foundation
on Friday, September 25, 2009
11:30 - 1:30
Twin Maples
214 Springfield Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
$30 per person
Guests are welcome to attend
Please RSVP no later than Sept 15, 2009
Reserve early...seating is limited
please contact:
Dorthy Moxley - 908.273.2451
Sherry Rawson - 908.273.0445
Bling Gifts will be available for sale at the luncheon
Thank you in advance to Lynn Reed and The Fortnighly Club for opening up your hearts and your club for the benefit of Operation Bling!
All Our Love,
Chris and Bill Ferdinand
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Thank you ALL for your friendship, love and support of the Operation Bling Foundation! We couldn't do it without you!
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