We need more votes!

We are battling our way to the top of the Facebook/Chase Community Giving Campaign!

With $250,000 on the line, we need everyone's votes! If you add up all our past donors, volunteers and Facebook fans, we have more than enough to win this!

It is just a matter of getting it done!

If you have not voted yet, VOTE TODAY! It is just a one-time vote.

All the info is at http://www.gp2c.org.

Thank you!

Ingrid

CHASE Away Rett Syndrome

JUNE 15th - JULY 12th

www.girlpower2cure.org/chase

TOP 200 Vote-Getters Win!

We are so excited to let you know about an online vote Girl Power 2 Cure will be in starting in just a few hours!! Many of you are involved with voting and following the IRSF Pepsi vote which ends on June 30th. It is all so exciting! Especially the awareness for Rett Syndrome! Imagine all of the people reading those listed on the first page of the results.

Well, we have been planning for a similar vote for the past few weeks, only it is through Chase Community Giving. The benefits to this vote are this:

1. Voting is through Facebook

2. You are only allowed to vote once (well you can earn another vote, but I won't get into that here), so no need to try to get people to vote daily.

3. The TOP 200 vote-getters win $$$! First place = $250K; 2nd-5th place = $100k/each; and, 6th-200th place = $20K/each!

We would love to have your support in helping us win this vote which runs JUNE 15th - JULY 12th.

We have created a webpage at www.girlpower2cure.org/chase where you can send people to easily find the link to vote, as well as print out vote slips to hand out around town, etc.

Since this is just a "one vote per profile" thing, I hope you will find it easy to promote.

We are working hard to make this happen! Please visit www.girlpower2cure.org/chase to learn more and see what our plans for any money won would be!!! I think you will find it exciting!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Juliana's Story

The Brooks Family in Texas is one of those amazing families who have incredible support from friends and family. Their daughter Juliana was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome just one year ago. They have already held about 10 fundraisers with the help of their "Dream Team!" Now Roger and Kristy have produced this beautiful video about their story and their work with Girl Power 2 Cure. Watch and be inspired!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON YOU TUBE

Springtime for Rett!

Flowers are blooming all across the country for our Rett Girls! Check out our Garden of Hope project! In Tennessee, flowers are blooming at 30 different Fifth Third bank branches....they are blooming in Indiana, California, Michigan, Maryland, Arizona, Texas, Ohio, New Jersey. Oklahoma, Kentucky... and have even crossed the border in Canada! Join in the "planting!" - it is easy and fun! Tip to get lots of stores to host a garden in one "stop": attend your local chamber of commerce / business association meeting and ask that they all participate. They can pick a week or a month that is convenient for them. We mail you the flowers and provide an online kit. Visit http://www.dressup2cure.org/garden-2010.

MAY 15th DEADLINE FOR OUR PRIZE CAMPAIGN - And remember, for each Rett family who starts a team web page for Girl Power 2 Cure's Spring Campaign (http://www.dressup2cure.org) there are incentive prizes! For each $100 raised for your team, you get an entry into the raffle for these incredible prizes with a total value of $15,000 (Sleep Safe Bed, Family Vacation, Up 'N Go Walker). Check out the site and get started. It just takes a few moments. Proceeds benefit the research program of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust. (Flowers grown for Garden of Hope count towards your goal as well!)

RETT GIRL SPRING FEATURE:

Check out this great product I just listed for Spring at RettGirl.org! It is a special needs "wagon" that attaches to a bicycle -- and doubles as a stroller. It's a WIKE! Check it out!

Have a wonderful weekend! and don't forget to share your ideas with us on RettGirl!

New Board members for 2010!

Just a quick note to let you know we have a new team of Board Members at Girl Power 2 Cure for 2010! They will be working hard to make our organization bigger and stronger than ever! Roger Brooks and Kevin Coloton are both fathers of little girls with Rett Syndrome. Laura Labbate is a long-time friend who is very passionate about our cause. We will all be meeting together next weekend to get the ball rolling. Send us your good vibes and enthusiasm!




Read more about them at:
http://girlpower2cure.org/board.html

Girl Power on Parents TV!

I had the amazing opportunity to be interviewed by Anne Ebeling for a story on Girl Power 2 Cure and Rett Syndrome with Parents TV last Fall. They just posted this to their site yesterday and I wanted to share it with you! They filmed our family for three hours! Then somehow managed to turn it all into this wonderful little 4-minute package.

Click here to watch! and then pass it on!

Also, we are signing families up for April's Dress Up Cure! And are also looking for places to plant a "Garden of Hope." We hope you can join us!

Ingrid

Rett Syndrome Awareness Video

Great new Rett Awareness Video to check out! This was made for RSRT pro bono. Girl Power 2 Cure supports RSRT's research projects with the funds we raise through our cool fundraisers like Rockin for Rett, Dress Up 2 Cure, and Garden of Hope!

Be sure to share the video with everyone! If you want to post on Facebook, use this link: http://blip.tv/file/2756182