Fight Cancer at Hot Mama's

Our big party is this Sunday August 10 at Hot Mama’s Espresso at 2401 East 6th Street from 4-8. Suggested donation is $10 (kids free).

We’re calling this jamboree “Blood Feud- Melinda’s Payback” and the idea is to CELEBRATE LIFE with an Austin vibe in honor of my sister, Melinda. At 4 years old she was diagnosed with leukemia. What was in the late ‘60s just the Leukemia Society helped my family with medicines and other support, and for four years she was able to hold out against the cancer. Those are four years of memories that we now hold deep in our hearts, and which keep Melinda alive for us. What is that the commercial says? Oh yeah, “priceless”.

Now it is PAYBACK time. Proceeds from this jam will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society via their Team in Training program. The money will provide funds for research and also go to patient services to ease the burdens associated with treatment. Come help me FIGHT BACK against cancer! Let’s keep other families from numbering the life of a loved one on the fingers of two hands. But wait - don’t be getting out all y’all’s hankies… THIS IS A PARTY, remember! We’re gonna have some fun...

Two hot Austin bands will be playing- The Belleville Outfit and The Greyhounds - and you never know who else might sit in. If you don’t know these two bands yet, you will!

A blood drive truck and bone marrow registry table will be on-site. If you are anxious (!) to donate blood, please head over to in your hands so they can put out the red carpet for you (maybe an unfortunate choice of words there…). Where prompted for a keyword, type in “hot mamas”.

Don’t worry- if you need to ease into the idea of donating blood, you can make up your mind right then and there. The Texas Rollergirls and T-Bird and the Breaks have agreed to be on hand to help you make up your minds.

Hot Mama’s is a hidden gem of a coffee house on East 6th Street (several blocks east of I35) with a beautiful courtyard. Please email me if you need directions.

If you can’t come, but would still like to strike a blow at cancer, please forward this invite to someone you know who loves good music or may have been touched by leukemia or lymphoma. Or feel free to donate via the Team in Training website.

Click here for more information about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Thanks,

Anne

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