by Christine Conroy | Mar 16, 2024 | Recent News
We are getting so excited for A Pink Night to Remember this year! The outpouring from our community has been beyond words. The generosity of our sponsors, and raffle and auction donors has been far greater than we could’ve ever imagined! Download the Raffle, Auction & Prizes List Non-Attendees CAN Purchase Raffle Tickets If you are not attending you can still take part in our raffle! Each sheet of raffle tickets is $20 and you will have 25 tickets. Please browse through our amazing 92 raffles and determine which # Raffle you’d like to enter with how many tickets. Send an email to Mary at seymourpink09@aol.com with your list (a photo of a handwritten note works too!) and we will work out payment either via cash / PayPal / Venmo. For example you may say: 5 tickets in Raffle #5, 4 tickets in Raffle #83, 6 tickets in Raffle #60, 10 tickets in Raffle # 44. (Remember, there is 25 tickets total!) When our raffles are set at the venue on Friday, we will enter your tickets into each requested raffle. All non-attendee raffle requests need to be submitted & paid by Wednesday, March 20th at 12 Noon. NO EXCEPTIONS. Get Ready to Celebrate! The Waterview has pulled out all the stops to make this the best year ever, in honor and memory of our Colleen, and all those that we have lost in the battle against cancer. I know it will be an emotional night, but I also know it will be, as its title says, a “night to remember.” One of the highlights for Colleen, and for...
by Christine Conroy | Feb 10, 2024 | Recent News
Tickets for this event are $95 per attendee. Tickets may be purchased in groups up to 12, including the table “captain” or primary registrant. If your group is less than 12, then other attendees will be added to make a table with 12 guests. If your group is more than 12 you will need to designate a second person’s email as primary registrant as the system will not allow you to utilize the same exact email for 2 transactions. Everyone will be guaranteed a seat. Every effort will be made to keep smaller groups together and to seat you near who you request, however due to table size limitations and multiple requests it is not always possible to accomodate every request. We do appreciate your understanding. **All guests must be age 21 or older to attend** Primary Registrant Info As a primary registrant you will be asked to provide the following information: Full Name (including proper spelling for place cards)Mailing AddressEmail AddressPhone NumberAre You a Breast Cancer Survivor? (Yes/No)Banner Hanging Request / Names on BannersPayment Information – any credit card or PayPal Banner Display Please note there is a registration question regarding banner display. Our volunteers have always hung our Seymour Pink honorary banners throughout The Waterview. Due to the amount of banners we now have, space limitations and magnitude of this undertaking, we are asking that during registration you request your own or a loved one’s banner to be displayed the night of the event (this also includes any guests you are registering). You will be able to write in the names of the banners you’d like displayed at...
by Christine Conroy | Feb 2, 2024 | Recent News
Vote for Seymour Pink in the Ion Bank 15th Annual Community Awards Program! The Ion Bank Foundation continues to make a difference in its communities through supporting of a variety of causes by contributing millions of dollars to various non-profit organizations, including Seymour Pink! The 15th Annual Community Awards Program can help us and your favorite non-profits earn grant money. The Community Awards Program allows each Ion Bank customer to vote for their favorite non-profit organization to help the Ion Bank Foundation give away $100,000. The Community Awards Program gives each Ion Bank customer the opportunity to vote for their favorite non-profit organization to help the Ion Bank Foundation give away $100,000. Enrolled non-profits will receive a donation of $25 from the Ion Bank Foundation for every vote for their organization. It’s simple – vote for the charity of your choice. Voting will take place from February 1st through March 1st. You must be an Ion Bank customer to vote. One vote per customer, however, for accounts with multiple owners, each owner may vote. Customers with multiple accounts may only vote once. Each customer can vote for only one organization. Vote for Seymour Pink Thank you for your...
by Christine Conroy | Jan 31, 2024 | Recent News
We are excited to unveil our 2024 Event Calendar for Seymour Pink hosted events! The first event will be A Pink Night to Remember held at The Waterview in Monroe, CT on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 6 to 10 pm. This event is a great way for our community to come together and celebrate our mission, honor survivors and enjoy a great night of food, drinks and comradery. This year’s event is dedicated to the memory of our Vice President, Colleen Fries who also was the chairperson of this very event for year. Attendees receive a complimentary blush sparkling wine upon arrival and can enjoy a variety of cold and hot hors d’oeuvres and food stations, open bar and beer garden. The hallmark of this event is nearly 100 premium raffles, a silent auction and a not-to-be-missed entertaining LIVE auction. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 11th at 9 AM EST. Our 15th Annual Pasta Dinner will take place on Monday, April 22, 2024 at The Brookside Inn in Oxford, CT. This is the event that started it all. When founder, Mary Deming, set out to raise funds for her Susan G. Komen walk in 2007, owners Sara and Gary Morgatto agreed to host a pasta dinner to help her fundraising efforts. At this event, what is most special is the raffle baskets that are donated and built in honor or in memory of breast cancer patients. Each basket tells a heartfelt story about the person it is made for and builds our community’s story. Our Golf Tournament will once again be held at Woodhaven Country Club...
