We did it!!

WOW! What an amazing day yesterday was, look at what we accomplished, I cannot wait to see the smiles these will bring! Thank you so much to all those who have helped us make this into what it has become, a huge thank you to Derrick Spitzer and Rochelle Seever Spitzerfor helping us go even bigger for the third year in a row! Thank you all the other local boxes that gathered toys, brought out equipment, came and participated and helped spread the word about our event and child hood cancer awareness! Thank you to all of your sweet children who came out and got involved, thank you to our vendors our families and our friends who we consider to be our family! Especially our incite family we love you all so much! Not only did we collect all these wonderful toys to be donated in my sweet Easton's memory but we are estimating (will have the final total tomorrow evening) that we have raised at least $3500 in funds to be donated to the families of the PCH patients. You all are amazing!Check out the pics from Easton's event, you will have to copy and paste the following link:

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ONLY ONE MORE DAY!!!

We have a number of updates/reminders for everyone about the various events tomorrow. 

THE WOD

The first heat is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM.  If you want to participate in this heat please arrive by 7:45.  We will run heats every 30 minutes which should allow plenty of time for announcements/door prizes, group led stretching, and the 13 minute workout.  We will try to cap each heat at about 30 participants.  Up to 5 of spots per heat will be reserved for the official competitors.  For participation in the WOD we ask for the donation of a new unopened toy, or $10 to go to the children at PCH.  In addition to participation in the WOD, you will receive a door prize ticket. 

The Official Competition

We were a little worried at first, but have received lots of recent interest and sign-ups for the official competition.  As of right now we have about 15-20 competitors, but will continue to allow people to sign up for the official competition through the event.  Remember, the cost to participate in the competition is $35.  This entry fee will take the place of your toy or $10 donation for the general event.  It will also include an official Easton’s Legacy WOD t-shirt IF AVAILABLE.  Because we had to have the shirt order in several weeks ago, we tried to estimate how many extra we would need for competitors and for general sales at the event.  Unfortunately, we are already out of women’s size small and are running short on a couple of other sizes.  We are working to see what it would take to do another t-shirt order for those of you who want one and are okay receiving it in a couple of weeks.  Competitors will also receive a can of Kill Cliff and Kill Cliff cozy in addition to the other samples available to everyone.  The winning guy and gal will each receive the following:

-4 pack of Fit Aid

-4 pack of Kill Cliff

-1 Cellucor t-shirt

-2 lbs Cellucor Protein Powder

-1 Certificate good for 1 Rx Smart Gear jump rope

-1 Certificate good for a pair of natural grips

-1 Smart Shaker bottle

-10 servings of Cellucor Alpha Amino

Samples and Water

There will be plenty of cold bottled water for everyone who comes out tomorrow.  You do not need to participate in the WOD and there is no charge.  Everyone who comes will also receive a Perfect Bar and a sample of Cellucor Alpha Amino while supplies last. We ask that each person be considerate and only take one.  Alpha Amino may not be suitable for your children, but they are welcome to have a Perfect Bar.

Day Care and Children

The day care will be open.  You are welcome to drop your children off during your heat.  However, we ask that children only be in the daycare during your heat so that the workers are not overwhelmed with a huge number of children.  Also, please keep your children with you at all times.  We do not want any little ones getting trampled during a workout.  Also, please keep your children off of all gym equipment!  It is heavy, dangerous, and expensive.   The Spitzers have been AMAZING about partnering with us for this event each year and letting us use their box.  Please make sure your children are respectful of the equipment and facilities.

Children’s WOD

We have designated the 10:00 AM heat to be for all children 5 years of age and up.  We will have trained coaches and adults on hand to assist them through the same WOD that the adults are doing.  We will be holding a special door prize drawing for the children and have a few goodies for them as well.

