Focused on a Cure

Renda's been on a decorating kick again! She's spray painted a chair. She's spray painted a column. She's made flower arrangements. She's wrapped materials....

She's created a beautiful display with our 2009 survivor exhibit... on our front porch. You've got to stop by and check it out!

To stay up-to-date on Focused on a Cure, keep an eye on our blog at www.focusedonacure.blogspot.com AND our fan page at www.facebook.com/focusedonacure.

Update: Focused on a Cure

We've added a few more exhibits to our list! We wanted to update you on all of our locations that our Focused on a Cure gallery will be held.

September 30th - Achieve Fitness Membership Appreciation Night, 4:30-9pm, Concord

September 30th - October 10th - Concord Library

October 13th - October 17th - Bates Center at CMC Northeast

October 20th - October 24th - Breast Health Center at Copperfield

October 20th and 21st (evening only) - "2008 Healing Thread Fashion Benefit for the Northeast Foundation", Both nights at 7pm. (For more info, visit http://www.givenortheastfoundation.org/.)

October 27th - 31st - Cabarrus Family Medicine, Concord office

November 3rd - 9th - Carolina Mall, center court

November 10th - 14th - Wachovia, Church Street, Concord

November 17th-21st - Sportcenter Athletic Club, Concord

We have more locations that we will announce after the dates are finalized. But if you have a business of your own or an idea of a location that might be interested in hosting a gallery showing for us, please contact Renda at 704.933.5600 or renda@irresistibleportraits. Remember, the more shows we hold, the more awareness there will be!

Stop by!

Good news! We've set up our Focused on a Cure gallery here! It's on our front porch, so feel free to stop by ANYTIME to read the stories of these strong survivors.

Dont forget to mark your calendars for the different locations our gallery will be held. You can get that information on our "Update: Focused on a Cure" post from September 10th.

We hope you are as inspired as we are!

Update: Focused on a Cure

We wanted to update you on all of our locations that our Focused on a Cure gallery will be held.

September 21st - Coldwater Creek, Northlake Mall, "Try It On for the Cure", 12 noon to 6pm. (More info below!)

September 30th - October 10th - Concord Library

October 13th - October 17th - Bates Center at CMC Northeast

October 20th - October 24th - Breast Health Center at Copperfield

October 20th and 21st (evening only) - "2008 Healing Thread Fashion Benefit for the Northeast Foundation", Both nights at 7pm. (For more info, visit http://www.givenortheastfoundation.org/.)

October 27th - 31st - Cabarrus Family Medicine, Concord office

November 3rd - 9th - Carolina Mall, center court

November 10th - 14th - Wachovia, Church Street, Concord

We have more locations that we will announce after the dates are finalized. But if you have a business of your own or an idea of a location that might be interested in hosting a gallery showing for us, please contact Renda at 704.933.5600 or renda@irresistibleportraits. Remember, the more shows we hold, the more awareness there will be!

Try It On for the Cure

We're are so excited to announce that our Focused on a Cure gallery will be present at the "Try It On for the Cure" event at Coldwater Creek in Northlake Mall. This event will be held on Sunday, September 21st from 12 noon to 6 pm.

Coldwater Creek, the national leading retailer of quality fashion for women, encourages all women to stop in to the Charlotte Coldwater Creek store located in Northlake Mall and try on clothes as a fun and easy way to join the fight against breast cancer. For every woman who enters a dressing room and tries on any apparel from Coldwater Creek's extensive collection, Coldwater Creek will donate $1 to the Charlotte affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For those women who choose to make an in-store purchase during the fundraiser, the retailer will also donate 10 percent of the day's sales to the same cause.

But that's not all! Coldwater Creek has asked certain survivors to model their clothes throughout the store on that day and Rhonda, Renda's sister, will be one of the models!

This is the "debut" of our Focused on a Cure gallery and we hope that you will be as inspired by the stories as we have been.


Mark your calendar:
September 21st
12 noon to 6pm
Coldwater Creek
Northlake Mall

We'll see you there!

Survivor Campaign

This journey through breast cancer with Renda's sister, Rhonda, has changed our lives. Her story has brought us in touch with so many other women who have been through this. We feel each survivor has a unique story to be told. If it can help encourage, inspire or educate one person about this disease, it would be worth this experience.




With our business, it just felt right to put a face with these stories and let our art speak for breast cancer survivors. Karen read each survivor's story and tried to portray their journey and how cancer has “enriched” their lives.






You probably know Angie Hewitt. She's part of our IP Family. Her story is based on being a mother and setting a strong example for her children.

Meet Allison Cresswell (on the far left). She has a family history of different types of cancer, but was faced with breast cancer herself. Her story will inspire you to be that supportive sister, mother, friend that a survivor needs.

Meet Jill Vandaveer. Her story will encourage you to be positive and let your spirit shine through the bad times.

Meet Jane Jacobs and her two beautiful daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Anna Victoria. Jane is a single mother that knew she had to beat the fight against cancer for her girls.

Meet Shirley Ramsey and her granddaughter, Chloe. Her story is based on being an inspiring role model to her children and grandchildren.

Meet Judie Berry-Nix and her husband, Rob. This is Judie's second battle against breast cancer. Rob wanted to be supportive in Judie's journey, so he let her shave his head (and of course, we documented it!)

This is only a sneak peek of the women's stories. Each survivor has a unique story that offers you a valuable lesson. That's why we're inviting you to get to know the survivors during our "Focused on a Cure" campaign.

The following dates and locations are the gallery showings for our campaign.

September 30th - October 10th - Concord Library

October 13th - October 17th - Bates Center at CMC Northeast

October 20th - October 24th - Breast Health Center at Copperfield

We have more locations that we will announce after the dates are finalized. But if you have a business of your own or an idea of a location that might be interested in hosting a gallery showing for us, please contact Renda at 704.933.5600 or renda@irresistibleportraits.

Remember, the more shows we hold, the more awareness there will be!

And.......

Don't forget! We're walking in the Avon Walk on October 25th and 26th. Our goal is $5,000 and we've only raised 17% of that! Every dollar counts. We need your support!