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A Fabulous Casino Night benefits Breast Cancer Funds!

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On Friday November 15, 2019, you can enjoy a fabulous Casino Night while raising funds for Breast Wishes and the Pink Ribbon Girls. Not only do you get to play your favorite casino games with fabulous prizes, you’re served heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts and fun!

How does it work? Your $50 ticket includes $50,000 in chips, and $100 VIP ticket get you $75,000 in chips! Those tickets also get you a free drink, or two for VIPs. At the end of the night turn in your remaining chips for raffle tickets for some cool raffle prizes! If Lady Luck isn’t kind, don’t worry, you can buy extra tickets too! There will also be a silent auction and Kim Faris will emcee the event.

Space is limited to this exclusive jeans & jewelry themed event – so secure your spot soon! Tickets are available here. All proceeds to benefit the Pink Ribbon Girls and the Breast Wishes Foundation.

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Still Time To Register For Breast Wishes 5k for Kelli

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Many women we know and love have been affected by breast cancer, including Kelli James, a young mother and beloved sister, who died in the prime of her life. Her sisters, Elesha Snyder and Mandi Moore, decided to both honor their sister and help other women and families in the same situation. The founded the Breast Wishes Foundation to bring joy to those who are suffering with spa days, restaurant gift cards, yoga retreats, nutrition classes, family vacations and financial assistance for medical bills and holistic treatments that aren’t covered by insurance.
The 6th annual 5k for Kelli Run/Walk is Breast Wishes Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and is coming up this weekend, on August 18th, 2018 at the beautiful Wegerzyn Gardens Metro Park. Since Kelli loved fairies, runners are encourage to dress in their fairy best! No fairy gear? No problem! They will have tutus, wings and flower crowns at the merchandise tent.
This is run / walk 5k, so even if you’re not a runner, you can walk it and support this worthwhile local charity! Foro the competitors out there, awards to the top 3 male and female in each age group and the top 3 male and female overall. Please do consider supporting this fabulous organization!

How to Go?

What: 5k for Kelli Run/Walk

When: August 18, 2018 at 9am 

Where: Wegerzyn Gardens Metro Park at 1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue. The race will take place on path along the Stillwater River.
Cost: $25-online registration at speedy-feet.com until August 14th. Paper registration at George’s Family Restaurant 5216 North Dixie Drive until the evening of August 17th. On site registration tent opens at 7:30am on race day.
Also – they need volunteers! If you’re interested please contact our volunteer coordinator at 5kforkellivolunteers@gmail.com
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Dayton’s $30,000 Cheesesteak

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2017 Super Duper Cheesesteak Champ, Clayton Naylor, with his daughter

Dayton has a $30,000 Cheesesteak .. and in 2017 it was a pink Food Adventure.  Let us explain….

It was standing room only in the Huber Heights Submarine House Bar and Grill when Clayton Naylor chomped the competition last month.   He downed a 16 inch Super Duper Cheesesteak in the official time of one minute and 55 seconds, leaving all other store champions still chewing their food.  Clayton pocketed a grand, and got a 2017 Championship belt and trophy. He hugged his daughter and posed for pictures afterwards.  It was his 2nd championship, having won the event 2 years earlier.

Clayton said his nutrionist and trainer wasn’t happy about him eating the cheesesteak, but he he told them it is only 3 times a year …. so lighten up Francis.

Jason Danner holds up a $30,000 donation check to PInk Ribbon Girls

You would think that was enough excitement for one day at the Submarine House.  You would be wrong.  Earlier they announced the proceeds from their 2017 Super Duper Cheesesteak challenges would benefit the Pink Ribbon Girls, a Dayton charity helping local women with breast cancer.

Food Adventures is happy to have been a part of this challenge for the past few years.  In the past, we have watched Submarine House donate checks of $15,000+ and $17,000+ to local charities like Dayton Children’s Hospital,  This year, the Submarine House owners, Brody Danner and Jason Danner, were about to blow those numbers away.

This year, the Danner family, Submarine House and the Cheesesteak challenge raised  $30,000 for The Pink Ribbon Girls.

The crowd cheering on their favorite eaters

The crowd went bezerk as they held the huge “check” up for the people to see, and presented it to Heather Salazar – Executive Director from the Pink Ribbon Girls.

