We had a good board/captains’ meeting Saturday night. Those meetings are good for a number of reasons, not least of which is the social aspect. Now that I am no longer teaching it is way too easy to hole up in the study working on various projects on the computer.
Just as important, it gives all of us a chance to see how far things have come since we started all this stuff back in May.
Planning continues for a combined Motorcycle Poker Run and Yard Sale in Westport. We have set a tentative date for that: of June 3, the first Sunday in the month. Gail Silvia will run this as a fundraiser for our Relay for Life team in Greater Fall River.
The Kick-Off Dinner for the Greater Fall River Relay for Life is January 27 at 6 p.m. at the Notre Dame Parish Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and children under 6 are free. The event has a Hollywood theme. The Event is posted on Facebook.
We have the new Walking with Jane t-shirts. The shirts are black with white lettering and, as a result, more expensive . Locally, the shirts will sell for $15 for small though extra-large. XXL and XXXL are $3 more. Shipping for the new shirts will bump the cost to $19. The shirts are available at Westport High School during Wednesday lunches and at most home varsity basketball games. All sales benefit the Walking with Jane team at the Relay For Life of Greater Fall River.
My plan is to have the store up and running by the end of the weekend. Of course every time I say that something comes up to knock that back again.
Walking with Jane teams have been created for the URI and Bridgewater State Relays. We are looking for someone at UMass-Dartmouth to run one there as well.
Caring for Carcinoid met the goal of its challenge grant. The grant generated $190,000 in donations that, with the $250,000 two-for-one match brought their total to $440,000 for the period between November 10 and December 31. Thanks to all of you who answered the call.
The theater fundraiser continues to hit snags. We just have not found a suitable play. If you have thoughts on something with a small cast and a suitable plot, let me know.
The website cleared 5000 views just after Christmas.
The Walking with Jane Dybowski Fund for NEC Research and Education at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will have its own page on their website starting February 1. For other ways you can help the cause, please visit Ways to Help on this site. We have offered other foundations links to their fundraising pages on that page. We care less about who gets credit for raising money than we do about increasing the cash flow to fight this disease.
Dana-Farber has also established a national research center on NEC. More details on that after I meet with them later this month or next.
We are looking for people with art backgrounds to submit designs for
notecards we will use as a fundraiser later this spring. We would like the package to have 12 cards, each with a different cover design by different artists. If you are interested in designing a card, let me know.
Finally, an old friend has offered to put on an Italian dinner as a fundraiser. We plan to take him up on the offer. Stay tuned.
We continue to advance on this from several different directions. Hope you can find a way to put in your efforts somewhere. We are open to any and all suggestions.
