聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Arcola's Darlene Olsen received some recent 'Applause' for her fundraising efforts which have raised over $500,000 for Look Good Feel Better (), a charity which helps women deal with the physical and emotional effects of cancer treatment. Olsen has also assisted the Moose Mountain Medical Recruitment Committee and this year, plans to partner the non-profit Arcola Day Care at Creative Tables 2018.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Olsen is featured in the current issue of Mary Kay Cosmetics' Applause magazine. In an article entitled 鈥淲hat A Difference A Decade Makes,鈥� the publication lauds Olsen's 10 years of fundraising for 'Look Good Feel Better' via Creative Tables for Cancer, calling the annual Arcola event 鈥渁 unique and heartfelt fundraising effort.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Olsen - who is celebrating her 39th year as an Independent Senior Sales Director with Mary Kay - insists: 鈥淚t's not about me.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he world is not about you. It's not about me. It's about everyone else. And the only time you're important is when you're helping somebody else.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚ndeed it is an honour to be recognized for the fundraising that has been done for Look Good Feel Better and also for the past five years for the Moose Mountain Recruitment Committee,鈥� says Olsen. 鈥淭hanks to (Applause magazine) from all of our volunteers and myself.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚've just celebrated my 39th year as a Mary Kay consultant and with 10 years of Creative Tables for Cancer and a few fashion shows we've held before then, we've managed to raise over $500,000 for Look Good Feel Better,鈥� explains Olsen.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭his has been accomplished by the generosity and support of the local businesses, volunteers, hostesses and individuals who attend Creative Tables. I sincerely want to thank the many, many people who make this event so successful.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲ithout you - none of this would happen!鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Olsen's efforts on behalf of Look Good Feel Better are longstanding and hands-on, even pre-dating Creative Tables for Cancer.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淔or more than 20 years, I've been a Look Good Feel Better volunteer at the Allan Blair Cancer Center in Regina,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 help run workshops where we work with women who are undergoing treatment for cancer. The oldest woman I've given a makeover to was 85 and the youngest was only 16.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚ndividuals sometimes feel insignificant and doubt that one person can really make a difference in this world. Well, believe me, one person can.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲e're already planning this year's Creative Tables,鈥� says Olsen. 鈥� Please mark your calendars and join us in making this event another success.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 The 2018 edition of Creative Tables for Cancer will take place Thursday, Oct. 11 at Prairie Place Hall in Arcola.
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