| 1.
What is Titz'n Glitz?
2. How is Titz'n Glitz different from other breast cancer
fundraisers?
3. How did Titz'n Glitz start?
4. Where did the name come from?
5. When is Titz'n Glitz?
6. How does Titz'n Glitz raise funds?
7. How much money has the event raised?
8. Where does the money go and how are decisions made?
9. How do you promote Halifax On The Front Line Fund Society
(breast cancer fund)?
10. How many people are diagnosed with breast cancer each
year?
11. What is the Press-a-Breast canvas?
12. Breast cancer happens to men, too; so, why does Titz'n
Glitz remain "women only"?
13. What appeals to women to attend a women only event?
14. Is Titz'n Glitz a local event only?
15. Has Titz'n Glitz gone National?
16. If I'm interested in bringing Titz'n Glitz to my city,
who do I call to find the criteria to qualify?
17. Why did you decide to take Titz'n Glitz to a National
and possibly an International forum?
18. How do I get involved?
19. Do you need volunteers, and what kind of time commitment
does it require?
20. Who are your sponsors?
21. Why do you think there's such broad-based appeal for
the event?
22. If I decided to come to the event...what should I
expect?
23. Are media allowed to come to the event? (I don't know
if I want to be photographed in my bra!)
24. Do you worry that the event name is offensive to some,
or are you trying to raise eyebrows?
25. Is there a Titz'n GlitzThe Documentary?
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| 1. What is
Titz'n Glitz?
Titz'n Glitz is a powerful "Women Only" breast cancer fundraiser. It
is a celebration for our friends, our neighbors and people we love.
It is for those who have fought the disease and won, those who are fighting
the fight, and those who have fought and didn't make it. It's an evening
of camaraderie and compassion in C cups!
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2. How is Titz'n
Glitz different from other breast cancer fundraisers?
* First and foremost, Titz'n Glitz is for women only.
* Second, it is one of the few costume events in Halifax with women dressing
up for the Udderly Wonderful Awards.
* Third, the money raised does NOT FUND RESEARCH.
Instead, the money is used to help those who have been diagnosed with
breast cancer that are in financial need. (More in item # 8.)
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| 3. How did
Titz'n Glitz start?
Titz'n Glitz really began in 1995, as a party in the home of founder
Margo Kerr. She had to sell tickets for another breast cancer fundraiser...a
hard sell at $100 a piece. So, she held a party and called it Titz'n
Glitz. With 75 really fun friends, she requested $25 from each attendee,
raffled those tickets at the end of the evening...and made $1,500.
It wasn't planned
to be an annual event; however, the following year, four women in her
neighborhood were diagnosed with breast cancer. Two of those women have
since lost their fight. They are dearly missed.
Titz'n Glitz continues
to be an edgy celebration in support of close friends. The women who
attended the second gathering wore decorated bras and other decadent
costuming, painted their breasts and left a press-a-breast wall in Margo's
basement, and danced and ate into the wee hours of the morning.
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| 4. Where did
the name come from?
Well...it's a term of endearment that Margo's father sometimes used
on her mother, Margaret, who rarely leaves the house without a flashy
fashion statement: "C'mon Miss Titz'n Glitz...let's roll!"
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| 5. When is
Titz'n Glitz?
The Titz'n Glitz event will be held on Thursday, November 1st, 2007
at the Marriot Harbourfront Hotel.
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| 6.
How does Titz'n Glitz raise funds?
Titz 'n Glitz raises money through the sale of our Event tickets, Titz'n
Glitz Calendars, Titz'n Glitz Merchandise, Our fabulous Mini Glitzers
such as "Shave your Head for Cancer" in April and "Toonies for Ta Ta's"
in October. During our gala evening, the Silent Auction and live auction
of the Press-a-Breast canvas (created during the evening of the event)
is a crowd favorite as well as our Raffle and Balloon Pop.
Of course, our "A"
to "DD" Cup sponsors make our cups runneth over by contributing financially,
donating products, services and their very precious time. Without our
sponsors (and fabulous volunteers, of course), this event just wouldn't
be what it has become.
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| 7. How much
money has the event raised?
Titz'n Glitz has raised over $700,000 since 1995.