The Online Auction

Our online auction began on September 1st and will conclude at 6:00 PM tomorrow evening.  Any bids time stamped 6:01 PM or later will not be accepted.  Please contact us within 24 hours of the close of the auction to arrange for item pickup and payment.  We have had a number of amazing prizes donated and a number of equally amazing bids.  Please check out the auction page at the link below for additional details.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1458896397723401/

Raffles

We have MANY amazing items to be raffled off tomorrow at the event.  Some of the items include sports memorabilia, workout clothing, supplements, food items, various gift certificates, and just about everything else you could imagine.  Items will be on display at the event tomorrow in some format.  Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.  All drawings will take place shortly after the final heat.  You need not be present at the time of the drawing to win.  Tickets can be bought at the event or you can contact Kursty or I to purchase tickets via PayPal.  We will be happy to enter them into the raffles of your choice.  We hope to have a complete list of raffle prizes posted later today.

Door Prizes

All participants in the WOD, official competition, and volunteers of the event will receive a ticket for our door prize drawings.  We have many door prizes that will be given out throughout the event tomorrow.  They include clothing, supplements, gift certificates, etc.  You must be present at the time your ticket is drawn to win, come early for the best chances at door prizes.

Waffle Crush

Waffle Crush will be at the event from 8:00-12:00 selling amazing waffles.  Come work out and then refuel! A portion of their sales will be going to the Easton’s Legacy toy fund.  We will have a shaded area with tables and chairs just outside of the box (gym) for you to relax and enjoy!

I’m sure I’m forgetting something so stay tuned for additional posts.

Hey Everyone-

We have put together a list of the raffle, door prizes, and sample that will be at the event on the 20^th.  We have had a number of additional pledges for raffle prizes over the past few days and will update this list as we firm up some of the details for those items.  If you have anything you would like to donate as raffle or door prize, please let us know ASAP.  THANKS!

RAFFLES

Raffle tickets can be purchased at the event on the 20^th. They will also be available in advance of the event and can be purchased via PayPal.  You do not need to be present at the time of the drawings to win. We are happy to enter your tickets into the raffle drawings of your choice at the event on your behalf if you cannot attend.  Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.  Winners will be drawn after the end of the event and anyone not present will be notified later that day.  100% of the funds raised from the raffle will toward toys and the needs of the cancer children at PCH.

·         Phoenix Suns Archie Goodwin autographed basketball ($250 value)

·         $125 certificate for a mobile car detailing from H&K Eco Steam

·         A Taste of Queen Creek - Approximately $90 in food certificates and gift cards for various restaurants in Queen Creek.

·         Scrap Metal Turtle by Matt Focht

·         A full day bounce house rental with delivery and pick up in the east valley ($65 value).

·         Twosome of golf at Superstition Springs ($150 value).

·         Sterling silver/turquoise bracelet and sterling silver/white buffalo (albino turquoise) earrings from Broken Arrow Traders ($230 value).

·         $30 certificate to Dress Like Lex Children’s Clothing (https://www.facebook.com/DressLikeLex).

·         3 Drawings each for: a Cellucor t-shirt, 2 pound jug of Cellucor protein powder, and 1 Smart Shake Bottle ($65 value each) These packages may have addition items added later.

·         $50 Gift Certificate to Hair by Jonelle (http://www.hairbyjonelle.com/) and Mary Kay Beauty Basket

·         Thick to Thin ladies workout shirt ($25 value)

·         MORE TO COME!!!

DOOR PRIZES

As a thank you, everyone who participates in the workout, competition, or volunteers at the event will be given a ticket for the door prize drawings.  We will randomly do door prize drawings throughout the event.  You must be present to claim you prize at the time of the drawing or another ticket will be drawn.

·         Pair of Natural Grips and tape

·         Food Gift Certificates

·         Box Socks

·         Various shirts

·         2 pound jug of Cellucor Protein Powder

·         Beauty Basket

FREE SAMPLE

If you know of any other organization that would like to sample their products at the event, please let us know.

·         Cold Bottled Water

·         Cellucor Alpha Amino Samples

·         Perfect Bars

WAFFLE CRUSH

The Waffle Crush truck will also be at the event selling their waffles.  A portion of the sales will toward toys and the needs of the cancer children at PCH.

