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LOLAstretch Design Lab

July 9, 2007 at 3:59 pm · Filed under dance, blogs, candice thompson, CANDICE, design, LOLAstretch, charity, blogging

Hey Wingers! I have been out of town and thus away from my computer and blogging in general, though I am about to conquer mobile phone blogging soon. But I have been working diligently on a new project for the last month that I am extremely excited about………The First Annual LOLAstretch Design Lab!

The LOLAstretch Design Lab is a twelve-week design challenge for one young designer to create a new leotard under my direction, with all profits going to charity!

LOLAstretch has selected Erica Sabatini, who is also a professional dancer with Carolina Ballet, to be the first young designer to participate in the LOLAstretch Design Lab. The program will guide Erica step-by-step through the process of designing a leotard through observing and working directly with me, as well as teach Erica about many aspects of running an emerging design business. Erica will catalogue her trials and tribulations, thoughts and insights in a twice-weekly blog at myspace.com/lolastretch. The LOLAstretch Design Lab will culminate in Erica’s new leotard being launched on LOLAstretch.com by the end of summer 2007.

Erica has chosen LUNGevity, a lung cancer research and support organization, to be the recipient of 100% her leotard’s profits. Recently, Erica lost her father to lung cancer, and she is a cancer survivor herself. LUNGevity Foundation is the nation’s leading private provider of research funding for lung cancer, the number one cancer killer. Partnering with the foremost physicians and research scientists in the world, the Foundation’s goal is to save the lives of the 213,000 Americans newly diagnosed with lung cancer each year.

LOLAstretch embraces this opportunity to facilitate and develop a unique design and support this cause that is near and dear to Erica’s heart. I hope you all enjoy reading her blog too!

Erica Sabatini on one of her first design challenge projects which required a trip to Home Depot for chalkboard paint.

Erica at the cutting table, working on the pattern for her leotard design, in the LOLAstretch design studio.

For more on LUNGevity, please visit www.LUNGevity.org.

To read Erica’s Blog, please visit www.myspace.com/lolastretch.

Race For Life

June 5, 2007 at 12:50 pm · Filed under KATE, scotland, charity, injury

| | Posted by Kate Bordwell

On Sunday my mum, my sister Jane and I did the Race For Life in Edinburgh - a 5K race in aid of Cancer Research. I actually walked it, because my knee is still not up to much. We raised over £500 between us for the charity. Oh, and I did my bit for Winger publicity too!

My knee is actually a lot better than it was. It’s stopped making the really scary clunking sounds and it no longer feels wobbly. I have been doing gyrotonics which appears to be making me very strong and stand up straighter, and I went to a beginners ballet class on Wednesday which went fine, no pain at all, which is just as well because I want to be super-fit for the Place summer intensive in August.

Benefit Auctions

May 22, 2007 at 3:40 pm · Filed under SLOAN, new york city ballet, wingers, auction, apparel, poster, aids walk, autographs, charity

We are now auctioning off two NYC Ballet Autographed Romeo + Juliet Posters, as well as an autographed R+J Tshirt on ebay. The starting price for each item is $10.00, the shipping is Free, and all the money will be donated to the NYCB AIDS Walk Team.

Unfortunately this got delayed, and the actual walk took place this past weekend. But fortunately, the money from the sale of these items can still be donated to the Team.

The auctions started this afternoon and will last 5 days. You can view all three HERE. If you have any questions, let me know.

Good luck!