Check out the latest details on Sharon’s Cho Oyu expedition by visiting www.climbingforacause.com.au.

Unfortunately due to an avalanche high up on the mountain, between Camp 3 and the Summit, the mountain has been deemed unsafe.

Here is a little excerpt from her blog:

“Well, we are back in ABC now having completed the expedition.  I am happy with our decision, and although I am disappointed that we were unable to reach the summit this time, I know this is part of mountaineering.  You can never guarantee success, and this is what makes it so satisfying when you actually do. I have felt the fittest in my life, and I have reached a high point and slept at 7200m.  This is the height where many climbers reach during acclimatization on Everest.  In this regard, this has been a successful journey, and I am certainly now on track for our Everest climb next year.”

She may have not summited but she does have some amazing stories to tell and what an achievement to reach 7200m!

Tickets are now on sale for the Pink Ribbon High Tea. You can purchase them from the Cancer Council, Breastscreen, The Sebel Cairns and HUGS Gallery from the 1st October. The Cancer Council is accepting credit card payment and will mail the tickets out to you.

 
I’ve got some great prizes lined up for the reverse auction (look for the pink balloons on the day), top prize is a pink scooter and second prize is a Spa Jama Party designed for 4 female friends at The Sebel Cairns.

It includes:

• 1 nights accommodation in 2 Premium Twin Harbour View Rooms (each room has 2 double beds)
• Full buffet breakfast for 4 in Coco’s Restaurant
• Seafood buffet dinner for 4 in Coco’s Restaurant
• 4 x 1hr Mii Spa treatments, consisting of a choice of 2 x 30min Mii Spa treatments each
• Use of 2 x swimming pool and gym
  
  Total value: over $1200!

Also the Beautiful Bras for Breast Cancer exhibition will be opening on Friday 1st Oct at 6:30pm and will run Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm – 8pm until 22nd Oct. Please come in for a visit, there will be sculptures and artworks on display, as well as 15 bras decorated by some ‘well known’ Cairns ladies. The bras will form part of a silent auction and bidding will take place throughout the exhibition with the winners to be announced at the Pink Ribbon High Tea. HUGS Gallery is located opposite the City Library on Abbott Street.

International star Wilma Reading accompanied by Larry Hammond,
Maestro Pianist will together do some great classic show numbers in the foyer of the Sebel Cairns during a half-hour welcome and arrival glass of champagne at the Pink Ribbon High Tea on Sunday October 24 2010 from 1.30pm to 2:00pm.

Wilma Reading is a three Octave vocal wonder-export from Australia, who has conquered the International Show Business world from Las Vegas to London.

TAKE 5 will head the afternoon entertainment from 2pm to 5pm.

Playing in TAKE 5 will be Bernard Lee Long Snr on Keyboards, Bernard Lee Long Jnr on Double Bass, Junior See Poy Saxophones, Clarinet and Vocals, Andy Readhead Guitar and John See Poy Drums.  

TAKE 5 have backed leading Artists such as Wilma Reading, Kim Durant, Chelsea Brown, and Warren Mitchell.  Support entertainment for Mental as Anything, Seekers, Deltones, Drifters, James Morrison and more.

Junior See Poy is an integral part of North Queensland’s most versatile band, performing regularly at the Cairns Tropic Jazz Club where he is an honorary life member. Junior’s musical instruments are saxophone and clarinet and he has lately been developing his singing voice doing great renditions of Sinatra numbers amongst others from great artists such as Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Dire Straits, and Eric Clapton to name a few……

With special thanks to Greta Connelly from Cairns Tropic Jazz Club for organising such a wonderful line up, and to the artists for volunteering their time to this worthy cause.

Planning for the Pink Ribbon High Tea 2010 has commenced and already it is set to be a bumper event. Now in its third year the Pink Ribbon High Tea has grown, and so has the quality of this all important event.

Highlights this year include:-
*New grand venue
*More seating
*More entertainment
*Live jazz by Take 5
*Fashions by Blondemoss
*Local designers Tutlikki Titine, Lulu & Jane and Tied up with String display their wares.
*Exciting reverse auction!
*The lovely Lou from Sea Fm
*An assortment of delicious delectable dainty delights
*Plus much more…!

WIN a pink scooter!
Yes you could win your very own gorgeous pink scooter thanks to the Scootershed! Bubbling with personality the Amici is your friend on the road.  An iconic retro design supported by modern features and technology. To be in the running to win this fabulous prize simply purchase a pink balloon (or as many as you like) for $20. Each balloon is numbered and throughout the afternoon numbers will be drawn and balloons popped. If you are lucky enough to have the last intact balloon you will win the pink amici! But don’t fret if you’re not the winner, there are plenty of prizes up for grabs throughout the afternoon!

Beautiful Bras for Breast Cancer

Please show your support and come down to HUGS Gallery on Abbott Street between the 1st October – 22nd October. 15 well known ladies in Cairns have got their creative juices flowing and will each be decorating a bra for breast cancer. The bras will be part of a silent auction with the winning bids to be announced at the Pink Ribbon High Tea. As well as the bras there will also be other pieces of artwork and sculptures by local artists. The exhibition opens Friday 1st October at 6:30pm and will run Tuesday – Sunday from 12pm until 9pm.

Proudly supporting the Cancer Council Queensland & Climbing for a Cause

Funds raised from the HUGS Gallery ‘Beautiful Bras for Breast Cancer’ exhibition and Pink Ribbon High Tea 2010 will be donated to the Cancer Council Pink Ribbon Day and Sharon Cohrs – Climbing for a Cause. Sharon is a breast cancer survivor and a very inspirational lady who is endeavouring to be the first breast cancer survivor to climb Mt Everest, and through doing so will raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. You can visit Sharon’s website for further details: www.climbingforacause.com.au