Up Your Art Promotion - We Love Kim and Peter - Please Read!

UpYourArt has generously offered to hold a 24-hour promotion on Friday, September 23,

10am USA Central Time until Saturday, September 24, 10am (CT), in which 50% of the
total sales will go towards helping to raise funds for Kim and Peter

(owners of PSP-Playground, Artists That Allow and Dragon's Lair Tubes groups),

who lost everything by the recent Hurricane and floods.

For those who purchase tubes on that day, there will be a random drawing

where customers will have a chance to WIN tubes. 1st pick wins 3 tubes,

2nd and 3rd wins 2 tubes.  The 3 lucky winners will be announced on

Saturday, September 24 by UpYourArt.

All Order receipts must be sent on or before the deadline, September 24,

10am USA Central Time, otherwise they will not count towards this promotion.

You may either send them to:

Dragon's Lair Owner's email

DragonsLairTubes-owner@yahoogroups.com

or Raps at UpYourArt Customer Service

customerservice@upyourart.com

with the EXACT SUBJECT line "We Love Kim and Peter"

Sales will be tallied up for that day and 50% will be sent directly to

Kim's paypal account.

So please spread the word, go grab some tubes at UpYourArt.com on Friday,

September 23 and help us raise as much as you can to help Kim and Peter

during this difficult time.

On behalf of Kim and Peter, Thank you, your help is immensely appreciated..

November Awareness Month

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. It holds a very special significance for me as my father passed away on September 7th, 2002 due to complications from Alzheimer’s. He suffered 10 long years with the gradual loss of his memory, and eventually his life. I am very thankful, though, that even to his last breath, he never forgot me or my kids. He forgot other family members, but not us. I truly miss him. I can honestly say that my dad was also my best friend, and he had such a big influence on me, which is kind of funny because for the longest time I thought that my view on life was due to my mom’s influence, when it fact, it was really my dad.

I have recently discovered that November is also National Adoption Awareness Month for those that reside in the United States. I was adopted at birth, so again, another cause that is close to my heart.

And, for those who either have been diagnosed with Diabetes, or have a loved one with this disease, November is also Diabetes Awareness Month. My mother had diabetes and fought for many years to get it under control. She had a difficult time as her triglycerides were always “off the chart”, and she ended up in the hospital quite a few times in an attempt to get her diabetes under control. I remember needing to learn how to give her an insulin injection, as a safety measure, in case she got too sick to give it to herself. I learned how to fill the syringe. This later came in handy as I was diagnosed with pre-Diabetes and was briefly put on Byetta. (I ended up taking myself OFF it when I discovered there was a recall on it from the FDA, due to possible links with liver damage. I wasn’t taking that kind of chance with my health.)

Anyways…. I am sure there are other causes that are in the spotlight this month – I just thought I’d say a little about the three that are closest to my heart.