An extremely late post for an extremely busy day!!

A friend of mine, Darlene, who was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago has decided to
 raise money for those uninsured or underinsured in our county who can't afford a mammogram .
She is doing such an important, necessary, heartfelt task. She is calling it Hula for Hope. 


This is her cute logo! 
 
 I was honored to be asked to be a part of it. She asked me to paint some hula girls to use as
 a photo op. People pay a dollar to have their picture taken with their heads in the prop. 

So, I got to work.



I started with a 4x8 super thin piece of plywood. I had my Lowes guy cut it down to 4' x 6 1/2'
{so it would fit in my van}. It got primed and painted and is ready for its luau!



My hubby cut out the girls faces and then braced the back and added the supports.

It made its debut today at 'Mustang Roundup' . Our high schools fun day full of inflatables,
water balloons, face painting, olympics, food, obstacle courses, jousting, dunking booth, and
yearbook signing.  
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It got good reviews! And raised money for the cause! Along with the pictures, they could also
purchase bracelets, t-shirts, raffle tickets and tickets to compete in the hula hoop contest.



 Here are some of the contestants getting their instructions.
































Taylor and Maris held on for 15 minutes! Because there were so many left towards the end, they
 had them spin around, jump, double spin, hands in the air.....all while keeping the hula hoop spininng!
These kids {and a few teachers!} were goooood!!   

The hula girls will now move on to their next party--raising $ for our community's health. Until there is 
a cure, there is early diagnosis. It's a simple idea, but thanks to Darlene and her Hula for Hope, local
lives will be saved.