Mixed Nuts: Finley's Fighters Summer event

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Finley's Fighters Summer event

As many of you know, on August 20th, we are having our first annual Finley's Fighters Bike/Walk/Run. The time is getting close. We are going to be sending out registration packets to many people in the mail, but we would LOVE for you to sign up online! You can go to

Finley's Fighters (just click on this and it will take you right there)

And on the first page is the information about the Bike/Walk/Run. Click on the link that says "sign up by going HERE" and it will take you to the registration. Print out the brochure, fill it in, and mail it back. The more people we have registered ahead of time the better. This way we can have a better head count for shirts (you get a free shirt!) and meals (you get fed too!) for that day.

But no worries - if you can't register ahead of time, we still want you to come. It is going to be a great day, and hopefully our biggest fundraiser this year for Finley. So we want everyone to be there that day.

We have had the t-shirt contest, and we have had so many amazing entries. It was a really hard decision. We have chosen our favorite, and it will be revealed soon. We have turned it into the printer, and are hoping for a prototype to share soon. And for all the other entries - we will have them displayed the day of the event so that everyone can see the amazing work these kids did. We thank everyone who participated in the contest.

We are also starting to take basket raffle donations for the event. If you are interested in donating a basket or product for us to raffle off, we would love to hear from you! Leave me a comment, or email me at RDH12@RDH12.org and let me know what kind of basket/product you would be willing to donate! You can come up with ANYTHING you want, but here are some ideas:

Book basket - we have a SIGNED Dean Koontz book that we can give you if you are willing to make a book basket (adding other things to your desire).
Sentsy
Spa (we have a gift card we can give you to add to it - nation wide one)
Kindle - we would love for someone to donate one for us to auction off!
A Pittsburgh Activity basket - I have carnegie museum and science center passes to add to it!
A Pittsburgh Pirates basket - I have tickets to add to it
American Girl basket - you could get together with a few people to make this one - it would be a hit!
Outdoor sports basket
Family game night basket
Camping basket
Local Business basket - if you own/work at a local business we would love a basket of your products!

These are just ideas - we would love to see what you come up with. But we thank you for your donations - the basket raffle will bring in a large profit for our event.

Also - we are looking for sponsors for the t-shirts and for the walk itself. If you donate $50, you can have your business (or your family name, whatever you want) on a mile marker. If you donate $100 - you can have your family/business on the back of EACH shirt we are giving away for the event!! How cool is that! So contact us at RDH12@RDH12.org if you want to make this kind of donation and what you want to put on the back of the shirt/on the sign.

Thank you for making our event so successful. We will be doing the drawing that day for the Sidney Crosby Signed Jersey, so if you haven't gotten your ticket - get one soon!