My story is one of love and hope. Chelsea Hancock turned 16 on July 24th 2009. To celebrate her sweet 16 she decided she wanted to host a fundraiser for the NBCF. Her reason behind this idea was her grandmother Julia Hancock who she lost in 1998 to breast cancer, mainly due to the lack of funding so she could get to her chemo treaments. So we started planning and soliciting donations. We scheduled the event for July 25th. At the time this barely gave us a month to get everything together. Even small fundraisers take alot of work. then suddenly word got out and this little sweet 16 event turned into a massive party. The whole area stepped up to support Chelsea, we had a free luncheon, live auction, and a local mammogrm center sent us a guest speaker and donated a free mammogram. We had over 65 area business's donate to the auction. The local news paper, radio station, and a news channel out of Louisville came out and did interviews. Chelsea's sweet 16 was an awesome success. We raised over $3000.00 for the NBCF ( money is still coming in at this time) and made many new friends along the way. The NBCF gave us permission to use their LOGO, and we set up a web site for Chelsea www.ChelseaNBCF.com . God places us all together when the reason is truly good and takes us to the top. Thank you Chelsea for letting me be a part of this awesome event, you touched me deeply with your love and conviction to this cause. Not many girls would willingly give up their 16th birthday. God Bless You as I am Blessed by the gift of knowing you.
Alicia Armstrong
Elizabethtown, KY
