It’s that time of year again to
start thinking about what YOU’RE going to do to help raise PCOS awareness for
PCOS Awareness Month in September. How
about joining Power Up for PCOS in
our 5K Crawl/Walk/Run/Bike Fundraiser?
Power Up for PCOS will be having
our 5K fundraiser on September 29th, 2012.
In case you didn’t know, Power Up for PCOS now has groups walking all over the
world so you can find a group near you or even start a group right in your
city or town. Basically, wherever you
live on planet earth.
Power Up for PCOS was brand new
last year and not many people knew about us. Even with not many people knowing we were
here, we raised just under $3,000 and that was with only 12 women walking. This year we are expecting to beat last
year’s record by quite a bit.
So here are the details: This
year’s walk will be a Power Up for PCOS 5K Fundraiser on September 29th,
2012. First 25 people registered receive
a free Power Up for PCOS t-shirt and a goody bag depending on sponsor’s samples
given. Registration fees are as follows:
June 1st-July 31st - $30, August 1st-September 29th - $35. Please
register soon by visiting our website.
If you know someone that it walking
in our 5K and would like to contribute towards the money they are raising, you
can now do that by visiting the Support Our Cause tab
and choosing an amount. When going
through checkout there is a place where they can put in their name, e-mail
address, city and state. This is great
for those that want to help but live out of state.
Proceeds will go to Power Up for
PCOS to help us continue to support women with PCOS through educational Power
Up Groups and building connections with other PCOS women and to the InCYSTInstitute for Hormone Health to help fund research about these hormone
disorders, especially PCOS, and will focus on
alternative/nutritional/complementary treatments. Please note that Power Up for PCOS is NOT a
non-profit organization and any gift is NOT tax-deductible because of the
amount of money that would be required to become a non-profit. We keep only what we need to run and the rest
collected is given to inCYST Institute for Hormone Health.
Don’t want to wait until September to start raising
awareness? Here are some other things
you can do now:
Print and distribute awareness PCOS
pamphlets to friends, family, professionals and anyone else you come in contact
with. The pamphlets can be found here. Just look on the left side bar of the website
and you will see the links to download.
You can also join a Power Up for
PCOS Power Up Group where you will learn about successfully managing your
PCOS. These groups are forming all over
the world as well. You find out if there
is a group near you by visiting
our website and choosing your state.
No group near you? Contact us to find out how easy and
rewarding it is to start your own.
And finally, visit an InCYST
trained professional for your PCOS needs.
You can find one near you by visiting our new Power Up Locator.
Written by: Beth Wolf, founder of Power Up for PCOS which provides support to women with PCOS through
educational Power Up Groups, building connections with other PCOS women,
calendar of upcoming PCOS events, professional referrals and reviews, PCOS
store, and other specialized events to raise money for PCOS research. She
can be reached by visiting http://www.powerupforpcos.com, emailing Beth@powerupforpcos.com or by calling 810-545-PCOS (7267)
Power Up for PCOS - emPowering Women
to Manage PCOS
*Please note that I am not a medical professional. I
am not qualified to give out any medical advice. I am a woman with PCOS who is
sharing my personal experiences in this blog and I advise you to consult a
professional.*
