Win exciting prizes from Alaska Airlines, XX2i, Shaka Laka, and more! See details below. 100% of all funds raised from the Winter Pineapple Classic go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Don't forget that all participants must fundraise a minimum of $50/pp which is separate from your $50 registration fee. Ask your donors if their company has a matching gift program to double or triple their donation!
OHANA & MAHALO FUNDRAISING CLUBS Check out these two special clubs where we offer exclusive race day benefits in addition to the fundraising incentives.
Ohana (Family) Club is for those teams who raise $5,000+ by 11/4/2013*. Benefits for the team (up to 10 members only**) include:
Exclusive beer steins for up to 10 team members.
One (1) prime parking spot on race day for the team captain.
Concierge service to pick up your team's race packet, shirt, food, beer, goodie bag, etc... (up to 10 team members).
Private area at luau with tables & chairs for up to 10 team members.
Access to Ohana Club members-only porta-pottie (no lines!).
Coffee served all day for up to 10 team members.
Real Hawaiian leis for up to 10 team members.
Mahalo (Thank You) Club is for those who raise $500+ by 11/4/2013*. Benefits for the individual participant include:
Exclusive beer stein.
Real Hawaiian lei.
* Funds must be received by 11/4/2013. ** 10 team members must remain the same for all the benefits. In other words, if you have a team of 20 you cannot split the benefits with 10 members getting the stein and the other 10 getting access to the private area.
FACEBOOK CONTESTS Find us on Facebook as Winter Pineapple Classic LLS to receive postings of our exciting contests. Win prizes from XX2i, Shaka Laka, North Face, and more! All contest rules are at the discretion of LLS. See below for details:
Shaka Laka - On Sept. 5, change your profile picture to Pineapple's logo and be entered in a drawing for a Shaka Laka gift pack. Watch for details on our Facebook post that day.
Hat - On Sept. 17, guess the total number of participants who will register by event day. All correct guesses will be entered in a drawing for a Nike hat with Pineapple's logo. Comment on our Facebook post that day with your guess.
$25 gift card - On Oct. 1, change your profile picture to Pineapple's logo and be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift card to any vendor of your choice. Watch for details on our Facebook post that day.
XX2i - On Oct. 15, guess the color of this year's event shirt . All correct entries will be entered in a drawing for a free pair of XX2i sunglasses valued at over $100! Comment on our Facebook post that day with your guess.
North Face - On Oct. 25, share our Facebook post that day and be entered in a drawing to win a North Face backpack.
Shaka Laka - On Oct. 30, share our Facebook post that day and be entered in a drawing to win a Shaka Laka gift pack.
XX2i - On Nov. 5, share our Facebook post that day and be entered in a drawing for a free pair of XX2i sunglasses valued at over $100!
Beer steins - On November 8, at packet pick-up, mention the code word posted on Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win (4) glass beer steins with Pineapple and Georgetown Brewing Company's logo.
Jacob Schaub 2012 Honoree
Thursday February 3 2011, about a week after his 6th birthday, we took our son Jacob to the emergency room at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He had stomach pain for weeks and didn’t want to eat or play so we knew something was wrong. In the emergency room, the doctors took us aside, asked us to sit down, brought us a red box of tissue and said Jacob is very, very sick. He has leukemia. In that moment the world around me fell apart and everything stopped. It was a moment I will never forget. That was when our lives turned upside down, when everything changed and our lives took a new direction. This new direction was different from what we had planned or ever expected. A path I wish no parent ever need to walk.
We got admitted and spent two weeks at the hospital. Jacob’s blood was full of sick white cells. He had a mass as big as an orange of those cells close to his pelvis causing him the stomach pain. His chemotherapy started immediately and the following two weeks were critical. Thankfully he responded well. Recently Jacob has started the maintenance phase with less hospital visits and chemotherapy treatments at home. But he still has a long way to go as the chemotherapy will continue for another 2 years.
Jacob likes food, board games, and tennis. Bowling is something he wants to try soon. Minecraft is one of his favorite computer games and, with the long periods of neutropenia when he just had to stay home, he became an expert in Xbox games and Super Mario. He also likes chess and monopoly. Besides playing games, Jacob is a good cook and a great helper in the kitchen. During long hospital visits the iPad became his most used toy and when we had to stay over night at the hospital he always brought the teddy bear he got when he was born. Jacob’s best friend is his 5 year old brother Simon.
Recently, Jacob has been able to attend school again. When asked about school his reply was: My favorite subject is math because I like numbers and I also like PE.
Jacob is my hero, a little warrior that has looked cancer in the eye and said: I hate cancer. To have cancer feels different. Cancer makes you feel you can die, but I say no to the cancer.
Jacob has taught me so many things this year. He has made me see things in a different way. Cancer has stripped me of everything I was, changed me, and forced me to live in the moment. Nothing can be taken for granted as everything can be taken away in an instant.
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