Swimming for Katie

Hello everyone.  I'm here with a very special post today - to help support a fundraising effort for a  dear friend of many in the blogging community, Katie Renz.  You will probably have seen the start of the drive last week, which is  to help Katie who is battling with gastric cancer.   If you're not familiar with her, Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here. The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here.

This exclusive stamp used in my sample, designed by Becky Oehlers is available as a clear stamp, as well as a digis or a dig and SVG cut file. 100% of the profits go to Katie's fund to help her and her young family. Her husband Kevin and her three young children need our help and support. In addition to the Keep Swimming Octopus, Marianne Walker and True =D Doodle Designs both also donated digis that are for sale. Direct donations are also being accepted. Information central is HERE. 

Jak, our teamie at Mo's Dream Team, is very close to Katie and asked us if we'd like to join in the drive to help raise funds for Katie, her treatment and family.  Being a mum of three myself, there was only one answer for me so here's my card, with the fabulous image designed by Becky. 

Hopefully, you will have arrived from Joyce's Blog here but if not, you can find a full list of bloggers joining in at the bottom of my post.

 

Please follow the link here to see all the images/items that are available to purchase with all funds going to help Katie keep swimming!

Sadly, Katie has had to return to hospital for further treatment, but the fighting spirit of her and her family is totally inspiring and is a lesson to us all.  You can read her latest post here.

I hope you will join me in supporting Katie through a purchase or donation. The following is a list of everyone who has projects posted today. 

Mina http://pinkpuds.blogspot.com/

Alice http://aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.com/

Cathy http://inkitupstampitout.blogspot.com/

Debbie http://debbiepsplace.blogspot.com/

Heidy http://heidysscrappies.blogspot.com/

Jane http://janeyscards.blogspot.com/

Jeni http://jeniflipflop.blogspot.com/

Joyce http://gramstreasures.blogspot.com/

Julie http://catchmecrafting.blogspot.com/

Karen http://www.kjssummerwinekorner.blogspot.com/

Lori http://byloridesigns.blogspot.com/

Tammy http://tammy-tammyspot.blogspot.com/

Toni http://cuppa-craft.blogspot.com/

As you can see, Karen is the next stop on today's hop, so pop on over to see her card and the rest of today's supporters.

I hope you will be inspired by them and moved to purchase or donate. Thank you!