~Sunday, October 12th, 2008: I attended my 2nd 65 Roses Golf Tournament Dinner. This year the dinner was held at Lambert's which was delicious. After an upsetting Cowboy's game that started the night out, it was a sigh of relief to be among a close group of family and friends. Thanks to The Boy's the cocktails were definitely flowing, well "I blame them ;)~" Anyhow we sat down to dinner around 7:30 or so, followed by guest speaker and CFer Farrel Amis. Whom spoke a little of what the donors and volunteers mean to her and how important the research could be for her to live a longer healthier life. She started the live auction out by trying to raise money with roses that her and her mother brought from their home town of Tyler. Let me tell you, these were some of the most beautiful roses I have ever seen, and as of this date I still have one that is in full bloom in a bud vase in my bathroom. All in all, I believe with the sell of tickets for the dinner as well as the Live Auction and Silent Auctions held that evening, the CFF raised around $24,000.
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~Monday, October 13th, 2008: Mom and I joined the CFF Girls in the setting up and getting ready for the golf tournament. Despite the weather being a little gloomy, there was an excellent turn out. Last I heard there was an esitmated $65,000 raised towards the dinner and the golf touney. Keep in mind that $0.90 of every dollar donated to CFF goes to research. We are hopeful that a cure will be found soon and we can get the CFers on the road to breathing smoothly.
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~A Huge thanks to Jon and Susan Hellberg for their contributions to CF and finding the cure. I wish there were more people like them. Also, it was a great treat to be able to share the dinner with Brandon, as most of you know he is Bubba's best friend and partner in crime. He also has taken on the role of being a big brother to Mandy and I, as Bubba would have wanted. We cherish any time that we are able to spend time with him and his wife Betsy and their little girl Gracie
Jon & Susan Hellberg
Me with The Hellberg's
Drew & I
Mom, Brandon, and I
Mom & I
Brandon & Betsy
Shannon, Laura, Sam, Kathy, & Beverly
Huge Thanks to the group of ladies above...if it weren't for them the
Fort Worth/Tarrant County CFF Chapter would not be where it is...You Gals Rock!!!
Silent Auction Winner!!!
