Selling tickets...
Today we had our Three Rivers' BMD Club meeting and I collected money for raffle tickets for the AKC CHF Fundraiser for Grant #2214 to fight malignant histiocytosis and also for the Grand Prize Drawing for the trip to Switzerland for the Specialty Raffle. It was a good day!! I collected $150 for the histio fundraiser and $145 for the Grand Prize for the air fare and hotel for a one week stay in Switzerland. I'll bet that there are other people who will be coming to the Specialty who could help their friends by bringing their money to the Specialty to buy tickets for them for the Grand Prize. It's the least you can do for a friend!!! I'm still hoping to hit our goal of $5,700 for the AKC CHF Fundraiser. So far, I've had pledges from two people - I'm counting on each and every one of you to help support this important research so we can win the war against malignant histiocytosis. Here is the web site, just in case you are one of the few people who have not checked out the two lovely paintings that Willem did for our fundraiser: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ I'm waiting for your checks/cheques!!! THANK YOU in advance for your support. Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
Honoring special people on the Berner-l
Andrea Brin wrote: a special thanks to all of you who responded to my request for back issues of the whole world journal. i got more responses than i had articles. but there will be more---i will be sending joye a check to honor all of you. i will put your names into the raffle. thanks again for sharing your libraries with me. *** THANK YOU, Andrea!! What a terrifice idea to honor those who responded to your plea and to also help our Berners at the same time!!! I just got home from my conference in Florida and I am happy to report that I have 13 envelopes waiting for me!! THANK YOU to those of you who responded to my plea for donation to the AKC CHF Fundraiser to help fight malignant histiocytosis in our Berners. I appreciate your generosity!!! Nowthose of you who forgot to send in your checks/cheques. THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER THE DRAWING for the two lovely paintings by Willem for our Fundraiser. Please go to our website to see the paintings and to see how to send your checks to me!! ;-D http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ The Fundraiser will officially end April 8th! I will accept checks/cheques until the drawing occurs on April 16th - that gives you procrastinators time to still send in your money after the end of the fundraiser. Please contribute to this important fund. We still need a lot more money to hit our goal!!! Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
Another way to get extra tickets!!!...BETTER HURRY!!!
Another generous donor, who wants to remain anonymous, has pledge money so that the next five checks over $50 will get an extra $25 worth of tickets!!!That means that those lucky people will get an extra 20 tickets for the current fundraiser. Now, how can you resist such a wonderful way to get a better chance to win one of Willem's beautiful paintings? Here is what you can currently get for your donations of $50 or more (checks must be dated and postmarked on or before April 28th: (1) For a $50 donation, I still have some pens with a tiny berner picture on the end of them - these great pens were donated by an anonomous donor in memory of her Berner, Aimee who is at The Rainbow Bridge. You can check the pens out on the web site at: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Just tell me that you'd like one of those pens, and I'll send them to you as long as they hold out!! or you can choose: (2) For the first two people who donate $50 or more, they will receive 8 extra tickets from another generous anonymous donor. Not that is a bargain!! or you can choose: (3) Another very generous anonymous donor has made a $500 donation to the AKC CHF Fundraiser, but he wants all of his tickets go to the next people who donate to the Fundraiser. I have 200 tickets to give out and I will give double tickets to the people whose checks are dated March 29th or late until they run out. This generous gift was given in memory of Frodo, Winston and all the other wonderful creatures who brought us joy and were snatched from us by this terrible scourge. or you can choose: (4) For the next five people who donate $50 or more, they will receive 20 extra tickets from another generous anonymous donor. How can you possibly resist these marvelous temptations of getting more tickets for your money? Remember the ultimate gift that you will receive is the warm, fuzzy feeling that you will have by donating to such a wonderful cause. Your gift of love in the form of a check to the fundraiser will help fight malignant histiocytosis. Don't forget to visit the web site that Karen Pickel made to see the lovely paintings that Willem Wijnberg painted especially for this fundraiser: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Please also visit Jean Cheesman's web site to see the Berners in the Histio Roll Call: http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/histiorollcall.htm There are not many days left for us to reach our goal - we still need to raise $4,000 more to hit our goal. Please help us.. Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA P.S. This is one fundraiser that you can't dilly dally about and send in your money at a leisurely pace, because I am going to be out of the country from April 11th through April 23rd. My son, Jay, and his wife, Lisa, are adopting a baby daughter from China. Lisa is not able to go to China because of the SARS outbreak (she was a double transplant recipient five years ago and is on anti-rejection drugs) so I am going in her place. The fundraiser is over on April 4th and the drawing will take place in the evening on April 10th. So.MAKE MY DAY!!!FILL MY MAILBOX WITH LOTS OF GENEROUS CHECKS/CHEQUES so we can hit our goal!! THANK YOU ALL
AKC CHF Fundraiser - Have I got a Deal for you!!!