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| 8. Where does
the money go and how are decisions made?
The money supports the Halifax On The Front Line Society (breast cancer
fund). This fund is administered to survivors in short term financial
need, by the QEII Department of Social Work and satellite clinics around
the province. The fund enables survivors in financial distress to pay
for childcare while at chemotherapy treatment, or for a weekend respite,
drugs that are not covered by insurance or MSI, and more. The point
is to help take some of the stress out of an already stressful situation
and foster the healing process with short term financial aid to survivors
on the Front Line. Titz'n Glitz does not fund research.
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| 9. How do
you promote the Halifax On The Front Line Society (breast cancer fund)?
We promote the fund in a number of ways:
* On our website
* At the event itself
* Through our advertising (donated by our media sponsors)
* On brochures provided to the hospital, the breast screening clinic,
and all of the satellite chemo clinics around the province that have
offered to be a part of this project.
*By word of mouth
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| 10.
How many people are diagnosed with breast cancer each year?
The general approximation is 1 in 9. However, the ratio in Nova
Scotia, where Titz'n Glitz began, is 1 in 8.
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| 11. What is
the Press-a-Breast canvas?
This is a tradition that began at the first Titz'n Glitz party, in Margo
Kerr's family home. Visitors were invited to 'paint and press' breast
prints on the basement wall. The sheer outrageousness of the idea had
the women snorting with laughter. Thus, the Press-A- Breast Wall was
born-later to become "Press-A-Breast on Canvas." This canvas is now
auctioned off at the end of each evening and has been successful at
bringing in as much as $7,000 toward our cause.
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| 12.
Breast cancer happens to men, too; so, why does Titz'n Glitz remain
"women only"?
We remain women only because it is the way we began - We are not the
United Nations and we aren't here to please everyone. Remaining an all
women event is what continues to make us unique...as an event and to
our sponsors. Our demographics appeal to sponsors who want to reach
a solid female audience.
Although it wasn't
meant to be an annual event...it got personal!! Our neighbors were diagnosed
and we wanted to help to support our friends, neighbors and people we
love....and it grew because it is so uniting, inclusive, fun and real.
Remaining a women-only
event does not limit the extension or intention of our work. The funds
raised are available to ALL breast cancer survivors in need-women AND
men. There are many men who are involved with the planning of the event:
the graphics for the sponsor package were created by a husband of a
committee member, sponsors have been solicited by husbands and male
friends who are moved by the event and its effects.
Our love and caring
extends far beyond the walls of our event to men with breast cancer,
to surviving families and loved ones. However, men do not sit on the
steering committee.
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| 13. What appeals
to women to attend a women only event?
It's a fabulous girl's night out, an extraordinarily good time, a chance
to be loud, proud and female! Women are less inhibited, they feel free
to let loose, celebrate their fears and cry their tears for those fighting
for their life or for those we have already lost to this unpredictable
disease.
While the event
has remained "women-only," the ripple effect of pure goodness has touched
and effected many people beyond the event itself...including men. Everyone
leaves feeling empowered to make a positive difference...and we have
seen this so many times. Men taking survivor's kids to hockey practices,
cutting their lawns, shoveling their snow...and others bringing meals,
cards, books, wine...love. In the end...it's about love, caring and
decency.
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| 14.
Is Titz'n Glitz a local event only?
Titz'n Glitz was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, however, permission to
host a Titz'n Glitz was granted in past years to Fredericton, New Brunswick;
Banff Alberta, Whitehorse in The Yukon and Collingwood, Ontario. All
had financial success with their events.
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| 15. Has Titz'n
Glitz gone National?
Yes. The trade marking for Titz'n Glitz was sold for one dollar to The
Pinnacle Group, of Toronto. They are taking on Titz'n Glitz as a philanthropic
part of their company and they are in the process of taking Titz'n Glitz
to a National and International level.
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If I'm interested in bringing Titz'n Glitz to my city, who do I call
to find the criteria to qualify?
Please call:
Kathryn Durant
Vice President, Conference Division The Pinnacle Group
2 Pardee Avenue, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3H5
Phone: 416-588-5051 ext. 23
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| 17.
