The Benefit

WOW! I am still completely amazed by all of the love, support, and generosity that has shined down upon Arley and my family. We had an incredible and unbelievable turnout today. Not only were there so many people, but so much food and the raffle prizes took up three long tables worth.

It was really great to see all of my hard work come together and to see that my friend Jenn's family did such an amazing job with cooking all the yummy delicious Italian food that we served. Everyone gobbled up all that we had and purchased so many raffle tickets too.

I was very happy to see that one of my old friends from high school won big. He took home one of two stainless steel grills and a few other prizes too. Also there were a lot of surprise visitors to the benefit that I have not seen in a while. Good to know that no matter how much time has passed, that when a hard time hits everyone just rallies around and helps one another.

There are so many people to thank too. I hope to have an entire page donated into the local paper, but if it doesn't go through I would like to thank the following companies and people for their donations... (as well as promote these establishments and get some foot traffic through their doors because they deserve it!)

The Stadium
Nardelli's
TD Homers
Harvest Bakery
Snip-Its
Cafe Bueno
The Super Natural
Garbanzo
Jumpin Jammin
Pottery Piazza
Spare Time
The Pavilion
The Oasis
Pagliacci's
J. Timothy's
Ice Cream Churn
Joey Garlics
True Value
Imagine Nation
Lowes
Home Depot
Price Chopper Berlin Turnpike
Flight Trampoline
Coco Key
Party Lite
Castle & Sons Motors

Thirty-One Gifts Independent Consultants Alison Colarusso & Jenn O'Leary
Tastefully Simple Consultant Kristina Baker
ADK Creations owner Donna Wiedemann
Melting Miltons owners Cameron & Diana Milton
Anchor & Clover Photography owner Kristopher St.Pierre


Honorable Mentions:
Peggy, Cheryl, Betsy, Paula and Diane

Here are a few photos of the benefit for you to enjoy. I wish I could say I took as many photos as I intended to, however it never happened because I was so busy entertaining and mingling with all of our quests that I didn't get a chance to do so.

You all will be happy to know that we raised a lot of money. This will definitely help put a significant dent into the funds needed for our relocation to Boston. Without all of you this wouldn't have been possible!

A very special thank you goes out to Pastor Paul and the Hillside Community Church for donating the gym space to us and for allowing us to utilize the space for several hours.

Lastly, I would like to personally thank all of my family & friends who rocked their yellow & gold colors today for Arley. Special thank you as well goes out to all my NOC 2.0 friends that I have made in the past year who lit up my entire Facebook newsfeed with yellow/gold too. That warmed my heart and soul more than any of you will ever know and I appreciate your support through this difficult time. Until next time friends.... xoxo