It's been a crazy two months, but I think reciperate.com is ready to be released into the wild. There will certainly be more features, but it is in a state now that should be considered version 1.

Future features:

1. Printer friendly recipe display, full page and 3x5 cards.
2. Search your recipes, search your recipe box, search friend recipes.
3. Advanced search for all recipes (by course, time needed, by title, by ingredient etc)
4. Add recipes to a grocery cart and print out grocery list needed

Feel free to comment on this post with other features you would like to see!

Thanks to those who have registered. I think we are now entering the phase where we need to create a critical mass of users and recipe posts.

Working for the American Cancer Society, it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the fundraising culture.

Our most successful event is called Relay for Life. Relay is a 24 hour event thrown in most communities. In fact, there were more RFLs last year than McDonalds in America. Relay for Life is focused on honoring cancer patients and survivors, and is a great way to make an impact locally.

Relay for Life generates a lot of our revenue, enabling our cancer survivor programs, cancer research, and Hope Lodges. I’m active as a team member raising money for a Relay in Birmingham, Alabama called Metro Birmingham Relay for Life. Please take a second to visit my donation page online.

I’m also the Online Chair for this event, meaning I’m in charge of making sure our online registration is smooth, and I help promote the event through websites and emails. If you are interested in joining this fundraising effort, send me an email.

Nine months ago today I started working for the American Cancer Society. When I was considering the move to this job, my biggest concern was that the culture at ACS wouldn’t be as professional or intense as other options. I think there is a common conception that not for profit organizations lack professionalism.

I can proudly report that this is not the case with ACS. My colleges are among the most talented, driven, and professional individuals I have ever encountered. The work environment and culture is amazing.

I work as the Director of Data Management for the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society. The Mid-South is composed of local offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Basically I make sure we are collecting the right kind of information, and using it strategically to serve our constituents better. Using technical tools and rethinking our business procedures, I hope to decrease mortality rates, fund additional cancer research, and provide services to patients in our underserved communities.

It goes without saying that working for an organization like the American Cancer Society is rewarding on many levels. It was a hard decision to make the career move in this direction, but if I had known then what I know now, it would have been the easiest decision of my life.