CHRISTMAS in NOVEMBER

Christmas In November!

Please join The Flamin’ Hotties

and the wait staff of Johnny’s Tavern

November 10th, 2010
Johnny’s Tavern in Shawnee

13410 W 62nd Terrace
From 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Benefiting:

THE SUNFLOWER HOUSE

All Tips and 20% of the evenings Food sales

will be donated to this wonderful organization.

For more information on the Sunflower House

please click on their name above to be redirected.

A drawing will be held the night of our event

for a 71/2’ ft pre-lit Christmas Tree

(donated by Sterling, Inc.)

Please stop by Johnny’s anytime starting

Monday, Nov. 8th to buy tickets.

$5 Suggested Donation.

PARADE OF HEROES

"Join the Village West Rotary Club for the 4th Annual Parade of Heroes to honor our local heroes, past and present. This exciting evening parade recognizes the hard work, dedication and often, the sacrifices our armed forces, law enforcement, firefighters and other unique heroes make for us each day. Over 100 participants including fire, law enforcement, military vehicles, vintage cars, local high school bands and others begin the Parade at France Family Drive North to Stadium Drive. Joining the Parade are many of our local Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Korea and our present day Heroes, our current soldiers, firefighters, law enforcement and other special heroes. A special Chinook Helicopter will provide entertainment in the skies while hundreds of spectators line the streets."

The Parade of Heroes will be held on Sept. 30.

Our friend and fellow Shawnee firefighter John Glaser, who was killed in action earlier this year, was selected as the Grand Marshal. Glaser's Family will represent John Glaser in the parade.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to the John Glaser Memorial Fund and Army Emergency Relief.

The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact (816) 812-5285 or visit www.villagewestrotary.org.

LAWNMOWER Raffle!!!

Double, Triple, Quadruple your chance to win this LAWNMOWER!!! Tickets are $5.00 a piece as we close in on the last week before our drawing!!! If you are interested in purchasing tickets contact us at flaminhotties@hotmail.com or come out to our TENT on Friday June 18th at the Relay For Life of Shawnee & Lenexa at Swarner Park in Shawnee!!! We will raffle of the Mower that night!!!

R.I.P. JOHN GLASER

We lost our friend and fellow fire fighter John Glaser Saturday night in a house fire. There truly are no words to describe what our fire fighting family is going through right now. No matter what line of work you are in, or how you spend your days...all you can do is try your best to stay safe doing what you love to do in hopes that life is not cut short in the process. Remember to hug and kiss those closest to you, tell them that you love them...because as wonderful as LIFE is...it is also very UNPREDICTABLE.

John...you will be forever missed.
Please know your fire-family loves you,
and will forever take care of your family.

JOHN GLASER
MEMORIAL FUND
Bank of America
175 Clairborne Road
Olathe, KS 66062

Brother, when you weep for me,
Remember that it was meant to be.
Lay me down and when you leave,
Remember I’ll be at your sleeve.

In every dark and choking hall,
I’ll be there as you slowly crawl.
On every roof in driving snow,
I’ll hold your coat, and you will know.

The house from which I now respond,
Is overstaffed with heroes gone.
Men who answered one last bell,
Did the job and did it well.

As firefighters we understand,
That death’s card dealt in our hand.
A card we hope we never play,
But one we hold there anyway.

That card is something we ignore,
As we crawl across a weakened floor.
For we know that we’re the only prayer,
For anyone that might be there.

So remember as you wipe your tears,
The joy I knew throughout the years.
As I did the job I loved to do,
I pray that thought will see you through.

WINthisLAWNMOWER!!

YOU COULD BE THE WINNER OF THIS LAWN MOWER!!!

Purchase Donation Drawing Tickets from now until the night of the
SHAWNEE & LENEXA RELAY FOR LIFE on June 18, 2010

All proceeds will benefit the
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
and the
RELAY FOR LIFE OF SHAWNEE & LENEXA

Tickets are $10 each.

TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Contact any of your Hottie friends directly

Email the Hotties at
flaminhotties@hotmail.com

~OR~

Come See the MOWER at Old Shawnee Days
and purchase your tickets on site!!!

The Winner will be drawn at the Hotties Tent the night of the Relay, you do not need to be present to win. But be sure to come out and join in the fun...for more info visit
ACS RFL SHAWNEE & LENEXA

ANOTHER referral PROGRAM!!!

Visit JLINE PHOTOGRAPHY and tell her the Hotties sent you!
For every sitting, she will donate $25.00 back to the Hotties!

Referral PROGRAM!

We are excited to share with you a unique referral program!

For anyone looking to save on Carpet Cleaning...click on the KC CLEAN logo on the right hand column of our BLOG. We've teamed up with our friends to offer you 15% off your carpet cleaning and in addition, KC CLEAN will also donate $10.00 to the FLAMIN HOTTIES in our support of Breast Cancer Awareness!

CONTACT US at FlaminHotties@hotmail.com if you have a local business and are interested in Advertising with us here on our BLOG or have a referral program that will help the Hotties continue to raise the awareness and give back to charities within our community!

