I am confused. Is this a garage sale to raise funds for the VICTIMS of Je-Ru's crimes? Or is it to raise funds for the criminal himself?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > Dear Friends of Je-Ru, > Please come join us this Saturday October 24, 2009 (Je-Ru's Birthday!) We > will be hosting a Garage Sale, and a Promotional Drawing for a brand new 2nd > Generation iPod Touch as a Fundraiser for Je-Ru Hall. If you do not live in > Fairfield keep reading for a link below to enter online. > > Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm > > Address: 1901 Woodland Drive, Fairfield Iowa (Je-Ru's House) > Please see the attached flyer for details and directions to the event. > > How You Can Help: > * Sign Je-Ru's Birthday Card: Come anytime between 9am and 4pm to sign > Je-Ru's Birthday card and send him a wish or a message. We are going to > mail it to him on behalf of the community. If you do not live in Fairfield > but you would like to send him a birthday wish or message please e-mail it > to ad...@... We will include it with the card. This will be > a surprise for Je-Ru. We have not told him we are doing this. > * Purchase Items: Come for some great deals...and a cup of hot apple > cider. Almost everything you will see in the house will be for sale. If > you live in Fairfield, please come to the event and purchase items knowing > that all proceeds will go to help Je-Ru. > * Make a Donation and Enter the Drawing: No purchase is necessary, > however, suggested donations of $15 per entry or $25 for two entries is > strongly encouraged. Higher donations will enter you multiple times (i.e. a > $100 donation will give you 8 entries). You can enter the drawing at the > garage sale, or if you do not live in Fairfield (or you can't make it) you > can enter online. A little bit goes a long way. All donations are welcome. > Your contribution will significantly help improve the day to day quality of > life that Je-Ru will experience as he carries out his sentence. Click HERE > <http://www.freejeruhall.com/Case1.html> to donate online and enter the > drawing. If link does not work, cut and paste into your browser: > www.freejeruhall.com/Case1.html <http://www.freejeruhall.com/Case1.html> > * Donate Items or Food: If you have any items that you would like to > donate to the sale or the raffle, please contact Rena Boone at > rbo...@... or call 641-233-0792. We will also be providing > refreshments. Please contact Rena if you would like to help by bringing > treats for the day of the event. > * Volunteers: We need volunteers the day of the garage sale! Please > contact Jivan at 415-516-3123 or jivanh...@... if you can contribute > some of your time to help. > * Spread the Word: Please pass this info on to everyone you think > knows Je-Ru! > Why we are Raising Money > After spending 4 years tied up in a very expensive trial, Je-Ru is now > carrying out a 5 year sentence at a Federal Facility in South Dakota. > For the full story click here: HISTORY > <http://www.freejeruhall.com/History.html> > For periodic updates of the most current information regarding Je-Ru's > situation click here: UPDATES <http://www.freejeruhall.com/Updates.html> > Although Je-Ru has been tried and sentenced, we are still hoping to get his > sentencing reduced so that he can serve less than the term of 5 years. At > the time of the trial, Je-Ru's sentencing lawyer was able to cut his total > possible sentence in half. Again, thank you to every single person who > wrote a character reference letter on behalf of Je-Ru! This was a huge part > of the argument for his reduced sentence. With continued representation by > legal counsel, this could be reduced even more. It is also still possible > for him to be released on bail. Please help us try to get him released as > soon as possible! > We are also raising funds to cover his mounting prison expenses. So far > Je-Ru's family has been sending him money every month for basic necessities. > The prison system is a business. Inmates are charged exorbitant prices for > basic necessities that we are not allowed to send to him like toiletries, > socks, clothes, towels, and food from the commissary. In addition intimates > are charged outrageous rates per minute for phone calls. Je-Ru needs to be > able to speak to his legal counsel as well as family members. He cannot > receive calls. He can only call out at overly inflated prices. > So Please Join us for Je-Ru's Birthday - Saturday, October 24th from 9am - > 4pm. > Your Support is Greatly Appreciated! > Sincerely, > Je-Ru's Family >