Event Schedule

Hey guys just wanted to give everyone a preview of how the day is going to go. We will have the normal memorial wod which everyone who brings either a new unopened toy or a $10 donation will participate in, heats will run approximately every half hour and will include 25 regular participants and 5 competitors in each. The competitors will be doing the same wod, the only difference is that they are not allowed to scale and they will be judged and scored. The registration fee for competitors is $35. Please let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to answer. Today is the last day to order and pay for shirts at the $20 price, we will have a few to sell the day of but quantities will be limited. Also there will be a separate kids only heat that will be at 10:00 am for children ages 5 & up.Thank you all so much for your support and help!

Easton’s Legacy Toy Drive Event Schedule:

7:45am - 8:30am first heat check in’s

8:00am - 8:30am heat 1 stretch & wod

8:30am - 9:00am heat 2 stretch & wod

9:00am - 9:30am heat 3 stretch & wod

9:30am -10:00am heat 4 stretch & wod

10:00am-10:30am kids stretch & kids only heat

10:30am- 11:00am-heat 5 stretch & wod

11:00am- 11:30am-heat 6 stretch & wod

11:30am- 12:00pm heat 7 stretch & wod

12:00pm- 12:30pm heat 8 stretch &wod

12:30pm- 1:00pm heat 9 stretch & wod

Heat ‘s will run every half hour we would ask that you please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the heat you would like to be in. Also competitors need to check in 15 minutes prior to scheduled heat time. Door prizes will be given away in between heat you must be present to win a door prize but do not need to be present to win raffle prizes. Be sure to check out our online Auction on facebook. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1458896397723401/

Picked up the Calais Campbell football today

Latest donation for the event. We also received a goodie bag from the Suns with things like a t-shirt, bastketball, hat, stuffed gorilla, etc.

Another donation for the event!

Perfect Bar at the Event!

We have another exciting update regarding Easton’s Legacy event on the next month! Thanks to our friend, Heidi Butler, Perfect Bar (http://perfectbar.com) just contacted and said they would like to send several hundred bars for the event. There will be plenty for each participant to have one with extra to raffle off! We are getting lots of great things for our participants to sample so make sure you come and don’t miss out!

Who's up for a friendly competition?

We finally have a few more details ironed out for our upcoming Easton’s Legacy event.

The Easton WOD

13 Minute AMRAP for Time

·         200 m run

·         13 Wall Ball (20/14lbs)

·         13 Burpees

·         13 Pull-ups

The Main Event

As in past years, the primary activity at our event will be our traditional Easton’s WOD, broken down into 10 heats (including a children’s heat at 10am).  Everyone is invited to participate in this 13 minute workout by donating a new unopened toy to go to a child at PCH, or for a $10 donation to be used for toys, pharmacy gift cards, etc.

NEW – An Official Competition

We have had an overwhelming number of great prizes donated for the event.  So, by popular request, we have decided to hold an official competition for those with that extra competitive drive.  Each heat will have 5 official judges, allowing for up to 5 competitors in each heat, and a total of 50 competitors (25 men and 25 women).  There will only be an RX division, sorry no scaled for the official competition, with one winner each from the men and the women. Competitor’s scores will be determined by total numbers or rounds and reps.  If a tie occurs the winner will be determined by a 500 m row-off for time.

The price for participation in the competition is a $35 donation, which will include an official event  t-shirt as long as you sign up to compete and pay by September 5, 2014. You can pay either in person or via PayPal, if you choose PayPal please email me at eastonslegacy@gmail.com to make arrangements (for those who have already purchased shirts you will only need to pay the remaining $15). As long as we have not exceeded the maximum number of athletes you can still sign up until the day of the event, however the price will remain $35 with no guarantee of a t-shirt (sorry, we have to have the order in on September 5^th).

Prizes for each winner will include (but may not be limited to):

·         One certificate for a RX smart gear jump rope.

·         One certificate for a pair of natural grips.

·         One - 2lb jug of Cellucor Cookies & Cream protein powder.

·         One - 4 pack of FitAID.

