There is a lot going on for Walking with Jane over the next few months. Between Relay For Life events, The Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk, the NET Cure Crawl, and a number of players to be named later, all those involved with this operation are going to be very busy. The truth is, we are going to need lots of help to pull all of this off as we work toward the goals I wrote about earlier in the week.

First and foremost, we are looking for more people to join the Walking with Jane Relay For Life of Greater Fall River team.  We need people to help with our pre-event fundraisers, to man the booth at Relay, and to help us walk through the night and into the morning. You can join the team by going to our Relay team website and signing up there. If you just want to donate, you can do that on the site as well. The Relay is June 22-23 at Somerset-Berkley Regional High School.

We have three major events between now and Relay. The first is the Calendar Challenge. That challenge is a small daily fundraiser every day during the month of May. I will post those things here daily for the month the night before. Do all of them and you will raise more than $100 during the month.

The second event is more labor intensive–at least for some of us. Tentatively–we are waiting on final approval from the school department–Wednesday, May 30 Chef Tony Melli is preparing a Pasta Supper at Westport High School. The dinner runs from 5-7 p.m. and costs $10 for adults and $5 for students. The menu includes Chef Melli’s famous spaghetti with meat sauce and sausage, an all-organic salad, and assorted desserts and beverages. There will also be drawings and Walking with Jane merchandise. Call 508-674-0279 to reserve your tickets. We expect this event to sell out quickly.

We have a gigantic yard sale/flea market scheduled for June 3 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Westport Grange Hall. Both indoor and outdoor sites are available at $25 per site. The indoor sites will be smaller than the outdoor sites. Reserve your site early, as again, we expect this may sell out quickly. Admission to the public is free. The number to call to reserve a site is 508-674-0279.

Proceeds for all three of the above events benefit the Walking with Jane Relay for Life of Greater Fall River team.

I have already begun raising money for the Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk on September 9. I intend to walk all 26.2 miles again this year as part of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation team. All money raised by that group goes directly to funding NET and Carcinoid research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We are also looking for additional people to walk all or part of the event as part of our team. If you want a shorter walk that day, you can do ten miles, five miles, or three miles as well as the full route. There is a minimum $300 fundraising effort required.

Those are the events directly in front of us. If you can help in any way, please do.