Sontes

Superior Mechanical

Rochester International Dance Studio

Integrated Technology

Wild Ginger Boutique

Four Daughters Vineyard

ZZest Market and Cafe

Everyday Bouquet

Lilac Wellness Center

Rochester Symphony Orchestra

Chester’s Kitchen and Bar

Crossings at Carnegie

Rochester Repertory Theater

Vino in the Valley

Sargent’s on 2nd

Hyvee at Crossroads

Daube’s/Jasper’s

Dave Nelson- Rochester Repertory Theater& Sontes Gift Card

Dottie Wilkomm- Sontes Wine Basket

Ann Clark- Vino in the Valley Gift Card, Cigar Purse & Bracelet

Bob Markwardt- Lilac Wellness Center massages

Stacy- Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Boudoir Bag

Sheila Kramer- Wild Ginger Boutique Gift Card

Karen Felsch- Crossings at Carnegie & Jaspers Gift Card

Diane Trisko- Chester’s Kitchen & Bar Gift Card

Joyce Dube- Everyday Bouquet arrangement

Ellen Stelling- Everyday Bouquet arrangement

Greg Bartel- Everyday Bouquet arrangement

Dave Nelson- Everyday Bouquet arrangement

Project BRA-chester

A live and Silent Auction of

Artful Bras and Unique Experiences

Friday May 4, 2012;  7-10pm

Sontes

4-3rd St SW, Rochester

(light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)

Proceeds will be used locally to increase breast cancer awareness and to support individuals on their breast cancer journey.

Tickets prior to April 18 are $30; Tickets after April 18 are $40

Thank you!

The organizers are promoting breast cancer awareness by challenging those who buy a ticket and attend to wear pink clothing.

The more people that arrive clad in something pink—the more our sponsors will donate to Join the Journey, a local nonprofit

organization that is dedicated to easing the breast cancer journey within our community through awareness, education and

support. For more information visit http://www.rochesterbullriding.com.

Please come out and support Join the Journey and all the cowboys and cowgirls who are going to wear PINK on our behalf!

Women's Cancer Resource Room - Mayo Clinic

Gonda Building - 10th Floor

Tuesdays: March 20 & 27th, 2012,  1:30 - 3:00pm

Creative Support Series- April 2012

Loom Blooms/Painted Glass/Amulets

Gonda Building- 10th floor

Tuesdays 1:30-3pm

The artists from Zumbro Valley Fiber Arts Guild will help us consider color, texture and light as a means of creative self-expression.

All sessions are free of charge.

Special thanks to the following business for participating in this event: 102.5 The Fox, Ashley Furniture Home Store, Rochester Feed and Country Store, Curves in St Charles, Roscoe’s BBQ,  Merchants Bank, Veolia Environmental Services, The Silhouette Shop, Chatfield Area Businesses, Family Tree Landscape Nursery, Whistle Binkies North and South, BB’s Pizzeria, Salon Chic and Day Spa, Caribou Coffee, UBake, Project BRAchester, Kari Amstutz Mary Kay, Mayo Cancer Research Center, Hawk and Sons Construction, Knutsen Construction Services, Lesmeister Hot Air Balloon Company, Rochester Ford Mazda, and Rochester Toyota Scion.

Thank you to everyone who donated bras this year and to the many volunteers who collected and tied hundreds of bras for this event.

Posted: Sep 16, 2011, 8:28 am

By Christina Killion Valdez

The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

An eye-catching traveling art display featuring women’s undergarments is giving the fight against breast cancer a lift. “Most people giggle when they first come and look, and that’s OK,” said Elynn Welle, president of Join the Journey, about the artistically embellished bras. “Once they hear the story that it’s being done to promote breast cancer awareness they get it.”

From a pile of bras

Bags of bras being collected to fly from a hot air balloon, caught the eye and imagination of Francie Ginocchio of Rochester while she was volunteering at last year’s Join the Journey Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. “As a fiber artist, my imagination started working and I remembered a project called The Artful Bra,” she said. “Then the name BRA-Chester popped into my mind. I asked for and was given two-dozen bras to start Project BRA-Chester.” She then contacted fellow artists from Wisconsin and Minnesota about getting involved. The response was enthusiastic. A few of the artists had breast cancer themselves or a close association with breast cancer, and the rest know of someone who has had breast cancer.

Brassaire art

Ginocchio created the first bra in memory of her grandmother, Marie Bock Sager, who was treated for breast cancer at Mayo Clinic in the early 1940s. The bra is embellished with vintage quilt hexagons. At least 30 bras have been created since, including “Poseidon’s Dream” by Sara Pruett of Stewartville, made with painted shells, and “Hard As Nails” by Enid Weichselbaum of Rochester, covered with roofing nails. “It’s quite powerful,” Welle said, noting that viewers can come to their own conclusion about what the artist is trying to say, such as the power and strength needed to get through breast cancer or what a hard thing it is to get through breast cancer.

To view the full article please click on this link: Rochester Post Bulletin/Support BRA-chester.Sept.2011

Just a few brief reminders:

Saturday, September 17^th – Early check-in available from 9am – 1pm at the Rochester Athletic Club (RAC), 3100 19^th St NW, in the Civic View room.  Please enter through the main doors and watch for JTJ signs.

Walk-in registrations welcome- shirt availability on first come first served basis. CASH OR CHECKS ONLY PLEASE.

Sunday, September 18^th – Regular check-in starts at 7:30am at Mayo High School (only people who have not checked in at the RAC please).

Walk-in registrations welcome-shirt availability on first come first served basis. CASH OR CHECKS ONLY PLEASE.

THINGS TO KNOW:

Remember your 2011 shirt is your TICKET to the days’ festivities including lunch, door prizes, etc.  You each earned this for raising/donating at least $50.

Prepare for the walk – sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes.  Check the weather and dress appropriately.  We provide bottled water or bring your own.

This is a RAIN OR SHINE EVENT!

Parking:

Walker Parking in the South parking lot of Mayo High near 16^th St.

Volunteer Parking in the North parking lot near the tennis courts.

Bring Your Bras: Any new/lightly used bras may be donated for Bras for a Cause (to be held on October 8, 2011).  Look for the Pink Veolia containers at the Walk!

Join the Journey promises a fun filled day.  Registered walkers will enjoy a light morning snack, a large education area, a very fun 5 mile Rest Area at Silver Lake, Dragon Boating, wonderful door prizes, and a delicious lunch with fantastic music.

For one day we all walk together on the Journey.  Thank you for joining us.  

See you all this Sunday!

Registered walkers will enjoy a light morning snack, a large education area, a very fun 5 mile Rest Area at Silver Lake, Dragon Boating, wonderful door prizes, and a delicious lunch with fantastic music.   As a registered walker, you will also receive a 2011 Join the Journey t-shirt, which is your “TICKET” to lunch and all the festivities.  For one day we all walk together on the Journey.

Register today!  If you haven’t already done so, registering for our 7^th Annual Walk is quick and easy with our user-friendly website.   After you register, don’t forget to share your fundraising page with family and friends.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@jointhejourney.us

Your efforts on this special day allow us to continue our mission to promote breast cancer awareness in our community and to provide support to individuals on their breast cancer journey.  Remember, “Money raised here stays here…”

Looking forward to walking with you again on September 18^th!