Well...we have some very generous and creative people on the berner-l who want to sweeten the pot and help bring in more donations for our AKC CHF Fundraiser. I'm going to give you some great choices for your donations!!...those that are dated March 28th or later are eligible for these special deals!! Here is what you get in addition to the regular ticket amounts for your money: (1) For a $50 donation, I still have some pens with a tiny berner picture on the end of them - these great pens were donated by an anonomous donor in memory of her Berner, Aimee who is at The Rainbow Bridge. You can check them out on the web site at: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Just tell me that you'd like one of those pens, and I'll send them to you as long as they hold out!! or you can choose: (2) For the first two people who donate $50 or more, they will receive 8 extra tickets from another generous anonymous donor. Not that is a bargain!! or you can choose: (3) Another very generous anonymous donor has made a $500 donation to the AKC CHF Fundraiser, but he wants all of his tickets go to the next people who donate to the Fundraiser. I have 200 tickets to give out and I will give double tickets to the people whose checks are dated March 29th or late until they run out. This generous gift was given in memory of Frodo, Winston and all the other wonderful creatures who brought us joy and were snatched from us by this terrible scourge. Remember the ultimate gift that you will receive is the warm, fuzzy feeling that you will have by donating to such q wonderful cause. Your gift of love in the form of a check to the fundraiser will help fight malignant histiocytosis. Don't forget to visit the web site that Karen Pickel made to see the lovely paintings that Willem Wijnberg painted especially for this fundraiser: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Please also visit Jean Cheesman's web site to see the Berners in the Histio Roll Call: http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/histiorollcall.htm There are not many days left for us to reach our goal - we still need to raise $4,000 more to hit our goal. Please help us.. Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
Pet therapy - starting young - and other things!!!
Winston was a Therapy Dog and he enjoyed visiting the nursing home and getting so much attention. The residents loved having a big dog visit because he was so gentle and calm and they didn't have to stoop over to pet him. Of course, he'd do the obligatory Berner Sit on your Shoes and the Berner Lean, but he did the lean ever so gently with the residents. Now that Winston is at the Rainbow Bridge, Nick is carrying on the Therapy Dog visits. Nick is three months old today and he is such a sweetie. Thank you Libby, Kesner, for entrusting this wonderful Berner Baby Boy to Bill and me. My husband, Bill, in addition to teaching at the University of Pittsburgh (Go Panthers!! Playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA on Thursday evening!!!,) does consulting at senior care facilities and at in particular at a senior care facility that is about a mile from our home. His stepfather is a resident in the assisted living part of that facility. My relocation department has an affinity program with that facility and others in our area, where we list and sell the homes of people who are coming to live at the facility. The administrator of the facility just loved Winston and sent us such a a caring card and note when Winston crossed the Bridge. She was so thrilled to learn that we had a new Berner puppy and she calls Bill during the days he is not teaching sometimes and asks him to bring Nick to visit. We also take Nick to visit when we go to see Grandpa. It takes about 20 minutes to go from the lobby of the facility to Grandpa's room, which is only about a 50 foot walk. Everyone just loves Nick. Last night when we visited, Nick showed off by doing the nicest straight 'sit' and just stayed there looking up at me. Of course periodically I gave him a piece of his kibble and he just waited and watched for the next piece. They were all impressed. They couldn't believe that he would be just 3 months old today. It was great socialization - he got to interact with a worker with a long beard, several people of different races and ethnic groups, people with