On May 15, 2011, a crowd gathered. This crowd got to watch as Lou and I, along with others, ran around like chickens with our heads cut off. We had an event to do, we had money to bring in, and we had money to spend.
Wishes On Wheels Midsouth was a SUCCESS!!!! Pulling in over $6,000 for the Make A Wish Foundation. FedEx Ground goes penny for penny with what we did, so do the math.
Bill and Gina Dancer wanted to make two wishes come true this year, and it happened. We had a dunking booth (poor Lou braved the early morning frigid temperatures to be the first one in), four raffles, a silent auction, a live band, lip-smacking barbeque, cookie decorating for the kids, face painting, bouncy rooms, bean bag tosses, a cake auction, a bake sale, and most of all, a convoy.
Unlike other convoys that have recently made the news, this one was slow paced, loud (the other guys need better air horns, just saying), escorted by police, and permitted. Also, it had Jesse Watson's "Chicken Lights and Chrome" and Mark Wills' version of "Prisoner of the Highway fueling the drivers via cb.
I would personally like to thank Bill and Gina Dancer for inviting us to be part of this convoy and allowing us to help. I would like to thank all the volunteers that helped bake cakes, sang, played in the band, cooked excellent barbeque, painted faces, and spent their money on this event. It was certainly a day to remember. It is one Lou and I will never forget.
You can still get involved. (Never too late.) You can click here and get your Wishes on Wheels t-shirt to show you support the cause, and you can plan to be there on the third Sunday of May in 2012, in Olive Branch, Mississippi. If anyone has questions on events or donations for the silent auction, t-shirts, or others, please contact one of the following:
Me heather@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Gina gina@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Bill bill@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Teresa teresa@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Mike mike@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
I hope to see you there next year!
Wishes On Wheels Midsouth was a SUCCESS!!!! Pulling in over $6,000 for the Make A Wish Foundation. FedEx Ground goes penny for penny with what we did, so do the math.
Bill and Gina Dancer wanted to make two wishes come true this year, and it happened. We had a dunking booth (poor Lou braved the early morning frigid temperatures to be the first one in), four raffles, a silent auction, a live band, lip-smacking barbeque, cookie decorating for the kids, face painting, bouncy rooms, bean bag tosses, a cake auction, a bake sale, and most of all, a convoy.
Unlike other convoys that have recently made the news, this one was slow paced, loud (the other guys need better air horns, just saying), escorted by police, and permitted. Also, it had Jesse Watson's "Chicken Lights and Chrome" and Mark Wills' version of "Prisoner of the Highway fueling the drivers via cb.
I would personally like to thank Bill and Gina Dancer for inviting us to be part of this convoy and allowing us to help. I would like to thank all the volunteers that helped bake cakes, sang, played in the band, cooked excellent barbeque, painted faces, and spent their money on this event. It was certainly a day to remember. It is one Lou and I will never forget.
You can still get involved. (Never too late.) You can click here and get your Wishes on Wheels t-shirt to show you support the cause, and you can plan to be there on the third Sunday of May in 2012, in Olive Branch, Mississippi. If anyone has questions on events or donations for the silent auction, t-shirts, or others, please contact one of the following:
Me heather@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Gina gina@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Bill bill@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Teresa teresa@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
Mike mike@wishesonwheelsmidsouth.org
I hope to see you there next year!
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