Clicks for a Cause Blog

Hello Everyone, A few weeks ago we told you about our butterfly story and how sometimes you need to believe. I am going to apologize in advance for any rambling or grammar errors. This post will be painfully hard for me to get through. Today marks four years that April Lynn Hacker passed away after her second double lung transplant due to complications from Cystic Fibrosis. So let's go back and talk about the number 23. My husband and I found it cute that we both had the number 23 as our favorite number. We did not know that years after we met that the number 23 would take on a whole other meaning. April had a successful double lung transplant in November 2009 and we celebrated with a party in December. It was a few weeks later April had some trouble breathing and was rushed by ambulance to Presby. in Pittsburgh. Shortly after it was discovered April's new lungs were failing she was set for her second double lung transplant in just 2 months. We had fears if her body would be a...

Well I am almost lost for words from Anita's Head Shave Event last week. I was seconds from tears the entire event. Seeing Anita and others doing such a selfless thing for such a huge cause! Anita is on a mission to let others know about Relay for Life and tell the stories of those in her life touched by cancer. The event was such a huge success. The VooDoo Brewery was a cool venue and the band, Bishop Road, was awesome! Heather the hair stylist did such a great job keeping everyone smiling and calm when they were getting "shaved". I was excited that Anita and her event made her local newspaper, The Meadville Tribune. The event had 7 participants and raised over $1300 in donations. She also was able to get one of the local county commissioners to shave his mustache for his families Relay for Life Team. There was a gentleman that was a last minute entry that lost his mother and another family member to cancer and he touched my heart. When he was getting his head shave he h...

We are excited to have a guest blog post today from my best friend, Anita. She has been touched by Cancer in many ways throughout her life. I will be volunteering to photograph her charity event this Friday where she and others will shave their head, beards and mustaches in the name of research and donations for her Relay for Life Team benefiting the American Cancer Society. Here is her story.... Anita and her daughter Ava at Clicks for Cure Photo Party over the summer. Hello everyone. My name is Anita Jenkins and I am the Team Captain for Mary’s Elephants Relay For Life Team of Meadville. I was honored to be asked to write something for my best friends blog, so I thought I would tell you about an event that I am holding as a Relay For Life fundraiser. In January I will be holding a fundraiser called a Charity Head Shave. I am a bit nervous about the fundraiser, as I will be shaving off about ten inches of my hair, right down to my scalp. January is a rather cold month here in N...

Do you believe that things no matter how big or small they seem at the time happen for a reason? During Aprils service the Pastor gave a beautiful speech about a caterpillar and it's struggle in to become a butterfly. It really touched our family as he related it to April's journey. He talked about how Aprils struggles with her health issues helped shape her into the beautiful women she was. As much as her family wanted to take her pain away it was her journey. It was only fitting that Pastor Steve married me and Rick 9 months later wearing a Butterfly Stole. We released butterflies in memory of lost loved ones and specifically April, who lost almost 25 year battle with Cystic Fibrosis, my business partner Juli who passed away unexpectedly at age 33 due to an unknown heart issue, my Grandfather who died in the line of duty as a Fireman and Rick's maternal grandfather who died when Rick was little. We were not prepared for one butterfly who did not want to leave the box and ...