Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Results and Thank Yous


$ 6,597.00 !!!!

The efforts of many people resulted in the figure above!

From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank all of our employees that contributed and participated in the Basket Raffle and the Walk.

Our final result would not have been as impressive without the donation from our company - $ 5,000! - Thank you very much for such generous support!

A VERY special thanks to Lou Lou Henderson and to Jen Novack, our wonderful receptionists. Without these ladies help with sales of the Raffle tickets our final number might have been very different.

There are two more people that need to be mentioned in this note. These two individuals stayed behind the scenes this year, but our entire campaign depended on their expertise and support. Kristie Laettner and Greg Northway have been Talking Phone Book's JDRF Walk captains for 5 years (!!) and finally trusted the campaign to the next several pairs of eager to help hands. Greg now continues to be involved with Western New York Chapter of JDRF, playing a key role in organization of the JDRF Celebrity Golf Classic. Thank you very much guys!

With that said, our blog goes into hibernation until the next year campaign. However it is already exciting to anticipate JDRF Walk 2009, since we would apply what we learned this year and make the drive even more successful! Any ideas are encouraged and considered.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Finally, THE WALK. It was so much fun!

June 8th happened to be the day when the sun decided to saute all the people under it, but its efforts didn't stop thousands of people to show up for the JDRF walk at Martin's Fantasy Island. Our team brought together experienced walkers and walkers "in training" to support a great cause. :) Martin's Fantasy Island was a perfect place for the walk including colorful carousels, themed shops, statues, ducks in the pond, and Indian village on the riverbank. These surroundings kept it fun for the kids and a bit nostalgic for the grown-ups .


Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Winners Have Been Drawn!!







Thanks to Dolores Wagner, Dawn Zamorski and Katie Trombley for holding the drawing!

The Winners are:

Basket #7 - Manor Lanes Bowling - C. Novack - ext 80348
Basket #3 - Home Depot Gift Card - Gregg Moore - ext 80109
Basket #16 - Picnic Tub - Denise - ext. 80157
Basket #15 - Blanket/Perfume - KG ext 80250
Basket # 21 - Night In Basket - J. Novack ext 80590
Basket "Take a Gamble" - Barb ext 80537
Basket #19 - Day Off - Darien Lake - AJ in Production
Basket #2 - Olive Garden - Heather ext. 80401
Basket #25 - Doggy Basket - Mike DiSalvo
Basket #23 - Talking Phone Book Basket - Amy at ext 80119
Basket #1 - $100 Excuria - Mark Swiatek
Basket #13 - IPOD - Sue Smyth 80175
Basket #14 - Bath and Body - Sheenan
Basket #17 - Bag of Bath Products - Sharefa
Basket #10 - Visa $25 - ext 80133
Basket #8 - AB Nails - Colleen
Basket #5 - Starbucks and Blockbuster
Basket #12 - NY Hair And Spa - ext 80133
Basket # 4 - TOPS - Pam Dunbar
Basket #6 - Applebees - Pam Dunbar
Basket #9 - Photo Session - Cell number - last four digits - 5737
Basket #11 - Cut and Color - Ardana H - ext 80147
Basket #24- Jeff Folckemer
Basket #27 Darien Lake Passes - David 80364
Basket #26 - Bisons - Dan Kulczyk - #80306
Basket #28 - Delta Sonic - Rachel Amico Ext. 80191
Basket #18 - Bowling Bag - Linda Ext 80455
Basket #22 - Wreath Basket - Sherie Garmone ext 80322
Basket #20 - Grilling Basket - C. Prenatt ext. 80165

~~~Congratulations to everyone and thanks for your support of JDRF~~~

The prizes will be distributed to all the winners by the end of the week or sooner.


Walk Day Rules

Basic information for our walking team:
1) Registration starts at 9 am
2) The walk starts at 11 am
3) Even if you are registered on the web-site, you need to go through the registration tent to receive your park entrance wrist band. In case the band is lost, they will be replaced, but you will need to pay $5, so please treat the wrist band like cash!
4) riding tickets can be purchased right at the registration tent for $5 each. You will need to pay cash. In case you forgot to bring cash, there are ATMs in the park.
5) Once you've registered, you can visit our table - we will have water, juice and snacks waiting for you!
6) There will be food at the event provided by JDRF after the walk.
7) If you decide to do the Walk, but you have not registered at the web-site, you can register right at the registration tent and receive your discounted park tickets.

For more detailed rules of the Walk day visit JDRF Frequently Asked Questions: http://walktalk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=619FB891-1279-CFD5-A7288AE1A19182D9&reportID=356400

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

JDRF International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore Appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Here is the link to the video: http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=35F264CB-1321-C844-13A884F7521FA9A5

Last Dance, Last Chance!!!


Time flies! Today is our last day of the Raffle (the baskets are not going to be on display tommorrow). We hope our last day performance is a success!

Tomorrow at 12:30 pm sharp we will do the drawing and annouce the lucky winners in the lobby of John Muir. The ticket numbers will be posted on the blog tomorrow afternoon.

Remember to register for the Walk following one of the links on the right hand side if you decided to join our team and walk or just come in and have fun at Martin's Fantacy Island this Sunday. (If you are a registered walker, your riding tickets are going to be just 5 dollars, instead of 25).

The details of the walk will be posted tomorrow, along with the Raffle results.