Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Fundraiser Results

Note from Brianna's Dad Matt:

Just an update on the fundraiser that was held Saturday afternoon. A great time was had by all and it was a great success! We want to thank everyone that came from near and far to attend! I would like to thank Mike for hosting the event at his pub in Oak Lawn. He and his staff did such a phenomenal job.
I also would like to thank my mom, Pat for all her hard work and dedication to making it the success that it was! She worked so hard on getting the donations and organizing them into baskets. Thank you Mom !
Maria and her mom, Madeline did a wonderful job organizing the donations that they received from people.Maria worked hard at getting donations in and they both worked so hard to make sure everything was put together just right and her mom did a great job making the sauce and the pasta. Thank you for all of your hard work!
My brothers, Ryan, Scott and Justin worked really hard to get donations in as well and helped to organize the event. They all did a great job for not having done this before!
The band Two Dollars played a great set and everyone enjoyed their music! Dan Guzman followed up with his acoustic playing and a great job.Thanks to all of them for donating their time and talents to the event! Everyone enjoyed the entertainment!
The silent auction was a success as just about every item was bid on and won by various people who attended! Thanks to all people and companies who donated items for the silent auction. We couldn't have done it without you.
I must say that I am overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone and the turnout that we had. I was blown away by the number of people that came. Especially those that had come from so far away! Thanks to all of you that came! We certainly couldn't have done this without you either!
We are headed down to Memphis this week for more appointments and tests and most importantly the MRI which will tell us the status of the tumor. Please have Brianna in your thoughts and prayers this week as she goes back down for these results!
Also keep Max, Kole, Skyler, Lizzie and all the other DIPG kids in your prayers as they continue on their journeys!
We will keep you updated as Jennifer will be doing the updates before they leave and again after we get the results.
Thanks for checking in!
Matt

1 comment:

Rich said...

Matt,

I am so glad to hear that the fundraiser was such a huge success. I am sorry I live so far away and wasn't able to attend. I look forward to one day meeting you, Brianna and all of your family.

Please know that Brianna and all of her family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers every day.

God Bless.

Rich ~Angel Matthew's Dad~
DIPG Parent
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/matthewmcgowan