AUCTION INFO

CLARK FAMILY

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO CAME OUT IN
SUPPORT OF THE CLARK FAMILY
LAST WEEK AT JOHNNY'S TAVERN.

WE HELPED RAISE A
TOTAL OF $2727 FOR THIS FAMILY!!!

WAY TO GO!!!

BENEFIT CONCERT - The FIATTE Family

Remembering LISA and the legacy she left behind...her children JOSH & LILLI! Join Funky Mama and Mr Stinky Feet for a Benefit concert to benefit these children!

Brook Jacobson Memorial Breakfast

Please come out if you are available to show your support for the Leavenworth Fire Fighter Family who just lost their 5 Year Old daughter this past week in a fire at their home.

DINNER & DRINKS 4 DEBORAH

The FLAMIN HOTTIES come together in support to help raise funds for a local family battling cancer. This event brings together individuals concerned about cancer in a unified effort to fight back. Citizens will gather at (JOHNNY’S TAVERN) on Shawnee Mission Parkway from (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm) for a night of fundraising in support of Deborah Clark, age 29 and single mother of 3, who passed away Friday January 29th after her battle with cancer. In August of 2008 Deborah was six months pregnant with her third child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. They did immediate surgery and delivered her baby boy who spent 4 months in the NICU and today he is thriving and doing well. However, after her first surgery Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She is currently in hospice and her family is asking for help with her final arrangements and for her children. The FLAMIN HOTTIES will be on hand to serve, all TIPS and 20% of the proceeds from the evening will be given directly to the Clark family to assist with final arrangements and a donation to the fund for her children.

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“I have known Deborah for 11 years and I can not imagine something this terrible happening to such a nice person. Deborah has not always had the best of luck in the game of life, but she had always managed to keep a smile on her face.” said (BETH SANDS), “Due to the generosity of our local businesses, like JOHNNY’S TAVERN the money raised by the Flamin Hotties can go directly to this family.”

For more information on how you can make a donation through the FLAMIN HOTTIES in support of the Clark Family, please contact Angela Epperson at (913-742-8340) or via email at FlaminHotties@hotmail.com.

SWEETHEART BAKE SALE

Sweetheart Bake Sale

Our friend and brave lil'cancer warrior Jillian Sharp and member of the RFL Team WILMS WARRIORS will be having her 3rd annual Sweetheart Bake Sale!!! Jillian and her friends in the past two years have had a bake sale to raise money for the American Cancer Society. In just two short years, Jillian’s team has raised a little over $16,000!

This year, the “Sweetheart Bakers” are going to do something different with the proceeds of this year’s bake sale. Jillian’s friend, Gabe… who lives here in Shawnee, has just recently relapsed with neuroblastoma. He was given a 30% chance of survival and with the relapse, his chance of survival is even smaller. Gabe’s mom is a teacher in the Olathe School District and the family recently found out that Gabe’s treatment has been denied because his treatment is deemed “experimental.” Children’s Mercy can no longer offer the treatment he needs so he left January 25th and will be treated at a hospital in California who treats relapse neuroblastoma. The family is not sure how they are going to pay for treatments but as any parent would, they are not going to give up and will find a way to hopefully save their son.

If you want to see this cute guy, his site is

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/gabeputthoff

All deliveries will be made on Saturday February 13, 2010. There is no set price, it is whatever you would like to donate. If you would like to request a delivery please email Jillian's Mom Staci Sharp at rsharp3@kc.rr.com

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

To also read more about Jillian and her amazing Cancer story...check out...

www.carepages.com/carepages/JillianSharp

R.I.P. Deborah Clark

It is with sadness that we inform you that our friend Deborah Clark lost her battle with Cancer early this morning. The Hotties were just touched with her story on Monday evening through one of us...and we leapt into high gear to organize an upcoming fundraiser for her family...here is what our Hottie Beth had to say about her friends situation...

My friend Deborah is 29 years old and has been fighting cancer for the last year and a half. Deborah is a single mom of three kids. Her oldest boy is in the third grade, he is nine, followed by a daughter who is 7 and is in the first grade. In August of 08 Deborah was six months pregnant with her third child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. They did immediate surgery and delivered her baby boy on Aug 29th of 08, his due date was Nov 4th. Despite spending 4 months in the NICU at KU med, he was able to go home with oxygen and a respirator, and only required in home treatments for about a month. We are happy to say that today he is thriving and doing well. However, after her first surgery Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She is currently in hospice and her family (her friends are her family) are asking for help with her final arrangements and for her children.

I have know Deborah for 11 years and I can not imagine something this terrible happening to such a nice person. Deborah has not had the best of luck in the game of life, but she has always managed to keep a smile on her face. Her ex-husband and her divorced several years ago, they had two children together. Deborah had always been a stay at home mom and until the divorce had never really worked. She did not have the best childhood. She dropped out of high school and left her family in California and has not spoken to them much since then. After her divorce, Deborah went back to school, got a job, and met a really nice guy named Jeff. Deborah and Jeff moved in together and shortly after she became pregnant. Jeff and Deborah did not get married because Deborah did not want him to be left with all of her medical bills and debts. She was no longer able to work after her diagnosis. Jeff has also taken lots of time off of work to care for Deborah and their baby. They are not in the best financial situation. Deborah has always been the type of person to focus on the positive rather than the negative. She went to Hospice House at the first of the year. Despite the doctors predictions, she has managed to fight on longer than any of them expected.

