Bernadine Pellicier JAZZ It Up! REALTOR ABR Massachusetts

Greetings All,

On May 30th and 31st, at Blake Track on the Springfield College Campus, I will be participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life ® Event with other members of our team.

All are invited to join us! Even for only an hour-you'll be happy you shared!

Event: 2008 Relay for Life ®

Dates: May 30th, 3:00 p.m. until May 31st, 3:00 p.m.

Location: Blake Track , Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

Team: RE/MAX Teamwork Realty

"When a miracle lives in our heart, We can see far beyond the clouds" -Author, Bernadine Pellicier

Sadly, most of us have lost someone we love or know a cancer survivor. I share my story on my American Cancer Society Relay for Life webpage. The URL is printed at the bottom of this post.

This is only my second year participating in this event. I plan to continue supporting this cause in my own small ways as long as I am able to do so. Last year I was on the Blake track at Springfield College and knew that I was going to return. The experience was uplifting, exciting, joyous and even a little surreal at times. Since I was a newbie, I started with a very small goal and surpassed it. This year, I haven't really decided what my monetary goal will be so I entered a small amount with the intention of changing it to a much higher amount as I see what this year's efforts are accomplishing. I really would love to see ten times that amount but we'll see how things advance.

As an incentive to raise more funds, I am gifting copies of my inspirational artwork. This is a sincere "Thank You" to each person who donates any amount to the charity event via my web page as my supporter.

I plan to give away an inspirational photographic image that I initially created for a different purpose but this cause is much more important. I photographed a twilight sky that was absolutely brilliant. It will be larger and printed on quality paper, ready to be framed. Also copyright information will appear on the back side (not like shown in this image)

The image on the internet is very low res so it appears blurred but the actual image is HI-Resolution and very sharp.

In ENGLISH and SPANISH Berni's ACS Relay for Life Donation Page En Inglés y Español

Bilingual ~ Bilingüe

Thanks in advance for reading and hopefully sharing this post.

"Si un milagro vive en tu corazόn,

Puedes ver más allá de las nubes."

Autor: Bernadine Pellicier

La Actividad: Relevo por la Vida®

Lugar: Blake Track , Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

Fecha: 30 de Mayo de 2008, 3:00p.m. hasta 31 de Mayo de 2008, 3:00 p.m.

Equipo/Team: RE/MAX Teamwork Realty

¿Quién de ustedes no ha vivido a través de un familiar, amigo o conocido el terrible mal del cáncer? Casi todos nosotros hemos pasado por esta experiencia de una manera u otra.

Relevo por la Vida es una actividad que dura toda la noche para crear conciencia sobre el cáncer y recaudar fondos para las investigaciones, la educación, la defensa y los programas de servicio al paciente. La actividad es una manera de celebrar la vida para los sobrevivientes de cáncer, de recordar todos aquellos que hemos perdido y de reanimar a la comunidad para la lucha contra el cáncer.

El Revelo por la Vida es un día de conmemoración y esperanza. La gente se refiere al Relevo por la Vida, como un milagro en progreso. Eso se debe a que nunca antes en la historia de la humanidad se habían unido tantas personas para combatir una enfermedad. Sus dólares, sus esfuerzos educativos y su apoyo a las personas que están luchando contra el cáncer son el resultado de
esta unión, pero su mayor impacto es en la esperanza.

EL ARTE:

Con cada donación, lo recibirá este regalo (el foto y verso inspiraciónal) con mi profundo agradecimiento. En español el verso es: "Si un milagro vive en tu corazón, Puedes ver más allá de las nubes." Puede escoger el verso en inglés o español. Aunque el arte no aparece muy claro en línea, tu regalo será excelente, imprimió en papel de cualidad.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK:

I am giving away copies of my inspirational artwork as a "Thank You" to anyone who donates via my web page as my supporter. Choose verse in ENGLISH or SPANISH.

The image will be larger, printed on quality paper. It will be a HIGH RESOLUTION, SHARP not low-res, blurred. Copyright information will be on back side, removed from front.

Estoy muy agradecido por su apoyo. Puede enviar los donativos (aún pocos) en línea:

El Relevo por la Vida -Donaciones de Apoyo y Más Informaciόn

Bilingual ~ Bilingüe

"Si un milagro vive en tu corazόn,

Puedes ver más allá de las nubes."

Autor: Bernadine Pellicier

La Actividad: Relevo por la Vida®

Lugar: Blake Track , Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

Fecha: 30 de Mayo de 2008, 3:00p.m. hasta 31 de Mayo de 2008, 3:00 p.m.

Equipo/Team: RE/MAX Teamwork Realty

¿Quién de ustedes no ha vivido a través de un familiar, amigo o conocido el terrible mal del cáncer? Casi todos nosotros hemos pasado por esta experiencia de una manera u otra.

Relevo por la Vida es una actividad que dura toda la noche para crear conciencia sobre el cáncer y recaudar fondos para las investigaciones, la educación, la defensa y los programas de servicio al paciente. La actividad es una manera de celebrar la vida para los sobrevivientes de cáncer, de recordar todos aquellos que hemos perdido y de reanimar a la comunidad para la lucha contra el cáncer.

