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The second annual Houston Stiletto Stampede will be held on Saturday September 29, 2012. The event, presented by FIAT and IdealHeel™, will be hosted by the Sugar Land Town Square, located at 15958 City Walk in Sugar Land, Texas. The Houston Stiletto Stampede will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Proceeds will benefit The Rose and rehab programs developed by the Stiletto Stampede non-profit organization. Online Registration ($40) is open now.
 
The Stiletto Stampede is a 100-yard high heel dash with a mission to encourage young women and men to understand the risks of breast cancer and empower them to prevent the disease by utilizing overall breast self-awareness through early detection and screening methods. 
 

"We are so excited to be selected as a beneficiary of the Stiletto Stampede this year," said Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder of The Rose. "Not only because it will help our women get access to the care they need, but also because the Stiletto Stampede focuses so much on educating young men and women. The Rose appreciates an organization that is truly 'stepping up' to make sure young people understand the importance of knowing their own bodies." 

 
Online registration ($40) will remain open until Friday, September 28 at 11:59 PM. Participants will be able to pick up their race bags prior to the event at the Race Bag Pick Up Party - details TBD. Onsite registration will be open from 8 AM to 9 AM the day of the event at Sugar Land Town Square.
  
Title Sponsors: FIAT and IdealHeel™
Event Host: Sugar Land Town Square
Event Partners: The Rose, ShakeWell Creative, Noble Energy Inc., Slagware, Deep Trend Inc.
Media Partners: Houston Press, CBS Radio, Comcast
 
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Individual Stampede Registration:  $40
Student Stampede Registration: $20
Team Stampede Registration (Registration for a group of 4): $130
 
Includes commemorative Stiletto Stampede race tank, race bag, post-party pass and a goodie bag stuffed with coupons, samples and discounts.

CLICK HERE to register!! See you there with your heals on DISHIES!

For many years there has been debate over whether aluminum has negative effects on the human body. There have been studies that have lead to conclusive proofthat there are links to aluminum and breast cancer and Alzheimer's. The more we studied the more we realised it's EVERYWHERE! In cookware, in water, and in our antiperspirant. For a small experiment we as DISH decided to see if it made a difference to try to cut aluminum out of our daily lives. A small experiment mind you means we aren't giving up water or buying new cookware but we did change our deodorant. If you look at the ingredients on your deodorant you will see the active ingredient...the one that makes it work...is aluminum! If you put something on your skin it will be absorbed into your bloodstream so we decided to try out alternative ...READ: aluminum free... deodorants and antiperspirants. The two alternates we used here at the DISH office were Crystal Body Deodorant and Tom's of Maine Long Lasting Stick, Lavender scented.

After a few months, some cold days some warm, workouts and lounge days we all discovered this: It stinks to stink and using alternative methods may make you feel better emotionally or mentally better but physically...WE STINK STANK STUNK! (with a small lavender overtone that went away QUICKLY!)

Conclusion: On cold days these natural alternatives are fine but here in Texas where those days are few and far between the aluminum way is the way to go unless you want to stand down wind from all of your friends which is too much effort for us.