We are so sorry for this loss, and ask everyone to keep her family and friends in your thoughts. The Hotties will still be hosting the fundraiser at Johnny's on the 23rd of February...see the previous post for more information and contact us if you are interested in making a donation to this family in honor of the fight that Deborah made.

FlaminHotties@hotmail.com

FUNDRAISER at local JOHNNY'S TAVERN

Join the Hotties as they come together in support to

help raise funds for a local family battling cancer.

TUESDAY

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

6:00 - 10:00 PM

JOHNNY'S TAVERN

13410 W. 62nd Terrace

Shawnee, KS

Citizens will gather at Johnny's for a night of fundraising in support of Deborah Clark, age 29 and single mother of 3, who is battling cancer. In August of 2008 Deborah was six months pregnant with her third child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. They did immediate surgery and delivered her baby boy who spent 4 months in the NICU and today he is thriving and doing well. However, after her first surgery Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She is currently in hospice and her family is asking for help with her final arrangements and for her children. The Flamin Hotties will be on hand to serve, and 20% of the proceeds from the evening will be given directly to the Clark family to assist with funeral arrangements and a donation to the fund for her children.

“I have known Deborah for 11 years and I can not imagine something this terrible happening to such a nice person. Deborah has not had the best of luck in the game of life, but she has always managed to keep a smile on her face.” said (BETH SANDS), “Due to the generosity of our local businesses, like JOHNNY’S TAVERN the money raised by the Flamin Hotties can go directly to this family.”

For more information on how you can make a donation through the FLAMIN HOTTIES in support of the Clark Family, please contact Angela Epperson at (913-742-8340) or via email at FlaminHotties@hotmail.com.

A RANDOM INTERRUPTION

SUZANNE ZACCONE was nice enough to send a few copies of her newly published book for our upcoming Auction in support of the American Cancer Society. Here is a little blurb from her about it and how the proceeds are benefitting the Cancer Center in Chicago...

Click on the image above to be redirected to her website!

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I have just published a book about my battle with breast cancer. But why would your group members be interested? Because it is not your normal cancer book. It does not just tell a story. It is not full of confusing medical mumbo jumbo as I explain everything in terms that can be understood. My book tells my story but is chock full of information on how to better survive surgery, chemo, radiation and reconstruction surgery. It is a book that would be helpful to anyone with cancer or their caregivers. It includes questions to ask each doctor in the process as well as a small dictionary. One of my doctors also added his words at the end of many chapters. He balanced out my experience so others would fully understand the potentials. It knocks down the wall of fear and puts it all out there.

Please check out my website at www.arandominterruption.com where you can read reviews of the book. I would really like your members to know about this book. All proceeds are going to the cancer center at the University of Chicago if ordered through me. If ordered through the publisher 25% comes back to cancer, Barnes & Noble and Amazon sales will bring 10%. I will be intimately involved in how this money will be used.

Have a fabulous day!

Suzanne Zaccone suzez@aol.com

R.I.P Amy Tyler

We are saddened at another recent loss...
our thoughts go out to her family and friends.

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Amy L. Tyler, 30, of Overland Park, Kan.,
passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at home.
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 18,
at Indian Creek Community Church. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests contributions to Caring Bridge, Cancer Action,
and KC Hospice. Amy was born on October 11, 1979, in Shawnee, Kan.
She attended Olathe North High School and graduated in 1998.
She then went on to Kansas State University and became a
member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Amy graduated with a
bachelors of science in criminal justice in 2002. After college,
Amy was very active in her MOPS group at Indian Creek
Community Church. Amy was looking forward to being an
advocate for breast cancer survivors. She was preceded in death
by her grandmother Marie Fabian and grandfather Kenneth Rice,
and aunt Diane Sheldon. She is survived by her husband Kyle Tyler
and her son Harrison of the home; parents, Ken and Sandy Ladner;
sister Ellen Ladner; grandmother Lois Rice; uncle and aunt
Bobby and Shirley Ladner, and cousins Penny Smith and Laura Ladner.

SAVE THE DATE RFL 2010

RELAY FOR LIFE
OF SHAWNEE & LENEXA

JUNE 18 & 19, 2010

SWARNER PARK
63RD STREET & LACKMAN RD
SHAWNEE, KANSAS

Keep an eye out for our upcoming FUNDRAISER as we gear up
to reach our RFL 2010 TEAM GOAL of 10,000!

To help us reach that goal you can donate online
FLAMIN HOTTIES RFL 2010

Come out and see us this JUNE as we continue to

CELEBRATE
REMEMBER
AND FIGHT BACK
against
CANCER!