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Operation Bling Foundation Newsletter
Great News! May 2009
In This Issue
RealMorris.com
Humanitarian Award
ACS CPS-3 Study
Bling Angel Trudy
Christine Ferdinand
 
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IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT BLING!
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The Real Morris Magazine featured Chris as their Model Citizen in their May 2009 issue!






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Our 501(c)3 was approved on
May 11, 2009!
We are now as official as official can get!
A 501(c)3 is the Holy Grail for non-profits! It will allow us to accept donations online! Our web elves and our bank are working on it as I write this! A 501(c)3 also allows us to apply for grants and matching funds!
More money in means more Bling Gifts out!!!
 
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Great news abounds all around for Operation Bling!!! Thank you for taking the time to keep Operation Bling in your hearts! We hope you enjoy the newsletter!
American Cancer Society's Humanitarian Award
receiving awardChris was nominated by Overlook Hospital and chosen by the American Cancer Society to be their honoree and recipient of the "Jody A. Morrow Humanitarian Award" to be presented at the American Cancer Society's 30th annual Diamond Ball! The gala will be held at the Crystal Plaza on November 22, 2009! More on the Diamond Ball's details to come!
        I have to tell you all...I was stunned to tears! How amazing is it for Operation Bling to be recognized and endorsed by the American Cancer Society?!!! It is fabulous!!! Simply FABULOUS!!!
Thank you!
Honor "Your Reason to Relay" by participating in the CANCER PREVENTION STUDY-3
 cappichinoWho is YOUR reason to Relay? What if you could honor them by participating in research that will help understand the factors that prevent cancer and save more lifes faster? Enrollment for the 3rd Cancer Prevention Study of the American Cancer Society will take place at the Relay For Life of Berkeley Heights, May 30th, 5:30 to 9:30pm. You do not have to participate in Relay to participate in the CPS-3 Study, but you can only register for it at Relay. Past long-term American Cancer Society follow-up studies have played a major role in cancer prevention at the American Cancer Society. You can be a part of this amazing study in more ways than you know! Enroll or share this information with someone who can!
 
For more information, visit
http://www.cancer.org/cps3

Operation Bling Foundation will be selling "Bling Gifts" at Relay For Life of Berkeley Heights, New Providence, & Summit (held at Governor Livingston High School) May 30th. OBF will be donating 100% of their proceeds from that evening to Relay For Life! All "Bling Gifts" are $45.00. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted.
 
See you at Relay! 
Bling Angel Trudy Servedio
cappichinoMeet the quintessential Bling Angel! Trudy has been "blinging" patients in Overlook Hospital and Morristown Memorial Hospital since December 2008! She is having so much fun and bringing so much cheer and pleasure to the oncology patients not only with the Bling Gifts she presents but with her time and attention to the patients as well! Being a breast cancer survivor herself, she has walked their walk. She has a huge heart and shares many smiles with her Bling recipients! Trudy is featured here floating down the halls of Franklin 4 in Morristown on her angel wings visiting and blinging patients! Trudy has personally blinged 211 oncology patients! We can't decide who has more fun with the jewelry, the Bling recipients or Trudy! I think it's a toss up! Trudy also often stops by the patient's rooms of those she has already blinged! They are always lifted up by her smiles and encouraging words! Thank you Trudy for your fabulous Bling work!
 
Speaking of Bling Angels...we have two more bling Angels on board! Christine Berkson will be blinging in Morristown. Kathy Gove will be blinging in Overlook! Welcome aboard Bling Angels! Congratulations on receiving your angel wings! 
 
A special thanks to Christine Berkson, Faith Winow and Barbara Killeen for hosting Bling Parties! You all graciously opened up your homes and invited your friends to bask in the Bling! A good time was had by all! Between the two parties over $3,000 of Bling Gifts were sold for Operation Bling! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
 
If anyone is interested in hosting a Bling Party, please email me at christineferdinand@msn.com or call me at 1.877.BLING.03 
Much love,
Christine and Bill Ferdinand
Operation Bling Foundation

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