Quick Links:  Make a Donation   Visit our Website!  Putt for the Pink Upcoming Events   June 23, 2011 Red Oak Garden Party 7-9pm   June 27, 2011 7th Annual Putt for the Pink Golf Tournament and Teaching Clinic   June 28, 2011 Ameriprise Powerful Financial Strategies Networking 6-8:30pm   July 31, 2011 Fillies Race for Hope at Canterbury Park   For more information  about our upcoming events call Cathy at 952-471-8700 ext 17 or        Latest News   Participate in the Fillies Race for Hope Survivor's Walk.  Join cancer survivors in a one furlong (one-eighth mile) walk on Canterbury Park's racetrack sponsored by Fox 9.  RSVP to   Donate a silent auction item to Fillies Race for Hope.     We have several volunteer projects and opportunities for our Fillies Race for Hope event. Contact if you are interested in joining the Fillies team.   We are still looking for volunteers for Putt for the Pink.  Check out the volunteer openings.    The Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation is looking for summer/fall interns.  Learn More                                                Do you "like" us on Facebook? We are adding more photos and events to our Facebook page to keep you updated. Invite your friends to "like" us too!    Hope Chest E-Newsletter - June 2011 Presented by Canterbury Park Minnesota Fund Proceeds benefit the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Spend the day with your family watching live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing. Sunday, July 31, 2011 Gates Open: Noon Races Begin: 1:30pm Purchase tickets for $5 at either Hope Chest Retail Store or online at www.hopechest.us. Activities Include: * Survivors' Walk - Join cancer survivors in a walk on Canterbury Park's Race track.  Email Cathy Braaten at to register   * Pink Horseshoe Wall of Hope - click here to honor your loved one and display it on the Wall of Hope at Canterbury Park   * Amazing Silent Auction Items -  all proceeds will benefit Hope Chest programs   * Pink Table Package - Includes VIP table for six, admission tickets, programs, buffet tickets, and a pink horseshoe for the Wall of Hope and listing in the official Canterbury Park program.   Special thanks to our sponsors:   Thank you to our Media sponsors:                              Last chance to join us on the links! Includes a BBQ lunch, Cocktail Party, Silent Auction, contests and prizes! Foursomes: $1,200 Individuals: $300 Clinic: $150 Cocktail Party: $50   Register to participate.   Special thanks to our current sponsors:        Breathe Laser Therapy Bureau of Engraving  First Trust Portfolios  Health Partners Kocina Branding & Marketing Companies Norman G. Jensen SarahCare Tech80 Think Mutual Bank Uptown Smile    Hope Chest Retail Stores     New categories of donations accepted! We accept any style of furniture or home decor item that is of good quality and currently in good shape for resale. Popular selling home styles are: Contemporary, traditional, modern, transitional, cottage, shabby chic, antiques, retro & vintage, eclectic, architectural pieces, and garden decor. We pick up furniture with additional items at no charge! When we come to your home to pick up furniture please think of us for additional items of wall art, lamps and accessories. Check out our updated retail store pages on the website: Photos of new furniture arrivals are entered daily for the St. Paul and Orono stores for your shopping convenience. Call the store to have the item held for the day to give you a chance to come see it. Garage and Estate Sale Time If you to go to neighborhood sales consider becoming an "ambassador" for the Hope Chest by recommending us as a recipient of items that do not sell and we will send them an itemized receipt! Invite your neighbors to contact us to arrange a pick up and if they mention your name as the referral we will offer you 20% off one regular priced item.     Each month our newsletter will feature a story of what gave hope to an individual going through a breast cancer journey as illustrated in our 2011 Year of Hope Calendar June 2011 Story of Hope - Blanket As I was approaching the date of my surgery, the gift of friendship gave me enormous hope.  My friend, Catherine, coordinated our friends and knit a cancer blanket.  Each square was knit by a friend and represented something special.  So much was going to depend on what was found at the surgery.  Would this be invasive cancer? Would it be in my lymph nodes?  With the impending surgery, Catherine blanketed me with love.  I was lucky.  Surgery removed the cancer.  As I recovered from the mastectomy surgery and later reconstruction surgery, the blanket continued to wrap me in hope.  I can think of this day and glow with memories.  Catherine and I are only 36 years old.  I don't worry about cancer in the future because my friend continues to give me hope and I have years to return the hope she gives me.  -Rebecca      About Hope Chest for Breast Cancer  Our mission at Hope Chest for Breast Cancer® is to help under-served or financially distressed individuals and their families touched by breast cancer.   How do we help? We concentrate on the following needs: -  Emergency funds that provide rent, utilities, transportation and other needs to women who are unable to work due to the side effects of breast cancer treatment -  "Delivered Meals that Heal" for women and their families so that they can get the essential nourishment that their bodies need during breast cancer treatment -  Early detection education and screening programs that focus on diverse populations How do we raise funds? Through the sale of donated, upscale furniture, accessories, and designer women's clothing at our Retail Stores; through our Foundation fundraising events and programs; and through financial donations.  Visit our retail stores in the Twin Cities located at: 3850 Shoreline Drive in the Orono/Navarre area (952-471-8700) 571 Snelling N. in St. Paul (651-642-2850) Store Hours:  Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The stores are registered with the State of Minnesota as professional fundraisers. More information contact us at 952-471-8700 or visit www.hopechest.us.

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