canes, wheelchairs and walkers and then we visited in Grandpa's room and he sniffed everything, then laid down and went to sleep. What fun!! Nick is one very socialized Berner. At the Potomac Valley Specialty several weeks ago, he must have met every person in attendance and most of the Berners there, too. He sat at my feet at ringside for the whole show and either watched was was going on in the ring or slept or played with the people around him. He loved all of the attention and was happy to meet people of all ages and sizes. If you wanted to find Nick or Cathy Shipe's darling puppy, Callahan, all you had to do was to look for a crowd of people oohing and ahing. Aren't Berner puppies the cutest thing in the world? After the show on Saturday, Pat Long and I did Berner photos for several people. When we were done, we did a whole row of Nick, who was just 9 1/2 weeks at that time. He sat and posed for 24 photos and they all turned out very nicely. If you are going to the Specialty in Long Beach next month, be sure to have Pat take photos of your Berners. It is so nice to capture those puppies while they are so cute and small. I can't tell you how many people have told us that they were so happy to have had photos taken by Pat because they lost their Berners not long after the photos were done. It's a real bargain, too. Pat charges $50 but only $20 of that goes to cover her expenses and the rest goes to a Berner fund of your choice. You also get a full set of photos plus the negatives!! We try to get the photos back so you get them the day after the photos are taken. I think that we've raised about $10,000 for Berner funds doing these portraits. Pat, is that number accurate? We will be doing the photos from Wednesday through Saturday from about 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, we get to watch conformation!!! Don't miss out on this opportunity. Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
A special gift for our fundraiser....
I have received a generous donation for our AKC CHF Fundraiser from an anonymous donor in memory of her Berner, Aimee, who is at the Rainbow Bridge. This Berner lover has donated ten Quill pens that have an itty bitty berner on the end.The next ten people who donate $50 or more will receive one of these terrific Berner pens as a Thank You for their special donation. Here is the website for our fundraiser: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Please visit the site, and then make a donation of $50 or more because you will be helping us fight malignant histiocytosis, a terrible cancer that claims way too many of our beloved Berners at way too young an age. We have less than two weeks left in this fundraiser and we need to raise about $4,000 to reach our goal. We will not be able to achieve it if we don't have the support of many Berner people on this list. We need donations of all amounts - even donations of $1 will get us to our goal. Please help!! Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
Just two more weeks and we need YOUR help!!
I have just finished entering the checks I received yesterday for the AKC CHF Fundraiser into my Excel spreadsheet and so far we have raised $1,683.68 for Grant #2214. There are ONLY 13 MORE DAYS left for this special fundraiser to help fight malignant histiocytosis and we need to raise at least $4,000 more to beat our last fundraiser for this cause. We really do need your help!!! So far we have had 41 people make donations to our fundraiser. There are 2,021 members of the Berner-l, so I would think that we should be able to get a LOT more donations from people in the USA and other countries. We are trying to see how many different countries can be represented in our donor list. Just yesterday I received a donation from Switzerland! We have also received cheques from Japan, the United Kingdom and Canada. I've included the ticket amounts you receive for many countries on the website. Is your country represented in our fundraiser?If your country isn't listed, just send me a message and I'll give you the information you need to make a donation. Here is the website: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ Please check out the website, then send a check or cheque to me to help raise money to fight histio. THANK YOU!!! Joye Neff and Nick (Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