The event has turned into a day long celebration.  The Huber Heights locale hosted a beer tent, a bouncy house and live bands afterwards.  It was a day and an evening to celebrate a big donation to a great cause.

Let this be a reminder to you that in 2018 to support the Super Duper Cheesesteak Challenge when it rolls around again in January through March of next year.

In the heat of competition

These charity dollars support and directly affect real families in the Dayton area and are making a big difference in families’ lives.  Support local businesses that give back generously to local charities.

The Submarine House is one example of those places.  We look forward to next year’s challenges and congratulate all involved with this successful charity event.

The Submarine House’s Super Duper Cheesesteak

For more Food Adventures, check out The Big Ragu, Hungry Jax and Chef House at www.Facebook.com/foodadv.  With over 7,000 foodies following them, they are the Miami Valleys “go to” blog for scoop on good eats, festivals, cooking classes and dinner events.

Please browse the gallery below for more photos from the Super Duper Cheesesteak Championships where the fastest contestants of each Submarine House location had to eat a 16 inch Cheesesteak with Triple the Meat, Triple the Cheese and the Works Toppings.  No exceptions !

The champ poses with board members of the Pink Ribbon Girls

Another day, another trophy

About to announce the donation total – Brody Danner, Heather Salazaar and Jeff Stevens

Sallie Taylor and Zac Pitts from Living Dayton were guest judges

Trophies and ticket boxes for raffle prizes

Nom, Nom , Nom

Clayton killin it

Cheesesteak contenders

Kris Mick – past champ was so close to winning

He’s done

1 minute 55 seconds

Good sportsmanship between champs

Guest judges Chef House and Big Ragu

$30,000 for Pink Ribbon Girls charity

Competitors and judges

Another full house

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Hungry peeps

Talking Subs

16 inches of Heaven

Kris Mick psyching himself up

Post contest beard cleaning

WELL DONE !!!

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Time To Get “TIEBER TOUGH”

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tieberThat nasty C word.  I hear it and just shake my head.  Especially when I hear it associated with a women who is nothing but kind and strong and a marvelous mother.

Suzie Tieber, mom to Sydney and Chase, wife of Steve and co-owner of The Dublin Pub has been diagnosed with Cancer.  She’ll be undergoing a double mastectomy on Wednesday morning.

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Sydney’s  7th grade girls basketball team at Bellbrook Middle School was to play Preble Shawnee HS/MS tonight and the plan was  to present her with a special shirt made for her hospital stay five minutes before the game began.   They team was to then unveil as a surprise the special ‘Tieber Tough’ jersey which they would all  wear and dedicate the game to Suzie.

Additionally, over 300 T-shirts were made with the same ‘Tieber Tough‘ logo that friends and family will wear, sending pictures & messages to Suzie on her “Lets Support Suzie Tieber” Facebook event page. The shirts were donated by Ty Camacho from Miami Valley Team Sports and a donation has been asked for each shirt.

But alas Mother Nature put a kabash on that plan and the game was cancelled tonight due to the snow.

 

But let’s still show Suzie we support her and post the Tieber Tough image on your page in support of Suzie, who is indeed Tieber Tough.  And if you happen to someone who prays, some kind words to the big guy to support her and her family through tomorrow’s surgery and her healing ahead would be appreciated.

img_8834 You can also remind her she is TIEBER TOUGH through a custom t-shirt, designed by Nichole Rustad and generously donated by Ty Camacho.

TO ORDER SHIRTS PLEASE COPY THIS AND PASTE
then email to Steve: steve@dubpub.com
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Address (if need to be mailed):
Shirt 1
Men, Woman, Child Shirt:
Size:
Shirt 2  repeat as needed….

Each shirt is $25 and all proceeds will be donated by Steve in Suzie’s name to the Pink Ribbon Girls, http://pinkribbongirls.org/

Once you place your order, please immediately pay through PayPal to: PayPal.me/Tieber

NOTE! If you don’t have a PayPal account, it is easy to set up. If you don’t want to go through PayPal, still complete the form to order your shirt and you can reimburse Steve at a later time.
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Email pics of you wearing the shirt, along with a special message to Suzie, to Steve at steve@dubpub.com so he can put together a special gift to Suzie from her family and friends.