by Christine Conroy | Jan 28, 2024 | Recent News
We are excited to announce that our 2024 Seymour Pink T-Shirt contest is OPEN for your creative submissions! If your award is selected, you will earn a $1,000 Scholarship! All Seymour students of Middle School, High School, or College age are welcome to submit their original artwork designs for consideration of this year’s shirt design award. (No professional graphic designers please) Make a statement OR send a message about the Fight Against Breast Cancer through your T-shirt design! WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Full-time students living in Seymour, CT (this includes middle and high school students AND college students). Please no professional graphic designers. PRIZE AWARD? $1,000.00 scholarship bursary ENTRY FEE? $5.00 per entry (checks made payable to Seymour Pink, Inc.) DEADLINE? All entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday, March 18, 2024 CONTEST RULES? The applicant must be a SEYMOUR resident.Entrant must submit hand-drawn or computer generated artwork (submit electronic file if computer generated) on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper – artwork can be horizontal or vertical and does not have to take up the entire paper. If created electronically and vector artwork is available, please submit vector artwork, along with image files for viewing by non-designers.Artwork must be ORIGINAL.Each entry may use up to 2 COLORS; include Seymour PINK logo and the year.Please keep in mind that the winning entry will be applied to an off white ASH colored shirt for this yearFine details in design may not transfer well to the T-shirt. JUDGING? In fairness to all, the artist’s names will be withheld until after the winning entry has been selected.Entries will be judged on concept, and not solely on artistic talent.The...
by Christine Conroy | Dec 27, 2023 | Recent News
It is with a shattered heart that I share that on Saturday, December 23, 2023 our dearest friend and Vice President of Seymour Pink, Colleen Fries, passed away. Her 9 year battle, with the war multiple myeloma waged on her body, is over. A giver, a fighter, a steward of justice, an individual who was always there for those in need, those less fortunate, those who had been dealt a difficult hand in their life. A private person who appreciated and respected other’s privacy but would do anything for family and friends… if someone needed legal guidance, a helping hand, Colleen quietly offered her help, no strings attached. As Vice President of Seymour Pink and chairperson of “A Pink Night to Remember”, her legal and event planning expertise were the reasons why Seymour Pink experienced such incredible growth over the last several years…never wanting the recognition she so deserved, but wanting to be there to smooth out any wrinkles that might occur. She always stepped back at, or after one of our fundraising events and would say, “Build it and they will come”….Colleen you have helped to build Seymour Pink into a non profit organization that everyone comes too! To say our hearts are shattered into a thousand pieces doesn’t begin to express our pain, butColleen our comfort comes from knowing the Lord has wrapped you in His eternal peace! Sleep well my friend…the fight is over. Your pain is gone!! We will continue Seymour Pink’s fight against breast cancer, despite our devastating loss of your passing Colleen, because we know you will be with us EVERY step we...
by Christine Conroy | Oct 9, 2023 | Recent News
The Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5k took place Saturday, October 7, 2023. We want to congratulate our top finishers! Top Female Finisher Meg Re from Oxford, CT at 22:02 Top Male Finisher Greg Bastek from Seymour at 18:37 Top Breast Cancer Survivors Lauren HellerLynn ValentinRachel KovachAllison VallanceErin BarsevichJennifer WilsonJaime MathesonMichele GabrielliMaria-Ines MorenoLaura Stevens All results can be seen at...
by Christine Conroy | Oct 2, 2023 | Recent News
We are looking forward to the 12th Annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5K and Kid’s Run this coming weekend!If you are running LIVE with us, our event is rain or shine – bring the sunshine with you! Please take note of parking & race day schedule information below. If you are running virtually, you can download your race bib through your RunSignUp account – make sure to load your results and tag us on social media! Make Sure to Bring: Sunshine, smiles, enthusiasm, your camera AND YOUR PINKEST OUTFIT…Awards for the PINKEST OUTFIT will be judged BEFORE the 5K begins at 8 AM at the main stage. Get there early if you want to enter! Get social! Tag us on Facebook @SeymourPink or Instagram @seymourpinkct and use hashtags #seymourpink and #PPP2023Our Pink Gift shop will have race day swag & other pink items available for sale and we will accept credit cards this year.There will NOT be a gear tent, so bring only what you can carry with you. LOST AND FOUND is at the Pre-Registration/5K Information booth. Race Swag: If you are on a team of 5+ people, and did not elect shipping your captain should have your swag – please coordinate with him/her. If you are participating virtually or chose optional shipping, your swag was mailed by last Wednesday and should be to you by the middle of this week. Please note, if you registered after August 15th there was no shirt or medal option available due to lingering supply chain issues and lead time for our order entry. You can check your race registration date through your confirmation email or RunSignUp...
