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Walking for gratitude •
also: Building a business and helping kids
diana breMent JTNews Columnist
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Few parents are likely to
be as grateful as those
whose children have survived
serious illness. Sara Flash
is one of those survivors — of
non-Hodgkin lymphoma —
much to the relief of her parents,
Ed and Rabbi Allison
Flash, her brothers, Adam and
Daniel, and family and friends.
On September 25, Sara was
an honored patient at Seattle’s
Light the Night walk around Green Lake.
The walk is an annual Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society event paying tribute and
bringing hope to people battling cancer.
(Details at www.lightthenight.org.)
I spoke to Sara and her mom a few days
before the event.
“We have 35 now,” Allison reported
on their team size, but ultimately ended
up with 60. “We know everyone on the
team…it’s a slice of our life,” including
walkers from her kids’ schools, members
of Temple Beth Am where Allison works,
and of course family and friends.
Sara carried a white, lighted balloon on
the 2.8-mile stroll to signify her survivor
status, while others carried red balloons to
indicate support.
QFC proudly supports the YWCA
By Eric Miller, QFC Public Affairs Specialist
Think back to the first time you realized that you
were in complete control of the life you wanted to
lead. And more importantly, you felt like you would
be able to meet and even exceed the challenges that
were sure to come. Maybe the feeling came to you
right after that first success in elementary school,
upon arriving at college, or during your first job
interview. Maybe it was a huge baseball tournament
that took you further than you ever thought possible.
Or perhaps it was realized through the guidance of a
loving family member.
Successes build upon each other and gain
momentum as you move through life, but they bring
with them more responsibility and more challenges
to overcome. This is why it is so important we lay the
foundation our children need so they understand they
have a solid support structure in place, and realize they
can rely on themselves as adulthood approaches.
This same concept is the reason why QFC is so
proud to partner with the YWCA as our Checkstand
Charity of the Month during October. It’s all about
creating a support structure and stability where it did
not previously exist.
The YWCA’s mission is to advance the quality of life
for women of all ages, race and faiths, as well as their
families. In order to do this, the YWCA provides services
to meet critical needs, promote self-sufficiency,
Sara was diagnosed last
October and began an intensive
chemotherapy regimen.
In January of this year she was
in remission.
“She is back in school full
time,” reports Mom, and
both went to camp and “celebrated
her Bat Mitzvah this
summer.”
Jeff Berkman is another
patient who walked with his
family and friends. Diagnosed
with acute myelogenous leukemia
just before Sara got her diagnosis,
Jeff, the former longtime board treasurer
of the JTNews, is in remission after a stem
cell transplant in February.
It happens that the families are
friends.
“We’ve known Jeff for a long time,”
says Allison, and Sara is good friends
with Jeff and Lisa Berkman’s daughter
Sabrina. They were all in frequent touch
during both families’ ordeals.
The walk is over, but you can still support
cancer research by going to the Web
page and making a donation.
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ED FLaSH
annie Baden, left, Rachel eaton, center, and
lymphoma survivor Sara Flash participate in
light Up the Night at green lake on Sept. 25.
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Sari Crevin is living the great
American business success story
right now. About five years ago,
when her oldest was 1 and learning to
drink from a sippy cup, the mother of two
had a great idea.
“In the beginning Jake was just having
a hard time holding it,” and would drop
the cup, Sari says. Then he realized the
fun of throwing it from the high chair or
reduce violence, eliminate racism and achieve equal
opportunities for everyone. Emergency assistance,
shelter, safe and stable housing, personalized case
management, counseling, employment assistance,
mentoring and internships are all aimed at building
confidence and achieving stability that can lead
to lasting independence. Over 57,000 people were
helped as a result of these programs in 2009 and
thanks to you, QFC was able to donate over $26,000
in support. So how can you and I help this amazing
organization in 2010?
Eric Miller is the Public Affairs Specialist for QFC. He can be reached at eric.miller@qfci.com or 425-990-6182.
CouRTESy SaRI CREvIN
Sari Crevin, a self-taught
expert on keeping
toddlers’ cups off the
floor.
the stroller “to see
how many times
Mom will pick it
up.”
Tiring of this
game, and unable
to find an existing
product that tethered
cups to seats,
S a r i t h o u g h t ,
“maybe I could
do this.”
Buying a cheap
sewing machine,
which she didn’t
even know how to use, she made some
tethers which she gave to friends. It
“snowballed” from there.
At the time she was an independent
recruiter and business coach in the Bay
Area, but in 2006 Microsoft called and
offered her a job. She and her husband
Matt moved to Bellevue. They also have a
second son, Charlie.
BooginHead — a family word for
something silly — was relegated to a
hobby while the family got settled, but
then Oprah and QVC announced a best-
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From October 3rd to October 30th, QFC customers
can donate to the YWCA at any checkstand using the
$1, $5, or $10 scan cards; by dropping their coins in
the coin boxes at the checkstands or by designating
their 3 cent bag reuse credit as a donation to YWCA.
In addition, QFC will make a donation of $10,000 to
the YWCA.
If each of us can help a little, it will make a big
difference in the lives of women and their families
throughout our community, and that is something to
celebrate! Thank you!