CLEANING OUT & CLEANING UP!
WHEN: Friday, July 23rd and Saturday, July 24th, 2010 8am - 2pm
This event brought in $425.90. Thank you to all who came out and showed their support!Photo Contest to Benefit Injured Iraqi Vet
Photo Contest to benefit Clint Mettler, a local Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, and family and friend to many. Clint was seriously injured in an recent vehicular accident. 100% of funds collected will be used to provide rehabilitation support, including handicapped friendly home renovations and updates
Photos will be accepted from today 7-15-10 until 8-14-10
Photos must be emailed to Joshua@walkonfoundati...on.com
Included in the email must be the photo, the child’s and/or pet's name, and age. Please also include your name, address and telephone so we may provide you with prize should your child and/or pet win By submitting this photo you are giving Walk-On Foundation the right to print this photo for the contest.
Cost:
$3 per photo (Which must be paypaled to joshua@walkonfoundation.com)
Rules:
Only 1 photo per child or pet.
NO professional photographs will be accepted.
Photos may be in color or black and white.
Each entry may only have one person/pet in the photograph, meaning no sibling pictures along with no me and my pet photos. This includes twins and multiples.
Photos must be recent (taken within 6 months of contest date)
All photos will be printed by Walk On Foundation in a 4x6 size and displayed according to category.
There will be 3 categories.
Category #1- Girls newborn-12 years old
Category #2- Boys newborn-12 years old
Category #3- Pet
Location:
Voting will take place on~
Sat & Sun August 21 & 22, 2010 at Ard’s Farm Market in Lewisburg, PA along Rt. 45.
Check out www.ardsmarket.com!! Saturday August 21st is also their Hogs Day of Summer Event which plays host to many activities for the whole family.
Sunday August 29, 2010 at Country Cupboard Restaurant in Lewisburg, PA along Rt. 15
How to vote:
We will have the photos displayed and patrons of the businesses will “vote” by placing money in an envelope with the photos specific number on it. All “votes” will then be sealed and placed in a lock box. At the end of the contest, the “votes” will be counted and the winner will be determined by the amount of money “voted” for them.
We will have 3 winners, one from each category.
Category #1- winner will receive a tiara & a $25 gift card to Toys R Us
Category #2- winner will receive a hat & a $25 gift card to Toys R Us
Category #3- winner will receive a $25 gift card to PetSmart
All prizes have been donated to Walk-On Foundation
Kern Run Primitive Bingo
When: October 23rd, 2010 Doors open at 4:30pm. Games start at 6pm.
Where: Beaver Springs Fire Company Beaver Springs, PA
What: 20 Games of BINGO fun. Lots of awesome prizes from Kern Run. See link below to view some of their wonderful items. There will also be a food stand and a 50/50 raffle on site.
Cost: Advance tickets cost to this event is $20. Tickets will be $25 at the door.
Why: To help raise funds for those that are uninsured or underinsured and facing medical needs.
More details will be added later.
3rd Annual Christmas Extravaganza
WHEN: Saturday, November 20th, 2010 9am - 3pm
WHERE: Mifflinburg Intermediate School 250 Mabel Street Mifflinburg, PA 17844
WHAT: A day full of fun, food and craft fair items for all. See below for our list of vendor, prizes, etc.
This list will be updated daily.
WHY: To help raise funds for those in need of medical care.
COST: Admission to the event is free. Some activites may have a small fee.
VENDORS: In Tune Music, Pickle Doodle Bug, Shadowbox Studios, AWANA, Matt Leavens Graphics,
Natural Impressions, Pink Papaya, Donald Neuman Balloon Animals,
Airheadz Inflatables, Gold Canyon, Mifflinburg Fire Company, Kingdom Kidz Puppets,
Moments That Matter Photography and MORE being added daily.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: (this schedule is subject to change without notice)
Craft/Vendor Fair open 9am - 3pm
Inflatables Open 9am - 3pm*
Food Stand Open 9am - 3pm
Chinese Auction Tickets sales 9-2. Drawing begins at 2.
Chinese Auction prizes to be listed in the near future.
