Hello, and thanks for visiting this website! My name is Valerie Niese and I started the Sole Sister's Club in March 2012. Just a year before that, I was battling Stage 3 breast cancer. I was scared and unsure of what my future held. Fast forward to just
1 year later, I am cancer-free and I am so grateful to be given a second chance at life.
I wanted to do something positive and just start living life to the fullest. Going through all of this, gave me the courage to step out and start doing things I have always wanted to do. This club started out as just a running club, but then evolved into a walking & hiking club as well. Later, I added a monthly social to the calendar. I still felt there was something missing with the group and there was meant to be something bigger and better with this club. Soon after that, I added a monthly Community OutReach Project, where we volunteer our time & help make a difference, with hands-on projects. But I still felt there was more this club was meant to be, so eventually, and I had a calling on my heart to make it a Christian Club where women can come together and grow in their Faith, in a fun and non-intimidating way. This is when I later added the monthly Faith Growth Group to the Club. I never could have envisioned what this club would have evolved into on that day I decided to take a leap of Faith. I want to be the hands and feet of Christ and be a positive part of the community. It is now so much more than that. I am grateful for all of the great memories, amazing friends I have made and the good times I have had and I thank God for all of it. I want this Club to inspire, motivate and encourage other women to live life to the fullest, be healthy, have fun & make a difference. This is what Cancer and my Faith have really taught me and I want to share that message with others. I look forward to meeting you and having you part of the club! Life is short, don't waste a second of it or take it for granted. Be the Change you wish to see in the World.
Valerie Niese; Club Founder & President Sole Sister's Club, LLC
1 year later, I am cancer-free and I am so grateful to be given a second chance at life.
I wanted to do something positive and just start living life to the fullest. Going through all of this, gave me the courage to step out and start doing things I have always wanted to do. This club started out as just a running club, but then evolved into a walking & hiking club as well. Later, I added a monthly social to the calendar. I still felt there was something missing with the group and there was meant to be something bigger and better with this club. Soon after that, I added a monthly Community OutReach Project, where we volunteer our time & help make a difference, with hands-on projects. But I still felt there was more this club was meant to be, so eventually, and I had a calling on my heart to make it a Christian Club where women can come together and grow in their Faith, in a fun and non-intimidating way. This is when I later added the monthly Faith Growth Group to the Club. I never could have envisioned what this club would have evolved into on that day I decided to take a leap of Faith. I want to be the hands and feet of Christ and be a positive part of the community. It is now so much more than that. I am grateful for all of the great memories, amazing friends I have made and the good times I have had and I thank God for all of it. I want this Club to inspire, motivate and encourage other women to live life to the fullest, be healthy, have fun & make a difference. This is what Cancer and my Faith have really taught me and I want to share that message with others. I look forward to meeting you and having you part of the club! Life is short, don't waste a second of it or take it for granted. Be the Change you wish to see in the World.
Valerie Niese; Club Founder & President Sole Sister's Club, LLC