Why did you decide to take Titz'n Glitz to a National and possibly an
International forum?
There were many cities inquiring about hosting Titz'n Glitz in their
area. To ensure the ethics, branding, integrity and unique qualities
of Titz'n Glitz will be ensured with each new event, it is necessary
to have a National office to take on this responsibility.
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| 18. How do
I get involved?
* Check out the Titz'n Glitz website for more information
* Buy a ticket for this year's event
* Create your own Mini- Glitzer's and collect Toonies for Ta Ta's in
your area
* Join other extraordinary women on an organizing committee in your
neighborhood and volunteer your time.
* Bring together a dynamic group of dedicated women to host an event
in your city.
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| 19.
Do you need volunteers, and what kind of time commitment does it require?
We are fortunate to have many committed volunteers, year after year.
Depending upon the volunteer's duties, the time commitment varies. Occasionally,
we do have openings and always welcome new ideas and energy. .
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| 20. Who are
your sponsors?
Click here
to learn more about our very important sponsors.
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| 21.
Why do you think there's such broad-based appeal for the event?
Great choice of words! But seriously, individuals all have their own
reasons for attending. This event fits the bill. Whether you want a
little moral support for your own struggle with breast cancer; you want
to show support to someone else; or even if you just want to "party
with a purpose" and have a great girls' night out. Plus, we're pretty
sure no other event gives women the opportunity to be more creative,
more outrageous or have more fun than Titz 'n Glitz!
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| 22. If I decide
to come to the event...what should I expect?
Pretty much anything loud, proud, fun and female! First of all, everyone
is encouraged to come in costume; so, use your imagination. We have
"Udderly Wonderful Awards" for the most creative and outrageous team
and individual costumes. Some great ones from the past have included:
* The Tit-anic with the Titanic split in half and protruding from each
breast;
* Parizeau and Bouchard's pictures on each breast and a map of Quebec
on our party-goer's back with a sign reading "Separ-a-tits";
* Titz-At-Work woman in a hard hat, metallic stockings, carrying a metal
lunch box, steel metallic nursing bra with baby attached to her breast!
Click
here to view this years Udder Award Categories!
Most of all, you can expect to have a great time, no matter what you're
wearing. There'll be lots of wonderful hors d'oeuvres, plenty of beverages
at the several cash bars, a silent auction, a candle ceremony, music
and much more.
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| 23.
Are media allowed to come to the event? (I don't know if I want to be
photographed in my bra!)
As you enter the
event, in the line up, you can be sure that the media are well on hand...so
at that stage, it is up to you what you allow...we only have control
of what happens after you enter the doors of the event where there is
NO media permitted.
We ask the media
to respect the spirit of the event and the privacy of the attendees.
Photography is allowed only with the consent of the subject, and only
female photographers are allowed.
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| 24.
Do you worry that the event name is offensive to some, or are you trying
to raise eyebrows?
We're certainly not trying to be offensive. However, if we're raising
a few eyebrows AND raising some money then it's "mission accomplished."
We hope that people will see our event as having not only a very serious
purpose, but also a great sense of humor. Besides, the name may shock
some people; but it is not nearly as shocking as a doctor telling you
that you have breast cancer.
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| 25.
Is there a Titz'n Glitz The Documentary?
It was with great trust that Tasha Ryan, a Nova Scotia documentary film
maker was granted approval by the 2000/2001 Titz'n Glitz committee to
produce a documentary about the Halifax Titz'n Glitz event. For three
years, Tasha filmed the gala event, the committee, meetings and our
friends, neighbours and people we love. She is doing the final editing
and expects its television debut in the very near future.
Tasha Ryan is solely
responsible for this documentary. She and her crew agreed they would
remain sensitive, respectful and responsible to the event, its organizers
and its participants. Tasha is the only person ever granted permission
to enter a Titz'n Glitz event with a video camera due to the sensitivity
of the evening and those involved in it.
Tasha, we wish you
luck and look forward to the outcome. We hope your documentary will
inspire other like events and a ripple effect of good will.
For information
about the documentary, please contact Tasha Ryan at drinkinggameprod@hotmail.com
or by phone at 488-7200 (cell).
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