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Monday, February 9, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Rob Schriefer Benefit
Because I know Dennis would want to help a friend, I am posting the following information about the Rob Schriefer Benefit below.
Hi Everyone,
I am a member on the benefit committee for the Rob Schriefer Trust Fund. Rob was born with a disease called Friedreich's Ataxia, which he was diagnosed with at the age of ten. Friedreich's Ataxia is a degenerative neuromuscular disorder which affects all mobility and motor skills. To learn more about Friedreich's Ataxia, click here.
Rob was an active adolescent who was forced into a wheelchair at the age of sixteen. For the past 25 years, this disease has taken complete control of his body, which has made him completely dependent on others for his daily needs and care. Throughout it all, Rob still has a great smile and positive outlook. Rob loves to be outdoors, go to concerts and travel to see his family. Rob is '96 grad of Wentworth Institute of Technology and a '91 grad of Saugus High School.
I am selling benefit tickets to an event which is on March 28th, at The Knights of Columbus in Lynn from 7-midnight. The benefit is to raise funds for a wheelchair accessible van, so Rob can "escape his captivity once in a while," and enjoy the world around him like everyone else. (He relies solely on state funding and limited financial help from family.)
The event will include live bands, food, raffles and a silent auction. The benefit tickets are $25.00 per person, and anyone who purchases a ticket will be entered into a drawing for a set of Red Sox tickets (whether you attend the event or not).
I am also looking for auction items and donations to help raise money for this special charity. If you or anyone you know can donate a signed sports item, sports tickets, or gift certificates for a restaurant, please let me know as every item big or small counts.
If you have any questions, want to purchase tickets, or donate an item you can e-mail me (k.kimberlywormstead@comcast.net). Additionally, I have flyers for the benefit and can email you one.
If anyone would like to donate to Rob's fund, please send donations to:
Eastern Bank, c/o Rob Schriefer Jr. Supplemental Trust Fund, 441 Main St., Melrose MA 02176.
Your support is greatly appreciated! To meet Rob, check out the video below.
Thank you for your help,
Kim Wormstead
Hi Everyone,
I am a member on the benefit committee for the Rob Schriefer Trust Fund. Rob was born with a disease called Friedreich's Ataxia, which he was diagnosed with at the age of ten. Friedreich's Ataxia is a degenerative neuromuscular disorder which affects all mobility and motor skills. To learn more about Friedreich's Ataxia, click here.
Rob was an active adolescent who was forced into a wheelchair at the age of sixteen. For the past 25 years, this disease has taken complete control of his body, which has made him completely dependent on others for his daily needs and care. Throughout it all, Rob still has a great smile and positive outlook. Rob loves to be outdoors, go to concerts and travel to see his family. Rob is '96 grad of Wentworth Institute of Technology and a '91 grad of Saugus High School.
I am selling benefit tickets to an event which is on March 28th, at The Knights of Columbus in Lynn from 7-midnight. The benefit is to raise funds for a wheelchair accessible van, so Rob can "escape his captivity once in a while," and enjoy the world around him like everyone else. (He relies solely on state funding and limited financial help from family.)
The event will include live bands, food, raffles and a silent auction. The benefit tickets are $25.00 per person, and anyone who purchases a ticket will be entered into a drawing for a set of Red Sox tickets (whether you attend the event or not).
I am also looking for auction items and donations to help raise money for this special charity. If you or anyone you know can donate a signed sports item, sports tickets, or gift certificates for a restaurant, please let me know as every item big or small counts.
If you have any questions, want to purchase tickets, or donate an item you can e-mail me (k.kimberlywormstead@comcast.net). Additionally, I have flyers for the benefit and can email you one.
If anyone would like to donate to Rob's fund, please send donations to:
Eastern Bank, c/o Rob Schriefer Jr. Supplemental Trust Fund, 441 Main St., Melrose MA 02176.
Your support is greatly appreciated! To meet Rob, check out the video below.
Thank you for your help,
Kim Wormstead
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
HFL on Facebook
HFL has made it to Facebook! I just created a new group there.
I figure it's a more efficient way to message people come WALK time. If you're on Facebook, don't forget to join HFL! This blog will remain current too~ I will be updating both sites from now on.