·         One Smart Shaker bottle.

You do not need to compete in the official competition to participate in the general WOD!

Official Easton WOD T-Shirts

We have also already done our pre-orders for the official Easton WOD t-shirt however you can still get them for $20 if you order and pay by September 5th.  We will have a limited number of extra t-shirts in various sizes to sell at the event for $25.  Check out the blog archive on June 23rd, 2014 to see the t-shirts.

Door, Raffles, Auction Prizes, Food, etc.

We have had well over $2000 worth of amazing prizes donated for our door prizes, raffles and online auctions, and the donations continue to come in from the CrossFit and local community.

Door Prizes – As a thank you, each participant in the general WOD and the Official Competition will be given a ticket for our door prize drawings.  Door prizes will be drawn randomly throughout the event.  You must be present at the time of the drawing to win.

Raffles – Raffle tickets will cost $2 each or 3 for $5. You do not have to be present to win however you will be responsible for picking up your items.  They will not be delivered to you.  Prizes will be on display in some manner at the event.  You will place you raffle tickets in the jars adjacent to the prize for which you wish to enter the raffle.

Online Auctions – Starting September 1st will have several online auctions.  We will post pictures of all our big ticket items on both the blog and Facebook. Blog bidders can email me their bid as well as the item they are bidding on at eastonslegacy@gmail.com If you are outbid I will notify you. Facebook followers can simply comment with their bid amount on the picture of the item they are bidding on.  To join the Facebook event page, go to 7th Annual Easton’s Legacy. Bidding will go from September 1st through September 20th at 6pm. Arrangements for the payment of your action must be made within 24 hours of the close of the auction or your prize will go to the next highest bidder.

Waffle Crush

The Waffle Crush Truck will be at the event selling their delicious waffles.  10% of their sales will be going to the PCH fund!!!

Samples

In addition to a number of other prizes, Cellucor has sent several hundred samples of their Alpha Amino blend for event participants to try.  We will also have lots of bottled water for drinking.  If anyone knows of any other organizations that might like to sample their products, please get in touch with Kursty at klhatch@cox.net.

We are super excited for all of the additions to this year’s Easton’s Legacy event and are super appreciative of everyone and every organization that has donated.  Very soon we will update the blog with the list of all prizes and individuals/organizations who have donated. Please visit the blog and Facebook page regularly and don’t forget to tell and invite your family and friends!

More to come, stay tuned!!!

**** 100% of ALL raffle, auction, competition, entry funds will be donated to PCH***

Handful of updates!

With less than two months to go until Easton's event preparations are well underway to make this an amazing event! While Easton's event has always been family friendly we are super excited to announce that this year we will be doing a Children's Heat as well! The regular heats will run every half hour starting at 8am and continuing until 1pm however at 10am we will do a specific children's heat so that the kiddos get to experience full participation. The children's heat will be for children ages 5 years and older and there will be volunteers able to assist them through the workout.
We have been working very hard contacting local business establishments and organizations to request gift cards, prizes, and products to be used as raffle and possible auction items. They have all been super generous and willing to help in our efforts and I would like to give them a quick shout out to show my appreication (also a little taste to get you all excited for the event!). The following places have donated gifts cards and/or voucher coupons:
Buddyz Chicago Style Pizzeria
Yogurt Jungle
Chick-fil-a
Costa Vida
Baci Italian Bistro
Jimmy Johns
Sushi Creek
Cold Stone Creamery
These following places have donated prize items:
Scott Archery Releases
Ted's shooting Range
Bounce house Rental
Diamond Archery
Silver Jewelry
The Natural Grip
Life as RX
Las Sendas Golf Course
Custom Girls apparel
Hair by Jonelle
Sabrina Bollenberg Photography
Pictures By Fancy Pants
We are still waiting to hear back from additional vendors and local businesses but are so far extremely excited and overwhelmed with gratitude for all these amazing businesses and their generousity. We are also super excited to announce that My Waffle Crush has agreed to come and will be donating 10% of their profits to Phoenix Children's Hospital! Can't wait to see all of you soon!