If you are intersted in being a vendor see our Application page.
ASHLEY'S ANGELS TRANSPLANT FUND
For Immediate Release Contact Bob Derr, PACFI November 4th, 2009 Email bobderr@ptd.net
"ASHLEY'S ANGELS" HELPING TO FUND TRANSPLANT
Sunbury native Ashley Spotts is like a lot of 19 year-olds - she likes riding her hourse, Flicka, shopping, swimming and hanging out with her friends. She also enjoys working out on the trampoline and driving four-wheelers, dirt bikes, or go-karts. And close to her heart are here two nephews, Allen, 2, and one year-old Jayden. As a 2009 high school graduate, she should have a full life ahead of her.
But unlike a lot of teenagers her age, Ashley has to deal with cystic fibrosis (CF), diabetes, and asthma. Recently, her CF physician at Hershey Medical Center suggested that she go on the list for a lung transplant due to her deteriorating lung condition. CF is the most common genetic disease among children and young adults, and it primarily impacts the respiratory and digestive systems. People with CF have to take digestive enzymes to help their body absorb food and most do three times daily nebulizer/chest percussion treatments to loosen the thick mucus in their lungs. Progressive research has increased the life span median of 37 years, but thirty years ago it was only about 15 years.
Enter Joshua Richard, founder of Walk On Foundation (see www.walkonfoundation.com) in Milton. The Walk On Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aligns the resources of individuals and corporations to impact the lives of community members by providing assistance with medical equipment, safety devices, and financial assistance related to medical hospitalization.
"We really wanted to do something to help this family," RIchard said. He contacted Kingdom Kidz Puppet Ministry (see www.hiskingdomkidz.org) in Milton and they responded favorably. Donna Bridge, the director, noted that the organization began as an outreach ministry of St. Andrew's UMC in Milton in December of 2000. Since then, the ministry team has traveled over 11,000 miles through four states in presenting over 200 programs in churches, nursing homes, block parties, schools, malls, and private events.
Richard also contacted Pennsylvania Cystic Fibrosis, Inc. (PACFI - see www.pacfi.org), an independent, nonprofit, all volunteer 501(c)(3) organization that provides services and supports for families affected by CF and raises funds for CF research.
"We're always willing to help with CF transplant funds," Betty Hollenbach, current PACFI president, said. "And we've been working with the Spotts family for several years in helping them get what's needed for Ashley's health care.
With the approval of Ashley and her family, the many fundraisers being planned will benefit the newly formed Ashley's Angels Transplant Fund. According to Ashley's mother, Christine, Ashley liked the sound of Ashley's Angels because it included her brother, George, who died due to CF in 2004 at 12 years-old. "Ashley's Angels" will include anyone who helps with fundraisers or donates to the transplant fund. PACFI has already donated $1000 to the fund.
"We're going to meet with the transplant staff at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Monday, November 9th," Christine said. The hospital is one of the leading transplant centers in the United States. She noted that Ashley wants to keep in touch with her friends and meet new people, so Ashley invites people to email her at ashlinn17@aol.com. Ashley has been hospitalized at Hershey Medical Center for most of the past month.
Lung transplants cost around $550,000, and the hospital staff will tell the Spotts family how much will be paid by their insurance and how much remains to be paid by other means. Many times insurance will pay 80% or more of the costs, and that leaves about $110,000, to be paid by other means. Each transplant candidate is given a "lung allocation score" that is based on several health related items listed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS determines a person's standing on the transplant list based on the severity of their condition. According to the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, lung transplants were first performed in the United States in the early 1980's. Today, with progressive improvements, about 90% of people with CF are alive one year after a lung transplant, and 50% survive at least five years or move.
Anyone who wants to donate to Ashley's Angels Transplant fund can make a check out to 'PACFI' and mail it to PACFI, c/o Ashley's Angels, P.O. Box 29, Mifflinburg, PA 17844 or may donate online at www.walkonfoundation.com/9.html and mark your online donation as Ashley's Angels.
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If you have fundraising ideas and/or questions please email fundraising@walkonfoundation.com