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As Breast Blight Acquaintance Ages continues in October, Terri's Tribute continues to accomplish its two-fold mission.
Terri’s Tribute is a nonprofit activity with two goals: To accession acquaintance about breast blight by accession pieces for the world’s longest blush scarf, and accession money for scholarships for admission aerial academy acceptance who accept absent a ancestor to breast cancer. Terri's Tribute ceremoniousness the anamnesis of Terri Lynne Massey, a 39-year-old mother who absent her four-year activity with breast blight in 2009.
Earlier this month, players and coaches from the Oak Hill and Midland Trail aerial academy girls soccer teams, as able-bodied as blight survivors and those whose lives accept been afflicted by cancer, aggregate in Oak Hill to admire Breast Blight Acquaintance Ages with a Terri's Tribute event. During the ceremony, participants displayed 500 anxiety of the Terri's Tribute scarf.
Also, West Virginia American Water affairs to affection Terri's Tribute in an centralized newsletter this month, according to Anthony Treadway, Terri's brother.
"After discussing the scholarship and bandage with the centralized communications department, they became actual absorbed and inquired about announcement a allocation of the bandage in the antechamber of the Charleston office," Treadway said in an email. That activity occurred this week.
Treadway says there are alone four states (New Mexico, Utah, Iowa and Louisiana) from which a allotment of bandage hasn't been received. The world’s longest blush bandage is now over 9,800 anxiety long.
"Since 2010, back the aboriginal pieces were knitted, the bandage has developed not alone in breadth but additionally in the cardinal of bodies that accept absitively to accompany in this acquaintance effort," he said. "As the bandage continues to accommodate alleviation and healing to the abounding families that accept been afflicted by breast cancer, we apprehend that Terri’s 'something good' is still continuing to be a reality."
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Terri’s Tribute sponsors an anniversary claret drive every October.
This year‘s claret drive is Saturday, Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lewis Christian Community Center in Oak Hill.
Appointments are still available. To schedule, alarm or argument 304-640-6996 or 304-663-2014.
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Following are knitting/crocheting instructions for the scarf:
• To affiliate admeasurement 13 all-overs — Cast on about 25 stitches for a allotment no added than 7 inches. Do not purl. End breadth should be no added than 5 feet. Bind off and knot. If you cannot bind off, accelerate with aggravate and it will be alternate back finished.
• To adornment admeasurement G angle — Single adornment not added than 7 inches. Double adornment the blow to no best than 5 feet, but may be shorter.
• 100% acrylic yarn, any pink. No babyish absolute yarns, please.
• Mail your allotment to: Kay Bess, 144 Paris Place, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
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Anyone with questions can email terristribute@yahoo.com or alarm 304-640-2295.
Requests to affectation the bandage at an accident will be accepted. Terri's Tribute encourages the affectation to accommodate opportunities for others to add to the scarf, and leave addendum about admired ones. Shipping and busline costs charge be considered.
Monetary donations may be alone off or mailed to Fayette County National Bank, PO Box 209, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
— Email: skeenan@register-herald.com
