Blue Hydrangea Tea Party continues to build its support as we enter our third year! We are already hearing from hostesses interested in supporting ovarian cancer awareness on May 10, 2008. We go forward, this year, with a focused mission to bring to the average woman an outlet through which they can make a meaningful contribution to the cause. Together, state by state, city by city, individuals participating in Blue Hydrangea Tea Party events can make a huge statement and support more and better awareness and research. Every baby step that we take forward moves us closer to the goal of an early detection tool for ovarian cancer. Blue Hydrangea Tea Party strives to be the unifying fundraising vehicle that brings ovarian cancer awareness into the mainstream.

Our mission is to bring more and more women into the circle of awareness…..by stirring up the chatter about ovarian cancer. There is easy conversation among small groups of women…..in intimate settings…..where there is fellowship and fun. There is understanding where women share their hospitality…..share their stories…..and share the facts about ovarian cancer.

With that in mind, Blue Hydrangea Tea Party continues to register private parties, where guests make individual donations to the agency their hostess has chosen to support with her tea party event. We no longer register public events, where an admission fee covers the expenses incurred by the hostess and the donation amount. (This restriction does not apply to non-profit organizations such as ovarian cancer awareness agencies and foundations/funds established for ovarian cancer research. They are welcomed and encouraged to sponsor Blue Hydrangea Tea Party events for the public that benefit their organizations.) While we do not want to discourage individual participation in awareness and fundraising for the cause, we must be careful to protect the interests of Blue Hydrangea Tea Party and its work. We believe that our mission is still clear and strong as we work to bring women into the circle of awareness.

Anytime there is a simple concept, people find a way to complicate it! We believe that our mission can be accomplished by simple means, and we are determined to stay on the path that will raise money for the cause of ovarian cancer awareness and research and not create administrative costs for Blue Hydrangea Tea Party. We want our efforts to generate monies that go toward the needs of the ovarian cancer awareness agencies that work to educate women about all aspects of ovarian cancer. We are a tool to help them do their work. Nothing holds a candle to the giving spirit of women, and Blue Hydrangea Tea Party has experienced amazing grace through our hostesses. We know they will continue to respond to the plight of their friends and neighbors. And, we will continue with our simple mission to take on ovarian cancer awareness, one tea party at a time!