It's all coming together!!

I am so excited about Easton's Event this year we have had such good responses from local vendors who have been generous enough to donate raffle prizes for this years event! Everyone is going to look amazing in their Easton's event shirts as well! Speaking of which If you haven't pre-ordered a shirt now is the time to do so, I have to have all funds for pre-orders by next Tuesday July 15th. If you want a shirt and haven't ordered one yet please get in touch with me at 480-204-2797 or you can email me at klhatch@cox.net Thank you all so much for your continued support his birthday party this year is going to be amazing!!! I can't wait to see the smiling faces on the kiddos at PCH (hopefully we can give the parents something to smile about as well!)

Shirt Proof!!!

Hi Guys, here are the shirts for Easton's Legacy, we are taking pre-orders right now adults sizes are s-2xl (they do run small) and are $20. If you are interested in a shirt please let me know we have to collect the funds by July 15th. Thank you. If you are interested in a shirt please email me klhatch@cox.net.

overwhelmed with emotions!

Wow what a whirlwind this week has been. I feel like I have been on the phone constantly trying to get raffle prize donations from every local business I can think of! Not to mention that I put a post on face book about it and the response was unbelievable,I have had so many generous people offer services and certificates and other great prizes for Easton's event! I have reflected many times this week on the very first Easton's Legacy event that we did 6 1/2 years ago, I think I may have taken 20-30 toys down to the hospital that year. I have always had hopes of making the toy drive bigger and better each year and to see it happening is incredible, to see the pure kindness and generosity of so many is literally breathtaking. I cannot thank everyone enough for their kindness!!! Once again if you are interested in donating product or services for Easton's event please get in touch with me and let me know.
This week one of the big tasks I set out to accomplish was shirts, that's right for the first time since Easton's Legacy started we are going to have shirts to commemorate it! I don't think it is possible for anyone to understand how extremely excited I am about this! Sean and I went to some of our family, friends and fellow crossfitters and think we have come up with an amazing design. It still has to get the final approval from the hospital because it will be using the PCH logo but I think we followed the rules so we should be good! This will be one of the ways we hope to raise funds for the families of PCH. I will let everyone know once we get a copy of the shirts and they have been approved, then we will start a pre-order for them :)

Joining up with Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

We are super excited to get started on this years toy drive. This year we have the opportunity to do Easton's toy drive as an "official" event for Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation. Easton's Legacy Toy Drive will be held this year on Saturday, September 20th 2014. We will continue to do our memorial workout, with a new unopened toy in exchange for participation. This year we are also exploring other ideas such as raffles, competitions, etc. in order to earn monetary donations.  One hundred percent of the donations will be used to provide for the needs of the PCH families in the way of grocery and fuel gift cards. If you or your organization have the the capacity and are interested in donating any items that could be used as samples, raffle prizes, demos, etc., we would be very grateful.  We can provide you with the Phoenix Children's Hospital Tax Id number to assist with your donation.  I will be posting regularly from now until the event so that everyone stays updated. Thank you for your continued support by helping to celebrate our sweet boy through bringing smiles to the sweet little faces at PCH.

pictures from Easton's Wod

http://jashtonphoto.pass.us/crossfitincite/

click on the above link to view the photos from this mornings event!

Details!!!

There is only about one week left until the toy drive.  So, I thought I might iron out a few of the details. For those of you who came last year the location has changed.  We have moved into a bigger space in the same complex, just a little further down. We are going to start at 9:00 AM and will go until noon, or until everyone who wants to complete the WOD (Workout Of the Day) has gotten a chance to do so.  Please make sure you come in the front entrance so that you have a chance to sign in. We are expecting a larger crowd than last year, so we will be having participants sign up for heats to make sure there is space available for everyone.  Heats will be running every 30 minutes and there will be a warm up before each .  There will be daycare provided.  However, we ask that you please try to limit the number of small children brought to the gym as we are concerned that the number of children may be overwhelming for the size of the day care room and those watching them. Many have asked me what type of toys to bring. The most important thing to keep in mind is that these children have very compromised immune systems.  So please make sure the items are all new, otherwise the hospital cannot accept them.  The hospital accommodates children ages 0-18 years of age so they will happily accept anything! Once again a huge heartfelt thank you to Coach Derrick Spitzer and his wife Rochelle owners of Crossfit Incite for hosting the event, and a huge thank you in advance to all those planning on attending to help us throw our sweet angel an amazing birthday party!

picture overload

Easton was born September 23, 2006 he was three weeks early and weighed a whopping 6lbs 15 ounces, he was 21 inches long.