El Revelo por la Vida es un día de conmemoración y esperanza. La gente se refiere al Relevo por la Vida, como un milagro en progreso. Eso se debe a que nunca antes en la historia de la humanidad se habían unido tantas personas para combatir una enfermedad. Sus dólares, sus esfuerzos educativos y su apoyo a las personas que están luchando contra el cáncer son el resultado de
esta unión, pero su mayor impacto es en la esperanza.

EL ARTE:

Con cada donación, lo recibirá este regalo (el foto y verso inspiraciónal) con mi profundo agradecimiento. En español el verso es: "Si un milagro vive en tu corazón, Puedes ver más allá de las nubes." Puede escoger el verso en inglés o español. Aunque el arte no aparece muy claro en línea, tu regalo será excelente, imprimió en papel de cualidad y un tamaño más grande (5"x7").

ABOUT THE ARTWORK:

I am giving away copies of my inspirational artwork as a "Thank You" to anyone who donates via my web page as my supporter. Choose verse in ENGLISH or SPANISH.

The image will be larger, printed on quality paper. It will be a HIGH RESOLUTION, SHARP not low-res, blurred. Copyright information will be on back side, removed from front.

Estoy muy agradecido por su apoyo. Puede enviar los donativos (aún pocos) en línea:

El Relevo por la Vida -Donaciones de Apoyo y Más Informaciόn

Bilingual ~ Bilingüe

Greetings All,

On May 30th and 31st, at Blake Track on the Springfield College Campus, I will be participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life ® Event with other members of our team. All are invited to join us!

Event: 2008 Relay for Life ®

Dates: May 30th, 3:00 p.m. until May 31st, 3:00 p.m.

Location: Blake Track , Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

Team: RE/MAX Teamwork Realty

"When a miracle lives in our heart, We can see far beyond the clouds" -Author, Bernadine Pellicier

Sadly, most of us have lost someone we love or know a cancer survivor. I share my story on my American Cancer Society Relay for Life webpage. The URL is printed at the bottom of this post.

This is only my second year participating in this event. I plan to continue supporting this cause in my own small ways as long as I am able to do so. Last year I was on the Blake track at Springfield College and knew that I was going to return. The experience was uplifting, exciting, joyous and even a little surreal at times. Since I was a newbie, I started with a very small goal and surpassed it. This year, I haven't really decided what my monetary goal will be so I entered a small amount with the intention of changing it to a much higher amount as I see what this year's efforts are accomplishing. I really would love to see ten times that amount but we'll see how things advance.

As an incentive to raise more funds, I am gifting copies of my inspirational artwork. This is a sincere "Thank You" to each person who donates ten dollars ($10) or more to the charity event via my web page as my supporter.

I plan to give away an inspirational photographic image that I initially created for a different purpose but this cause is much more important. I photographed a twilight sky that was absolutely brilliant. It will be larger approx. 5x7 (to fit into 8x10 matting) and printed on quality paper, ready to be framed. Also copyright information will appear on the back side (not like shown in this image)

The image on the internet is very low res so it appears blurred but the actual image is HI-Resolution and very sharp.

Bilingual ~ Bilingüe

Thanks in advance for reading and hopefully sharing this post.

JAZZ. [jaz] Informal definition: a. to excite or enliven b. to accelerate

With this definition in mind,

A Real Jazzy Spot in "my town" of Springfield, MA is:

The Basketball Hall of Fame

Located on the banks of the Connecticut River and Interstate I-91 in Downtown Springfield, it is easily accessible from just about anywhere in the Greater Springfield vicinity.

When I was in elementary school , my family moved into the city of Springfield and soon we became immersed in the game of basketball. My love of basketball especially started in junior high school. My two of my three brothers were involved in the inner-city youth teams in local neighborhoods. As short as I was, I quickly learned to play with the "big boys". (If I could still play like that, I would never be a plus-size! LIFE. -‘nuf said.)

We lived on Marlborough Street when I was in high school and the original, tiny, miniscule Basketball Hall of Fame was located on the campus of Springfield College, which was within walking distance from our house. Read more about the evolution and history of basketball as well as the inventor, Dr. James Naismith: Basketball is Born .

As a single young woman, I left Springfield and moved to New York City. Years later I returned with my family (as a wife and mother of middle-school aged children). In the early ‘80's, I lived and breathed Boston Celtics and my husband felt the same about the New York Knicks. In 1998, we had the privilege of attending the enshrinement ceremony for one of my favorite basketball players: Larry Bird. Also enshrined were: Lenny Wilkens, coach; Jody Conradt, coach; Alex Hannum, coach; Marques Haynes, player; Aleksandar Nikolic, coach; Arnie Risen, player. No, we did not have a special pass: that year, for the first time in history, the general public was allowed to purchase tickets for the event held at the former Springfield Civic Center (now MassMutual Center). It was also televised later that week. Just like the commercials used to say, that experience was fantastic!

How do I find the visit at the newer location? Absolutely Wonderful! DEFINITELY will bring pleasure to any basketball lover on any level or any age. First: IT'S BIG! Next: THERE IS almost TOO MUCH TO DO. Third: Loads of INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES. Finally: IT'S JUST A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND A DAY and reconnect with an exciting part of Springfield and U.S. history.

As you can see, that for me, The Basketball Hall of Fame fits the definition of JAZZY. It excites, enlivens and even accelerates my emotions but most of all, my heart.