The “TIEBER TOUGH, Let’s Support Suzie Tieber” campaign has raised over $3,000 for Dayton’s local Pink Ribbon Girls, an organization that devotes unwavering support helping women fighting breast cancer.  If you’d like to make a donation in honor of Suzie, or one of your friends or family, it would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

 

Support Breast Cancer Charities through 5k For Kelli on Saturday Aug 20th

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Kelli’s family remembers her through this annual fundraiser!

The Breast Wishes Foundation presents the 4th annual 5k for Kelli to honor and support women with breast cancer and to remember all those we have lost. The 5k for Kelli is a fun and family friendly event that gives 100% of its proceeds to local charities: The Noble Circle Project, Good Samaritan Hospital’s Breast Health Center and our very own Breast Wishes Foundation which grants wishes that bring joy to women and their families affected by breast cancer.

This race is in memory of Kelli James who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006, and is organized by her two loving sisters. Kelli loved fairies so they encourage everyone to wear tutus and wings…no fairy gear? No problem! We will have plenty to purchase at the merchandise tent with all proceeds going to charity.
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Organizers will have free coffee, fruit, and cookies. There will also be free face painting and colored hair spraying. Day Yoga Studio is offering a free pre-race stretch and warm up. The Shakery Juice truck will be there selling delicious juice and healthy sandwiches.
Raffle tickets for $1 include prizes like a 50″ flat screen TV, Kings Island tickets, massages, $100 Kroger gift card, Restaurant gift cards for Luckys, Roost and even the Oakwood Club! Great prizes to the Top 3 male and female runners in each age group and the Top 3 male and female runners overall.  Age Divisions include: 19 and Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & Over
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When: Saturday August 20th– Onsite registration starts at 7:30 am. Race starts at 9 am.
Where: Wegerzyn Gardens 1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue in Dayton. The 5k loop begins and ends close to Wegerzyn Gardens Metro Park but takes place on the Stillwater River Bikeway and Recreation Trail.
Cost: $25, which includes commemorative t-shirt. Please note, shirts are unisex and run a little small so plan accordingly.
NOTE: Early Packet Pickup at George’s Family Restaurant 5216 North Dixie Drive in Dayton on Thursday and Friday August 18th and 19th from 9a-7p.

Guest Post: Stephanie Hicks Shares What October Means To Her

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Guest Contributor Stephanie Hicks

For many, October signifies the start of fall… People begin enjoying pumpkin “everything” and start thinking up amazing Halloween costumes. While I, too, partake in pumpkin latte, cheesecake, pie, cookies, etc. binge eating, and spend hours online trying to find the perfect, creative costume for my son, I also celebrate my wedding anniversary and my husbands birthday (along with eight other birthdays in our family).

But this year, October means something more than fall flavored goodies and special days… This year I’ve come to recognize that October is “Breast Cancer Awareness” month.

During this past year, both my mom and my younger sister (age 26) had breast cancer scares. Within a few short months, they each found lumps in their breasts, had ultrasounds, mammograms, biopsies, and eventually surgery. Waiting for results for my mom and baby sister proved to be one of the hardest moments of my life. Every worst case scenario would constantly fly through my head: What would I do with out my mom? What would I do with out my best friend/sister? Henry (my son) hasn’t spent enough time with them.

After what seemed to be the longest waits ever, both my mom and sister received negative results and a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders (and theirs as well).
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We thought that our family had dodged a bullet and we were in the clear, but not long after my mom and sisters happy news did we receive the opposite from my aunt.

Aunt Donna has always been like a second mom to me, and the moment we found out she was diagnosed with breast cancer, I feel like a little piece of me died. How could this even be happening? The three most important women in my life were faced with this incredible fear, and now my Aunt’s nightmare was coming true.

Aunt Donna, wife and mother of three, and proven to be even stronger than I ever believed possible. She underwent surgery to have one of her breasts removed, continued working during her chemotherapy, and even moved my grandmother into her home so she could take better care of her.
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Not once did she complain”why me” or show the world how scared or tired she was. She is the epitome of what a breast cancer survivor is.

On Wednesday, October 1st (the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month), Aunt Donna had her last chemo session. She will have to continue with radiation before they can reevaluate her condition, but in the mean time we could not be more proud of her.

On Saturday, October 18th, my family and I will be walking in the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. While I know it’s too much to ask for everyone to join our team and walk with us, I ask that you contribute something to this cause, as every donation matters.

Here is the link for you to join our team “Save Second Base” or to make a donation.