I figure it's a more efficient way to message people come WALK time. If you're on Facebook, don't forget to join HFL! This blog will remain current too~ I will be updating both sites from now on.
Monday, December 8, 2008
2nd Annual D. Rich Football Game
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2nd annual D. Rich Football Game! A special thanks to Brian Peluso for the awesome t-shirts and Lisa Tocco for the pics. (Click on any photo to enlarge.)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Awesome!
Dear Team Hungry For Life,
On behalf of the North Shore Medical Center patients, families and friends, we would like to thank our sponsors and teams that participated in our 18th annual NSMC Cancer WALK. We are delighted to report the WALK has raised $14 million since 1991. All 2008 proceeds will directly benefit the expansion and relocation of the NSMC Cancer Center to the Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care on Endicott Street in Danvers, opening in Spring 2009.
Team Hungry For Life raised $7,675.00!
I am so proud of our team for raising more than our goal of 5K~ way to go!
Be sure to SAVE THE DATE - Next year's WALK will be on
Sunday, June 21, 2009.
Team Hungry For Life will be walking proud again for D. Rich.
See you next summer!
~Katie
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Football Game
This Sunday is the second annual D. Rich Football Game. First will be breakfast at Donna's Restaurant in East Boston (Dennis' favorite breakfast joint) @ 9:00 am, then there will be a trip to the cemetery. The game itself is around 11:00 am at Hill Park in Revere. Anyone who wants to play is welcome~ the more the merrier. Any questions, email jrich1970@aol.com.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dennis,
I can see your hands~ gnarled from a past injury or two, strong and calloused. I don't know why, but when I think of you I always see your hands. I can see your face, your teeth and your hair too. Everyone says we look alike. I think we do too.
I can hear the sound of your laugh, loud and booming. When something was funny you never held back. I can hear your voice. I can remember when it was gone, you mouthed to me that you loved me. I think of that often. I always knew you felt that way, c'mon~ I'm your sister...I just hated that you had to say it because time was running out.
I can recall all of the crazy mannerisms that were strictly yours~ the way you would stretch your neck, when you would walk and kick your heels, the way you would blink and nod, how you would space out mid-conversation while watching television. I hated when you did that to me. My favorite though was when you would close your eyes, shrug your shoulders and make that face. I can imitate it perfectly...always could.
I can feel your strength. You were invincible~ muscular, athletic, confident. You were so brave, so selfless. You still are all of those things to me, even now.
I will never forget you. How could I?
One year later, my heart and our family remains broken. I am still angry. Still in denial. Still worried. Still devastated. Still sad. Still missing you. I will never be the same.
I have so many questions I wish you could answer and I've wished you back a thousand times. I just wish you could go home to your girls.
I know what you wanted for all of us. I know what matters to you and what doesn't. I know you are still with me and I know we'll see you again someday~ it just seems like too long to wait.
There is nobody in this world like you, Den.
I love you,
Katie
I can hear the sound of your laugh, loud and booming. When something was funny you never held back. I can hear your voice. I can remember when it was gone, you mouthed to me that you loved me. I think of that often. I always knew you felt that way, c'mon~ I'm your sister...I just hated that you had to say it because time was running out.
I can recall all of the crazy mannerisms that were strictly yours~ the way you would stretch your neck, when you would walk and kick your heels, the way you would blink and nod, how you would space out mid-conversation while watching television. I hated when you did that to me. My favorite though was when you would close your eyes, shrug your shoulders and make that face. I can imitate it perfectly...always could.
I can feel your strength. You were invincible~ muscular, athletic, confident. You were so brave, so selfless. You still are all of those things to me, even now.
I will never forget you. How could I?
One year later, my heart and our family remains broken. I am still angry. Still in denial. Still worried. Still devastated. Still sad. Still missing you. I will never be the same.
I have so many questions I wish you could answer and I've wished you back a thousand times. I just wish you could go home to your girls.
I know what you wanted for all of us. I know what matters to you and what doesn't. I know you are still with me and I know we'll see you again someday~ it just seems like too long to wait.
There is nobody in this world like you, Den.
I love you,
Katie
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