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a different idea for a valentine

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I arrived home late last night and walked into a big-time baking frenzy. All three girls were pulling tins from the oven, frosting cupcakes, wrapping brownies, making tags, decorating and finishing the final touches for Mo's bake sale today. Mo is the youngest here, the volunteer firefighter in the family. Working at the local chapter of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society as a Team In Training Coordinator, she assembles groups of amateur athletes who ride, walk, swim, run or hike at events around the country to raise money for a cure for blood cancers. 

And she has decided to enter the San Diego Half Marathon and run for LLS too. A first for her.

Today she hosted a bake sale in the lobby at work to raise money for the cure. (Pictures to come.)

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Everything looked so beautiful and sweetly packaged as she headed off this morning. Her sisters were awesome assistants.

Anyone care to pledge support to Mo for her run for the cure and send a virtual valentine to those who need it most? If you donate $10.00 or more to Mo's page, I'll send you the PDF of your choice as shown in my Etsy shop as a thank you. Just shoot me an email {chlyons9(at)gmail.com} saying you donated and let me know which one you would like and I'll follow up. Click here to donate.

Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day with those you love. xoxo

Edited to add Diana's photos from the sale - 

Cupcakes4

Cupcakes4

Cookies

Cookies

Cupcakes5

Cupcakes5

Turtles

Turtles

Mo2

Mo2

Cards

Cards

Thanks so so so much to those of you who contributed to her page! Off to a good start!

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