Wow, you guys! I just re-read this thread from the top, and found a couple of posts I had missed before! (
I really must learn to hit the refresh button before I log off, so I can see posts that happened while I was online 
)
So, in reply to Lin and Mink Islander - with regard to Locks of Love - I did that 2 1/2 years ago after my sister recovered from her first bout with cancer. Unfortunately this time my hair was color-treated
(yup! Lot's of grey hair on my head these days!)so I couldn't give the hair away this time.
PaulS - I was amazed how long it took to shave my head! But I must admit that Dan Barbary was having a lot of fun, and made the event enormously enjoyable for myself and everyone in attendance as well. There was a LOT of laughter on the patio last night!
Mee - If you think I've got a big heart, well, I think the girl in your mirror has the biggest heart I'VE ever come across!!!!!
IG - You've been my inspiration for several years now. I know you know just exactly how I was feeling, and it's people like you who give me the strength to
"do something"! Thank you! Love you, too!!!
AltonBayBob - so glad you took the time to thoroughly research St. Baldricks! It really is an amazing organization, and in this day and age of "administrative bleedoff" practiced by many so-called charitable organizations, it's wonderful to find one that is so fiscally responsible and truly devoted to it's cause! I truly appreciate you posting your thoughts - particularly as a member of the medical community - and I'm proud to be putting my efforts to good use for such a worthy organization. Also, and more importantly, thank you for your generous contribution!!!!!!!
Skipper - I have no preference as to the method of donation. Which ever method is easiest and most logical for the individual is the method they should choose. St. Baldrick's certainly makes it easy to use their website or to donate by phone. I just appreciate everyone's willingness to give to a cause I feel strongly about, and to help me honor the memory of my sister. She was a nurse and spent her life healing hurts of all kinds. I'm trying to fill the void that she left, by doing what I'm able - raise money!
And speaking of raising money ... Tonight I emptied the water bottle for the first time. Inside was $448.00 in paper bills, and a small amount of coins which I put back into the bottle. Tonight on my page at St. Baldricks, there is already a total of $475.00! So, I'm already well on my way to the first $1,000!!!!!
I'm going to put two thermometer graphs on the side of the bottle and fill them in with a red marker, showing the current totals online and in the bottle. This way, everyone will be able to view the progress every time they visit. One graph will be for online donations, and the other will be for the donations in the bottle. This is going to be fun!
Thank you again to all of you for your support in this endeavor. I continue to be thoroughly overwhelmed!
God Bless each and every one of you!!!!!