 This is a picture of his blessing day all three boys of mine have worn this same blessing outfit!

 I got a little camera happy one day at the park, Easton was all smiles in his stroller while Daddy and big brother Draysen were flying a kite.

 Easton loved hanging out with Daddy and Draysen, he also loved playing in the bath

 Out of all the pictures we have of Easton this is the only one we have of he crying and the reason I took it was because he was always such a happy baby and NEVER cried so this was definately a candid!

 This picture was taken one month before Easton was diagnosed with brain cancer.

 He was very clever and climbed onto and into everything!!

 This was Easton's first birthday only a few weeks before he was hospitalized.

 This is a picture of him shortly after being hospitalized, he loved to cuddle with the soft toys people would bring him  (this is one of the major reason's why we do the toy drive)

Easton's wod!

We are going to be doing the same workout that we did last year!!! The workout is a 20 minute AMRAP which means as many rounds/reps as possible within 20minutes. The workout consists of a 200 meter run, 13 wall balls, 13 burpees, & 13 pullups. Easton was here with us on earth for 13 months so the 13 in each of the different exercises represents his time with us. workouts will start at 9am and will run in different heats every 30 minutes until 12 or until everyone has participated that wants to:) Again if you want to come by and drop off toys but do not want to workout that is 100% ok also if you have never participated in a crossfit workout don't let the workout intimidate you we have amazing coaches that will be there helping to scale the workout appropriately for those who do wish to participate. If you have any questions feel free to contact me klhatch@cox.net

My Little Fighter!

With less than four weeks until the toy drive I decided I better start sharing some stories and pictures of my amazing little Easton! This Is perhaps one of my most favorite pictures of me and My little Easton! He was such a mommas boy and could melt my heart quicker than anything. The bond him and I shared is truly something I will forever treasure. For those who haven't read the previous posts on this blog Easton was diagnosed  with Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Also known as P.N.E.T. Its a form of brain cancer found in children. From the time we found out about/began treatment of his cancer to the time we buried our sweet boy was only a 3 week whirlwind. As we began to learn and understand his condition we learned it is actually a birth defect that had been with him since conception. As a mom when I first heard this news I remember being astonished that Easton had been able to deal with the pain and discomfort this must have caused him for as long as he did especially since he'd shown absolutely no signs of anything being wrong with him until about 24 hours before he was diagnosed. He was such a happy baby constantly smiling and cooing and completely on track developmently. I remember being in the hospital with him imparticular one time while the nurse was drawing more blood and having to pock and prod him yet again, my smiley happy baby simply leaned over and bit her, his way of saying I've had enough! I remember thinking I was silly for the sense of pride that beamed within me at that moment as I smirk and thought to myself that's my boy:) It was just so out of character for him to do something like that and I felt like he was telling all of us I won't go down without a fight! Sadly his fight was short lived, but he did fight a good fight and I am honored I get to call him my son!

2013 fliers!!!

Yay!! The fliers are done for this years toy drive and I can start handing them out! They are pretty much the same as last year except for the date and time being adjusted Never the less I am 100% stoked! I am so excited for this years toy drive! Once again I just want to reiterate you do not have to be an existing crossfit member to participate, anyone who brings a new toy is welcome to participate and If you don't want to or can't participate in the workout you are still more than welcome to donate toys :) A big huge thank you to those of you who have already expressed a desire to help out, and of course to Derrick & Rochelle Spitzer as well for once again letting us utilize the gym for the toy drive.