Team Outfits

The long awaited post......

Team Outfits, lets start at the bottom and work our way up-

This is one of Saving 3rd Bases trademarks at the Underwear Affair:
The Thigh High Sock
Official sock is from American Apparel but you can purchase above the knee at Spencer's

http://store.americanapparel.ca/rsaskth.html?cid=205-266&c=White_Orchid



Now the ever so important "briefs" after all cancer below the waist is all about the briefs

For the Ladies

http://store.americanapparel.ca/8315.html?c=Pink_Red_White

For the Guys

http://store.americanapparel.ca/4443.html?c=Gold_White

For the Daring Guys out there

http://store.americanapparel.ca/4415.html?cid=176-842&c=LightAqua_White

Shirts

http://store.americanapparel.ca/bb453w.html

This year we believe the temps might be a bit warmer so this is another option

http://store.americanapparel.ca/4377.html

Team Shirts for our 2013 event are available

Tanks will be basic black with white screening
Ball Tees will be black and white with black screening
Ball Caps white with black embrodiery with "S3B"

Ha ha this was one of my action shots.... gives you the idea!

SAVING is the front of your shirt

3RD with the "3" big as if it is your team number
BASE underneath






These are the basic rules to your team outfit but some personal flare is more than allowed. There are no color rules!!! You can bring out your personal character with your color selection. I had actually debated about John Deere colors this year, LOL!!

Most importantly have fun!! As you can see on the team page the color wheel is yours to play with!

Any further questions don't hestitate to reach out to me
ybainbridge@shaw.ca or our facebook page

Running in Memory of Eleanor Weins

Eleanor Weins (1954-2008)

Eleanor was not just my sister in law. She was my sister. When I moved to Alberta in 1993 and had no family of my own here, she and her husband Walter drove me all the way to Edmonton to buy my first car – a little Ford Festiva, the only thing I could afford! When I was waiting for my teaching licence to come through from Nova Scotia and had no income, she and Walter gave me a job at the business Walter managed. When my husband Brent proposed and I had no family or friends to go wedding dress shopping with, she took me. Eleanor embodied all that was good and kind and generous. Her smile and laughter would light up the room. You would rarely see her sitting – always buzzing around waiting on people, cleaning at the hospital and helping with her husband’s business.
In 2004, after months of tests and trying to determine why she wasn’t “feeling well”, Eleanor was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I’ll never forget that phone call – “I’ve been sick for a while and the prognosis is not good”. By the time Eleanor was diagnosed, the cancer had spread around her intestines and she would need chemotherapy to try and shrink the tumor before they attempted surgery. Her first surgery left her with a colostomy and months of painful recovery. A second surgery would reverse the colostomy and it looked like she was cancer free. However, within months it was back…..with a vengeance.
Eleanor exemplified courage and strength. She had a deep faith that no matter what happened, she would be alright – in this life or the next. When I asked her if she was scared of dying she simply said, “I’m ready. I could go to sleep now and wake up in heaven.” It was the ones she would leave behind that were afraid of losing her. That’s what cancer does. It takes loved ones too soon.
The year Eleanor was diagnosed, I ran my first marathon and I decided to raise money for cancer research. I remember her saying,” It probably won’t help me, but it might help in the fight.” I think it helped me feel like I was doing something while she battled. In 2008, Eleanor lost the fight. She died at home surrounded by her husband , children, and grandchildren. She left a hole that can never be filled and yet she left us hope. Hope for a future that will someday be free from cancer. I think that’s what the Underwear Affair does for people – oh sure it’s great to get in our undies and have a great time! But it’s so much more than that. It unifies thousands of people with a common goal: To end the pain and suffering of cancers “below the belt”. Driven to protect the ones we love now and to remember the suffering of cancers “below the belt”. Driven to protect the ones we love now and to remember the ones we’ve lost.

A special "Thank you" to Saving 3rd Base team member Susan Reimer for sharing this story!

Saving 3rd Base is looking for a Home Run...

Home run?! Yep a home run in recruitment!

 Saving 3rd Base wants to anchor its position as the largest team to take on the Underwear Affair.
 Our goal is to hit a minimum "30" team members. Currently we are standing at 19. If each member recruits "1" yep only "1" more team mate we will hit "38"! "38" Saving 3rd Basers hitting the streets of Calgary to raise awareness to cancer below the waist. How awesome would that be?! Woo! Hoo! 





Bring on the contest...... whichever team member recruits the most people to join the team you will win $50.00 to your fundraising and $100 cash! Yes cash! If you are concerned with the cost of registration and your costume for the event just win the $100.00 prize. Yep its that easy..... 

Rules: All new recruits must post on facebook or message me to let me know who recruited them. Posting on facebook is the preferred to build up some mild competitive juices, oh yeah!!!

Bring Out Your Own Personal Flare

Saving 3rd Base does not sit on the sidelines we are out there to have fun and be seen!



Bring out your personal flare on event day and oh yeah baby you just won yourself a massage!!! You read that right!!! A free massage!!!



One of Saving 3rd Base team members "Karen" has offered a free massage to the team member who brings out the most flare and stands out among the crowd! Simple as that.... bring out your own personal style and flare to your Saving 3rd Base outfit and voila you got yourself a free massage!



Contest rules: On event day all team members will get a chance to vote for their favorite flared out teammate. All votes will go to the team captain and the winner will be announced "post race" Whats the catch- you can't vote for yourself!




Win yourself a FREE massage!

The Thousand Dollar Club!

Its the "thousand dollar club" oh yeah!!!



Wendy has offered up one of her amazing cheesecakes for the thousand dollar club! Thousand dollar club you ask?! its easy peasy to be a member of this amazing group .... raise over a thousand dollars for the Underwear Affair and you are in "the club" its that simple!



Post event activity will be created for all those team members who surpass the thousand dollar mark! Its always an awesome night to reflect all the fun leading up to and the laughter of the days events!

Kick up your fundraising and join the $1000 club! 

Intro to Saving 3rd Base

Saving 3rd Base was created in 2009!! With a HUGE team of 5! The following year Saving 3rd Base took on a life of its own becoming 32 team members strong with 26 participating in the event!!! 2010 was another great year with 9 participants.....2013- well plain and simple we want to be HUGE again!!!

We are psyched to be participating in the Underwear Affair as a group because we all want to raise awareness and kick cancer to the curb! Alberta Cancer Foundation's Underwear Affair® is a 10K Run / 5K Walk to uncover cures for cancers below the waist. We'll be the team dressed in baseball tees, undies and don't forget the socks! It's about giving these devastating cancers some exposure and shedding some light on their cures. So please help us in our efforts to raise money for care and research for cancers "down there"! What can you do about it? Don't be shy - you can either donate to one of us, or you can join us! We'd love to have you as a team member - the more the merrier!

Thanks for your support!
If your interested in keeping up to date with the Saving 3rd Base team and our upcoming events please check out our facebook page Underwear Affair Team "Saving 3rd Base"
http://www.facebook.com/Saving3Base

Our official Underwear Affair Team Page

http://cl13.uncoverthecure.org/site/TR/Events/Calgary2013/586385993?team_id=51187&pg=team&fr_id=1240